tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53212612566276232462011-08-23T21:08:36.510-04:00Rooster's Run Farm, Antique Circular Sock Machines, Shetland Sheep, Angora Goats, Finn Sheep, Border Collies,Kromski spinning wheelsPam Hoovernoreply@blogger.comBlogger471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-32442293655958120192011-08-23T21:03:00.003-04:002011-08-23T21:08:36.523-04:00

All Natural Wool Natural and RenewableWool is a natural fibre. It has evolved to produce a fabric that has become one of the most effective natural forms of all-weather protection known to man.Every year sheep produce a new fleece, making wool a renewable fibre source. Woolgrowers actively work to improve

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-35228338397092699432011-08-20T14:20:00.005-04:002011-08-20T14:36:48.285-04:00

Haying season is just about over. We may get one more cutting as long as the rain will keep it up. We just got back from a trip to see the inlaws below Ft. Worth TX. and it was sure hot and dry. The temps were around 105-108 most of the days we were there. We went out to buy some hay for their horses and the price for coastal hay was $10.50 for a small square bale. Makes me appreciate all of the

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-21241052924704082112011-07-25T12:03:00.004-04:002011-07-25T12:11:28.046-04:00

It is really a pretty day....finally. Not quite so hot...I have already been to the dump this morning which I have been needing to do. Glad to get that done...Yesterday David and I sat out in the big room for the afternoon. I worked on weaving table runners and David put together 2 spinning wheels that came in last week. One is the Prelude. It is so cute. It is in a clear finish. $440.00

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-13397785406960104742011-03-05T17:05:00.004-05:002011-03-05T17:15:33.519-05:00

I am just trying to remember how hot the summer was w/ no rain....I am thinking all this rain is washing stuff off but now I am saying quit cause it will mold & rot everything!!!!I have a wall in my living room with pictures that are little sayings. I found a new one this week...".Tomorrow is not promised so live today at the best"....I may go back and get 3 or 4 of them and set them all over

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-89315229947333020412011-02-12T21:50:00.002-05:002011-02-12T21:59:24.718-05:00

We've finally got a full weekend where we can go outside and get a lot of work done. We've spent most of the day working on the shop to try to get it ready so we can finally put our wares on display. David's gotten the old window out before he had to go look at a square baler for the farm. He liked what he saw so now the farm has a new 1960 John Deere 14T square hay baler. No more messing with

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-64189501921860206182011-01-30T20:40:00.005-05:002011-01-30T20:54:21.696-05:00

Boy the last few months have just flown by...We did several festivals, NAILE in November, the very next week went to French Lick til Thanksgiving Eve. Been busy ever since. With the weather we have been feeding some grain along with lots of hay. The rest of the time is spent filling up water buckets....We have all our breeding just about finished. We are breeding 2 last Finn ewes & 2 more goats

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-8390038509665759122010-08-10T20:01:00.004-04:002010-08-10T20:17:30.394-04:00

Terry Donica called & asked if I had time to help her sort some llama fiber. We got at it this morning. Kinda interesting. My first experience of sorting the hair out...of the fiber that is...We got that done with some good ole visiting...Stopped and went to town and ate lunch and came back and finished the last bit. She should have a nice amount to work with.The last week I have spent all my

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-5567340742045856212010-07-24T22:40:00.003-04:002010-07-24T22:46:40.909-04:00

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-38476446469932720432010-07-24T21:49:00.003-04:002010-07-24T22:22:55.098-04:00

This is just a spot in the 15 acre parking lot at the Maryland Sheep and Wool FestivalWhat a Crowd. All we could do was hold the camera up in the air to get the picture.Em's favorite place to eat

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-34523220300916692632010-07-08T10:47:00.005-04:002010-07-08T10:56:02.605-04:00

Soon be a couple weeks ago we went to the French Lick Street Fest. It was in conjunction with the big PGA Golf Tournament. So hot all weekend. We went ahead and came on home Saturday evening. Storms were coming and didn't have the right anchors for the concrete for the Tent...On the way home Saturday evening I did enjoy the drive. The fields are just beautiful with Corn. Seems like there is

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-30808092658999610382010-07-06T09:31:00.005-04:002010-07-06T09:37:12.377-04:00

