Still Here, Gravid, and Crabby.
Well, what can I say?
I did manage to find a little fiber talk to put up here…
I have sheared several of the sheep, and my fleeces are lovely. Several of them are ruined this year. I assume because we had a huge wet and windy weather mess this year. Several of them have been cotted until most of the fleece is trashed. Some is still usable though, and they were lovely, except that they got all matted up… a real bummer.
I still got a couple that weren’t cotted, and I didn’t loose any of my best fleeces!
I am always shocked by how little they look after shearing. Here is Brietta in full wool. She is a moorit Krunet purebred Shetland ewe. Her wool is soft, and spins very very fast. It is a gorgeous gray brown. This is one that cotted, but there are large peices of it that are good.
She has a big ol wool coat here….
Puny little ewe….
So I have a few fleeces that are so indescribably lovely, I will undoubtedly keep them all for myself. I didn’t loose any lamb fleeces thank God. I got two that are just so nice that it’s amazing, both off ram lambs. Beautiful, and creamy yummy white. They have such a high shine on them, that they look like silk.
I am going to get them washed and I am thinking I may comb them or at least one of them.
I’ll post as soon as the baby comes. I am 38 weeks and 2 days preggers. I predict that the baby will be born on the 17, 18 or 19.
Put your guesses in, and we can have another contest! LOL. That would be fun. I am due the 22, and I have a history of beginning labor at about midnight. I usually take 12 - 19 hours total, with plenty of light early labor. So take a guess, and win some raw fleece!
Beau said,
June 10, 2008 @ 5:58 pm
I love that she’s sticking her tongue out in the first picture. It really depicts her opinion of being in the back of the truck getting sheared.
Kathy said,
June 10, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
I predict your baby will be born on June 18 at 4:30 a.m.
Sandy said,
June 10, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
She’s a beautiful ewe!
I predict the 21st at 6:00 am. Because the baby doesn’t want to make you labor through 2 days of heat. Lord, the heat is awful!
fiberfairyshaven said,
June 10, 2008 @ 7:44 pm
The baby will be here on the afternoon of the 20th…..
Heidi Kim said,
June 10, 2008 @ 7:51 pm
I think the baby will come in the morning of the 20th :o)
Lesley said,
June 10, 2008 @ 10:45 pm
The baby will come when it’s ready
Carol said,
June 11, 2008 @ 1:26 am
the 23rd around,ummmm, 3pm
Just to be contrary
Melly said,
June 11, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
I say the 24th
Julie said,
June 12, 2008 @ 1:06 am
I predict June 21 at 12:01AM
Anna Stein said,
June 12, 2008 @ 6:15 pm
June 19th, 2:00 pm.
This could be my excuse to go back to spinning.
Good luck!
Em said,
June 12, 2008 @ 8:58 pm
What a acute little sheep!
Here’s hoping for a smooth delivery, no matter when! But I’ll go with the morning of June 21st, a bright new baby with the summer solstice sun!
Gwen in Bowmanville said,
June 13, 2008 @ 8:31 pm
She does look teeny without all that wool!
Umm. How ’bout June 22 at noon?
Nicole said,
June 16, 2008 @ 8:21 pm
I love the tongue in the first picture!
I’ll guess noon on the 17th.
Bente T said,
June 18, 2008 @ 5:43 am
I think the baby wil be born June 18th, 11:34 pm.
Mary Lou said,
October 10, 2008 @ 2:05 am
Last week I picked up the September 15th issue of Missouri Farm. Nice article about you. Good job.
Mary Lou