New Cotswolds at Lambs Run

Meet Lucy and Ethel, these two Cotswold Sheep joined our flock today.

They were raised on Lange Rock Farm near New Germany. Today we found them munching on carrotts and oats for speedy capture, and it was quite easy to pick our two from the ewes available. Beautiful confirmation, as well as shinny curly locks and friendly manners all helped us make our choice. These are the first Registered Ewes to come to the farm, although we have several pure breed tattooed Ewes and Lambs we have never had the papers for them. Over the years we have also used several Cotswold Rams also from purebreed stock, but unregistered.

We do not plan to breed these young ewes this year but hope to have some good sturdy offspring in 2013. In the meantime I will be enjoying playing with the fleece. Our Registered Ram-John David gave us many beautiful lambs this year, and will continue to for next spring, but he will not get to meet these lovely ladies until next fall.

Tomorrow my youngest grandchild, Keith (only 4 years old) will start school. Another milestone in my life. Time that seemed endless as a child, seems to be flashing by the older I get.

At the begining of every school year, I buy myself a new notebook or scribbler, just to remember how special it was to start writing on a clean sheet of paper.

I am still waiting for the relaxed feeling, I expected at this age. Instead I still seem to be getting ready for that next show, or deadline on knitwear and custom work for Galleries.

The satisfaction comes in seeing something work out well in design or function, or just a georgeous colour combo. Then I forget the deadlines and just do what I can get done.