I have been out digging pototoes this morning. They are really nice but oh, the dirt is hard...I hear there will be rain by the end of the week. I think I will just make sure I am ready to dig again this weekend.We had a wedding last weekend. My oldest is now a married man. They are on their honeymoon now....We have been having some lambs over the last week. Great big lambs at that...Every

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-74655481790566321582010-06-14T05:47:00.005-04:002010-06-14T06:06:42.599-04:00

We have been busy with the first part of lambing and kidding. Looks like the next round is fixing to get started...We had a set of twin goats born Saturday. It was a good thing we were here. The little buck was a big one. All came out well in the end. Both are real sweeties. Last weekend we were in Franklin IN at Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival. We met lots of nice people & saw old friends...

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-10807242932669229932010-05-11T21:06:00.005-04:002010-05-11T21:19:55.737-04:00

We have a whole bunch of chicks right now. They are a full time job til they get up a little larger. I think tomorrow I will be able to spread them into a couple cages. I will be able to put the bigger waters in also. That helps...Fed my little bottle baby his last bottle for the evening. He is coming along nicely. His little belly is filling out and his walks are getting longer. Quite a

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-43661885689883398562010-05-09T21:46:00.006-04:002010-05-09T22:13:46.514-04:00

Last couple days we have had to get our jackets back out. Wind to go along with it. Guess it was sent our way to remind us how nice and warm we have had it for this time of year...Em and I went to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival last weekend. I do love that show. It was a long trip out. We drove straight out, stayed a day and half and headed back. Split the trip up made it easier. It was

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-42421484965313157882010-04-11T21:41:00.004-04:002010-04-11T21:50:47.546-04:00

I was out mowing the tree line this afternoon. I was so excited to see my dogwood trees blooming. We have been here in IN 8 yrs now. When we first bought this property the trees were so small we did not even know they were here til after the signing when the guy we bought from came out and told us. The dogwoods were slow growing. The last couple years they blooming here and there but the trees

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-5160066505950017362010-04-11T13:54:00.004-04:002010-04-11T14:10:06.464-04:00

WE JUST CAME BACK FROM THE FIRST FIBER SHOW OF THE YEAR. It was a beautiful weekend in GreenCastle IN...We met lots of new people and visited with lots of friends...It was good to hear what everyone has going on.We got home and bailed out to go check on everybody. Jarrod was here to open gates in the morning & close at night. I had everybody well watered before we left and we gave plenty of

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-58150299811233318452010-03-28T21:16:00.005-04:002010-03-28T21:32:46.953-04:00

KINDA YUCKY AROUND HERE TODAY BUT I GOT LOTS DONE INSIDE. Finished my accounting test, got it packed and ready to go tomorrow. We got my old freezer taken out to the barn. It still works, just needed another. We emptied out a cabinet I am going to move to the kitchen til I get new cabinets done. THEN, what I have been waiting for. David got my first book shelf put together to put in the

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-25535170465067884662010-03-27T21:45:00.006-04:002010-03-27T22:08:02.409-04:00

SPRING HAS SPRUNG AROUND HERE AND BOY HAVE WE BEEN BUSY....FIRST, SINCE I HAVE POSTED LAST, A WEDDING DATE HAS BEEN SET AROUND HERE. Jarrod and Hannah will be married in July. They will be living here. The large room at the back of our house will be an apartment. They will get married life started here. That way they won't have to get into any mortgage or lease til they figure out for sure

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-74403498510795273642010-02-08T06:16:00.004-05:002010-02-08T06:27:52.223-05:00

Boy, the sun was beautiful yesterday....I am hoping everybody got their bones warmed before the next snow storm. I have to get out this morning and fill water tubs...of course they should have plenty of snow to eat from the way it sounds by tomorrow...I am about ready to move to San Antonio, TX....67*My goal for tomorrow is to get my box of wool finished and ready to ship ....The box will weigh

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-58227957851706331922010-02-06T22:18:00.006-05:002010-02-06T22:37:33.509-05:00

