The Day after Christmas

So it is time to get back to life again. We started off by moving the two adult rams back together. They are now in a pen with tires around fence posts to limit the damage they can do to each other. So far, so good. (I hate this time of the sheep year.)

Then we got to work finishing putting up the first set of barn doors. It is hard to work with tools when you have goats around.

But despite the goats "help" we were able to get the doors hung. You can see the long shadows starting already at 3:00. I guess we'll call that a day.

My Christmas

So, Christmas is about a lot of important things to a lot of people. For me one of the important aspects is getting together with the people I love and exchanging gifts. I hopefully gave nice, thoughtful gifts, and I definitely received them as well. Four of the gifts are somewhat related to my farm (the fiber actually) so I thought I would showcase them here on my farm blog.

There’s my new cool sheepy knitting bag:


There’s two new books, one about wool and the other about textiles in history:

And there’s my new minispinner. I read about this in a newspaper when I was on the Olympic Peninsula as it is made in Chimacum. It seemed like a really cool device that would be easier to use while watching TV and travelling.

I spun this up in about 2 hours while there was a concert and then news on TV. It is really easy to learn to use. It is quiet, and because I do not have to concentrate on the wheel at all, I can concentrate completely on the fiber I am drafting. I chose a difficult fiber to start with- a baby camel down and merino blend roving. But despite this I think I did OK. I think this will give me more flexibility and opportunities to spin that I do not have with my Ashford wheel. Hopefully I can start making more progress on my stash!