Cormo Roving

When I brought in my two Cormo rams last summer, they got quite stressed and had a heavy load of worms that seemed resistant to most de-wormers that I had. They became quite sick and I thought that I was going to loose them.

Well, they bounced back nicely, but 'blew' their fleeces and I roo-ed out what I could to save it.

I just got the rovings back from a local mill, 'Dying For Colour', and they are 'to die for'! I gasp every time I stick my hand into the bag ... :-)

They are not just lambs' fleeces, but fleeces taken from four month old lambs.

I have two pounds of the stuff and no idea what to sell it for. Help me out folks ... How much is this stuff worth?

Barter

This is one of the stain glass pieces that I bartered as payment for sheep. This is taken with late afternoon sun shining through it as it hangs in my kitchen window. Part of the fixture over the sink is in front of it ... but it still makes me smile every time that I look at it.

Thank you Steve, Sylvie, and Meagan!

The Rest of the 'Flock'

A while ago, I posted pictures of my six extension dominant ewes that I am breeding to a white Cormo ram this fall. I've also posted pictures of the three ewes that I bred to HarmonyMarsh DaVinci.

Below is the last of my 18 adult ewes, WillowGarden Grenadine ... out of WillowGarden Kazinga AI and V Creek Hummer. She was bred by V Creek Leo before he left for his new home.

I also have retained 8 wonderful ewe lambs for evaluation ...

Ameliasburgh ... emsket ... out of V Creek Leo and HarmonyMarsh Autumn

Aurora ... moorit gulmoget katmoget ... of Wintertime Red Velvet and WillowGarden Opal

Baltimore ... mioget ... out of WillowGarden Juice and WillowGarden Shallot

Bloomfield ... black gulmoget katmoget ... out of V Creek Leo and WillowGarden Snickertini
Collingwood ... black gulmoget katmoget ... out of Wintertime Red Velvet and HarmonyMarsh Lily

Kanata ... moorit gulmoget katmoget ... out of Wintertime Red Velvet and Spring Water Eve

Milford ... emsket ... out of V Creek Leo and HarmonyMarsh Willow

Ottawa ... black ... out of North Wind Holiday and WillowGarden Macaroon

These ... are two of my three guardian dogs ... Bonnie and Clyde ... doing their job?

And I could NOT resist posting a couple new pictures of Willow Garden Xavier. I am REALLY happy with this boy as he grows ... :-)

Friday's Breeding Group

Spring Water Friday is a striking as I had hoped. He is out of WillowGarden Cherry Blossom and WillowGarden Garnish. He has 12 ewes with him right now, but four of them should be bred (three by DaVinci and one by Leo).

Here are the girls that I need him to breed ...

Spring Water Eve ... out of WillowGarden Nelson AI and Valley Road Sydney

Fibre Works ISP ... out of Fibre Works Fandango and Fibre Works Gefion.

Fibre Works Kallisto ... out of Fibre Works Hason and Nier Lakes Celeste.

HarmonyMarsh Autumn ... out of HarmonyMarsh Aslan and WillowGarden Gala.

WillowGarden Nicole Kidman ... out of WillowGarden Garnish and HarmanyMarsh Anastasia.

WillowGarden Jean Harlowe ... out of North Wind Holiday and Harmony Marsh Lily.

a Harmony Marsh emsket ewe that is not yet registered.

Nier Lakes 315405977 AI ... out of Todhill Glayva and Nier Lakes Vaila.

Nora's Hat

My good friend, Rita, called and then came for a visit this morning. We save our dog grooming hairs for Rita as she spins dog hair a lot.

Rita came by to give me a hat that she made from the hair of my dog Nora, spun with a bit of wool to give it elasticity. It is BEAUTIFUL ... and it was such an unexpected surprise ... :-).

Thanks Rita!

Night, Night ... :-)

This is Mark, the young man who lives upstairs, reading a bedtime storry to Anna. I think that they both enjoyed it ... :-).