OH....Me, Will we ever dry out around here. I was just being able to go to the barn and not sink in the mudd & here we are again....Em decided she didn't want to go to work today. She called & told she would help keep payroll in control & just stay at home. She got lots of homework done...Of course Jarrod gave her a rough time...I have had the hankering to get stuff listed on ebay again. I

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-18924332040509612272010-01-23T13:59:00.005-05:002010-01-23T14:18:54.281-05:00

This morning was David's banjo lesson. The drive over was much nicer this week than 2 weeks ago in that snow. It is some nice country out that way. I am liking the banjo lessons, it gives Ellen & I a minute to talk. Seems hard to believe it is time to start thinking Farmer's Market. It will be fun to go to a Farmer's Market get together the 20th of Feb. I am going to try to get word out to

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-7911316949702452382010-01-18T08:27:00.005-05:002010-01-18T08:42:37.366-05:00

I am taking a minute out from sorting wool this fine foggy Monday morning...I have to get this wool out of here and shipped up to Michigan so I can have felting roving. I am making a list a checking it twice getting ready for the First fiber festival. Stayed tuned for the first one details. I am waiting to be confirmed.Jarrod's Hannah was over yesterday. Bless her heart. He won't even let

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-59771576117093531872010-01-08T20:59:00.007-05:002010-01-08T21:09:29.832-05:00

I had the feed mixed up and ready when David got home. I filled the buckets and had them ready as he fed ea pen. The snow is almost kinda slick now and was really work to walk on. David said it is like walking on bunches of marbles. I came in and sat down. Got back up about an hour later and boy do my legs feel it. I had my leg work out....I had to put a blanket coat on the donkey. He was

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-60663568382508978842010-01-08T15:06:00.005-05:002010-01-08T15:20:46.811-05:00

Well, it is freezing here for about the 4th day in a row and they tell us we have at least that many left to go before it warms up. Seems all we have been doing is putting hay in feeders and refilling water tanks... BUT, so far everybody is ok...I have been working on my kitchen. David is making me a set of shelves that go all the way to the ceiling. I am in the painting mode on those. I am

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-7958735657973169272009-11-15T20:30:00.003-05:002009-11-15T20:38:31.995-05:00

Each year at Naile there is a spin off where spinners come from all over and sit around and spin in the big area. Today was the day.... Good crowd and we all enjoyed visiting. The Friendship spinners go every year to Shaker village at Christmas time. I hope we can go. Some stay the night....I came home and made more Felting kits. I Have my vehicle ready to go in the morning.Em had scrubbed

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-70434171703245171302009-11-14T19:55:00.005-05:002009-11-14T20:05:49.848-05:00

One more successful Holiday Market today. It was once again very well organized. The new location worked out and the people came.....of course not near as many kids as came to see us on the wool stage yesterday at NAILE. They had said 1300 would come through. I am not sure all came by but I bet we had more than half of them. David and I went to Paoli to our favorite Mexican restaurant after

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-4929862627228474402009-11-13T20:29:00.003-05:002009-11-13T20:37:28.434-05:00

Tomorrow is the holiday market in Orleans...I took the day off at NAILE. David & Jarrod went to set up this evening. Tomorrow is the first of the wool show at NAILE. The rest is on Tuesday. I really enjoy getting to see all the different breeds of sheep wool.

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-37637745580119453112009-11-10T20:07:00.003-05:002009-11-10T20:16:52.219-05:00

The school kids came in today at NAILE. One time we had over 75 kids. We got it pretty mastered to keep the info flowing and keep their attention. I guess we made up for having a slow day yesterday. I am so excited about the sheep coming in tomorrow. You see a whole new crowd of people come through...

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-74618798855940974472009-11-09T20:11:00.003-05:002009-11-09T20:24:40.005-05:00

TODAY WAS A LITTLE SLOW AT THE SHOW BUT WE STILL GOT LOTS OF GOOD SPINNING DONE. THE PEOPLE THAT DID COME BY AND VISIT GET A LITTLE MORE ONE ON ONE VISITING ABOUT WOOL. DARRYL WILSON WAS DOWN THERE WITH A FRIEND OF HIS AND THEY CAME BY TO VISIT. THEY WERE WORKING IN THE COWBOY FOR CHRIST BOOTH. THEY TOOK A BREAK AND CAME OUT TO SEE US. DIANE WAS EVEN WORKING ON HER LOOM TODAY. SHE REALLY CAN

