THE CATS-PLANS FOR THE SHEEP’S PASTURE-OWEN’S VET VISIT

GREETINGS

THE CATS

SAMMY

Owen and Sammy are settling in quite nicely.  Before they came it  was quiet, cats sleeping most of the day and night away.  Up for meals and the occasional bird watching.  All that has changed.  Sammy is long and sleek and sails through the air, up and down the stairs with Willie chasing him and him chasing Willie even Owen joined in on the fun.  Shorty stands on the sidelines and looks aloof.  This playing stuff is beneath him!  Balls of yarn are unwound, paper in shreds and a dead mole in the entrance to the bathroom was all discovered this morning.  Life is exciting once again on the farm.

OWEN

THE PASTURE FIX

According to the gentleman who came yesterday to look it over there are two ways of doing it.  One is the quick fix and the other a permanent solution.  I probably will go with the quick fix and they may be all I need now..  It would require a days work with a small machine digging the trench much deeper maybe a foot deep and moving dirt away from the barn and digging out near the barn and putting some pipe in.  Then I will have to add a wooden board from the barn out into the yard.  He suggested that the sheep not be on the land next summer and try to grow some deep-rooted pasture grasses/.  I will look into this.  They use to go to my friend Lynn’s for what we called summer camp.  But the distance to her house is a hard drive up some steep hills not suitable for a daily drive in an older car.  I will start looking for a place near here..

SADIE’S LAST GOOD FLEECE

Today I am washing Sadie’s last good fleece.  I will be spinning this coming winter.

 

 

Yesterday was hot and humid although my house was stone cold.  The weather changed during the night and its much cooler now and warmer in my house..  

Owen went to the doctors yesterday and he was very anxious.  Many tests were done on him and the results were good.  I have to increase his medication otherwise the results were good.  They were able to get some of the mats off of him, he came to me really matted.  All cats received flea medication last night.  This has been a flea less house for some years now and I don’t want them back.  They will get treatment for the next 2 months.  Dr. Funk thinks he is older than they said.  He is a wonderful cat, he makes a great addition to the farm.

 

Many thanks for reading my blog on this beautiful day.  I hope you have a wonderful day.   Carole

 

PLANTING-CROWS-SAM-FOOD IRELAND-SHETLAND FLEECE

HELLO

Planting

My friend Susan brought me a boat load of plants the other day  I put 1/3 of them in and have the rest to do.  Just don’t know when it will get done.

 Hundreds of Morning Glories from last year have come up in the Herb Bed.  I will dig some up for the Farmers Market.

 It’s still overcast this morning but the sun is supposed to come out and be more humid for a day or two.

We had very heavy rains for the past few days.  Everything is waterlogged.

ENCOURAGING CROWS TO LIVE ON THE FARM

I visited a friend of mine the day before yesterday and she was telling me that she has some crows on her farm.  There are hawks around but  they are chased  away by the crows.  I know they can be a menace but they do play an important role in protecting chickens from hawks and eagles.  I have thought it out and I will not encourage them here.  I have lots of birds here on the farm and they have been here for generations.  The crows would plan havoc with them and there are nests everywhere in the yard.  

SAM

 Many thanks for all your kind words and thoughts about Sammy.  He is missed and wonderful memories of him will be with me forever.  He had a wonderful life and was King of the household.  

FOOD IRELAND  

I have been going through a little rough patch and in the mail comes this box of goodies from Ireland.  What a way to brighten a day.  Thanks Cindy.

SHETLAND FLEECES

 A while ago I got some Shetland fleeces for a bargain price, I am going to bag the three different colors up for people to purchase and spin and with part of this fleece I want to make some wool shoes out of it.  I think  slipper socks will work for the bottoms and I can always replace them,  The spinners group may do this as a project over the summer.

 Many thanks for reading my blog today and I hope you have a wonderful day.   Carole