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-48138878739087043822009-11-08T20:07:00.008-05:002009-11-08T20:30:06.203-05:00

FRIDAY I was down at Sam-Tec where my husband works at a Bazarre. We were definately different from everyone else there but had a very good time and met some really nice people. David sat and spun for 2 hours. Boy was that funny when some people he works with came through. I loved the expression on the faces...The bazarre was only 2 hours long but a busy time...I came ohome from that and

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-44236123238744631402009-11-05T08:54:00.003-05:002009-11-05T09:02:24.479-05:00

I JUST CAME BACK IN FROM LETTING OUT EVERYBODY. THE LLAMA LADIES SPOTTED THE DONKEY IN THE NEXT PASTURE OVER. THEY WERE QUITE UPSET & GIVING HIM HECK ORGLING AT HIM. I GOT THE DONKEY TO COME OVER TO THE FENCE SO THEY COULD SMELL HIM. i WAS VERY IMPRESSED ON THE LLAMAS PART. CC, THE CRIA IS BEING TAUGHT WELL...I AM HEADING TO TOWN TO GET SOME PICTURES DEVELOPED OF THE ANIMALS TO TAKE TO THE

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-45464888735838754202009-11-04T15:18:00.004-05:002009-11-04T15:21:50.873-05:00

Friday IS MOVING IN ON ME QUICK. i HAVE BEEN PUTTING TTOGETHER FELTING KITS, TAGGING FELTED STARS, AND PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE PIN CUSHIONS....I WAS SO EXCITED TODAY TO GO OUT TO FIND THE DONKEY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GOATS. I HAD TO LOOK CLOSE TO FIND HIM. A LITTLE LATER I WENT OUT AND HE HAD FOLLOWED THE GIRLS OVER TO ANOTHER PASTURE AND HE WAS SITTING DOWN. THEY WERE GRAZING ALL

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-49871212991788064772009-11-03T10:44:00.003-05:002009-11-03T10:55:50.724-05:00

I have got to think of a name for the little donkey guy. He is so funny and does like to be petted. It was a beautiful day yesterday. He followed Cluckie & Muckie out into the pasture. Hung pretty close to them but toward evening he and the goats got together. They look at him like, oh, heck what are you...He is about the size of the older does...I am going out to do some hand mowing after

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-86174719813739882372009-11-01T21:32:00.011-05:002009-11-01T22:19:41.607-05:00

This weekend was the last Farmer's Market for the 2009 season. It has been a good year for us at Market. Wool has done us well this year. My brain is doing over time now trying to think of what I will do for next year...I still have 2 more enagements before I will totally finish up the season. I will be at the North American International Livestock Expo starting Nov 7th thru the 19th. You

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-7668499297452045952009-09-01T10:07:00.006-04:002009-09-01T10:24:15.896-04:00

The beautiful day like to got past me before I got outside to get some work done. a person has to go in town every once in awhile. But I finally got out and cut some okra. Got some beets seeds sowed. I may be ok there but time will tell.... David plowed on the garden. We want to get garlic planted. Here we almost had so much rain we rotted over the summer and now we haven't had any in a

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-6225824527908798352009-08-30T20:21:00.003-04:002009-08-30T20:37:59.033-04:00

What a beautiful day! We had to run over to the Mill after lunch. I had made contact with a Fiber Mill over in OH to buy some wool. They loved the old wool machines and had wanted to come take a look at them. They made it out today. The machines need a little more help and everybody learned lots. I took my spinning wheel and sat there and spun with another lady and visited with people as they

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-686101273284907532009-08-29T15:05:00.003-04:002009-08-29T16:01:53.257-04:00

What a busy day...Farmer's Market went well this morning. We had Spaghetti Squash this morning and then we passed out recipes to go with them and the different kinds of peppers... Some ladies that had bought Sweet Annie Anise came by to order their bunches ...Both ladies own Antique shops. I had just noticed this week when mowing it was starting to put on seeds. I smell Fall in the air.I came

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-26695912497263330942009-08-28T10:46:00.003-04:002009-08-28T10:58:58.247-04:00

BOY IS IT HOT IN INDIANA NOW...We are paying for all the cool days. It was a busy day yesterday keeping everybodies water buckets full. I made sure all the pens had loose salt for heat stress.I have been out this morning working on the rabbit area. Washing wool. Did a little mowing. I guess here after lunch I will start picking produce for tomorrow at Farmer's Market. We sold a Border Collie

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-21346899350094365402009-08-27T13:12:00.003-04:002009-08-27T13:24:01.483-04:00

We went to friends house last night for supper. They had some fresh chickens to serve fried up. Oh, it was so good. Had a fresh tomato salad, green beans, potatoes & gravy, fresh biscuits. Some more friends came from about 15 miles the other direction. She brought a rice dish. I got some good ideals for some new dishes to have around here...OK, I must confess. I took dessert and cheated.

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-50730837549274750982009-07-15T12:27:00.003-04:002009-07-15T12:34:07.955-04:00

Em just left out for work. We got lots done in the house this morning. Rain came. The weather guy said we wouldn't get it til after lunch. That was about 5:30 this morning. By 8:30 we could hear it coming...I worked hard on getting the road side tree line mowed yesterday evening. Glad I did now. We have 4 little Millie De Flour chicks in the house with their Mom. They are so small and

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-2451422394250982642009-07-14T17:14:00.004-04:002009-07-14T17:17:29.032-04:00

I have been out this afternoon in the lamb pen. We do have some nice crosses w/ excellent fleeces. I can't wait for fall shearing.

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-54533814302041543902009-07-14T13:35:00.003-04:002009-07-14T13:57:25.436-04:00

I want to try blogging more consistent & combine the Farm and some at the Beck's Mill. Sooo...Yesterday afternoon I was out in the sheep pen just visiting and noticed lots of ewes kicking off the lambs. Ummm....Just what I wanted to see. I have several sold and needed to start weaning. We were out in the feed area so I got up to shut the gate. When David got home I told him I had them caught

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-36686924461849721392008-05-22T21:39:00.003-04:002008-05-22T22:31:01.446-04:00

Well, with the warm weather the grass grows and I find myself on the back of the mower alot. I have the road side of the tree line really looking nice. It has been a beautiful few days and I have been working on the garden. I was feeling good about how mine is growing until I looked at someones blog from Georgia and she is already picking stuff out of hers. I think this weekend we will start

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-84704935499669102132008-04-27T20:54:00.002-04:002008-04-27T21:47:17.726-04:00

What a beautiful week it has been around here...The goats and sheep have made good use of it. We now have 5 new kids (1 single and 2 sets of twins) and I think about 19 lambs. I would have to go look on my note to tell you how many of twins or single. Well, actually there was only 1 single and rest were either twins or triplets... We don't ever remember the kids being so social. The oldest

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-89906195411485336142008-04-19T20:13:00.002-04:002008-04-19T20:53:14.456-04:00

Well, Spring is finally finding us here. We just finally had about 5 days free of rain and the sun actually shined. The grass grew and the mowing began. Only limited though. We rotated the goatie boys out one at a time and let them graze. We got in some more electric netting and made a pen out side the llama boys pens and let them rotate out and mow that area. To get started on the mowing I

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-82912867617272844872007-11-07T14:43:00.000-05:002007-11-07T18:51:33.053-05:00

For November we are having some really nice weather...I have been working on cleaning the barns and trying to get started on the milk house. This weekend David and I sat down and wrote down our breeding groups and tried to scatter everybody out appropriately... We usually put one pen of goats and one pen of sheep. I think we about have that accomplished. Just got to get the deed done now.This

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321261256627623246.post-35613485663097778762007-04-12T19:03:00.000-04:002007-04-13T18:56:52.553-04:00

One more chilly day here in Indiana. Our Angora goats are looking forward to warm days ahead. We went out this afternoon and put coats back on them and turned on the heat lamps for the kids. As usual the sheepies are handling the wind fine. The advantage of all that fiber on the shetland ewes the lambs lay up close and all is fine. Last week Em's Ewe had one of her lambs on her back in the

Pam Hoovernoreply@blogger.com0