Well this afternoon I had to say good-bye to my beautiful moorit ewe Maura.  She was the first lamb we bought for the farm to be a friend for Maisie.  Maisie was our first lamb born here and we thought she should have a playmate so we went to Jeri Harris and got Maura.  I have loved her from the moment I met her and she has been a very special sheep. She surprised us with little tiny triplet lambs and truely didn't know what to do with them.  I ended up bottle feeding them as Maura got sick.  She had Rowena, Raquel,and little Ripley and they were all moorit (brown) too. 
Whenever I would go into the barn and the sheep would start talking to me, I would call "Maura, Maura" and she would be right there waiting for me.  This is the part I don't like about having animals but the good out weighs the bad. 
My little grandaughter Rowan came down to keep me company because she knew I was sad.  She had supper with us and then wanted to look at my jewelry.  She said "YaYa, I need a pair of clip on earring".  So we found a pair of white balls and several other pairs and she put them in a little treasure box and took them home.  Declan climbed into my lap when I took Rowan home and said "YaYa, are you still feeling sad"?  I told him that being with him helped me feel better.  So farewell my sweet Maura and I will miss you every time I walk into the barn. I will listen for your "BAAAA" and look for your beautiful face. Peace be with you my dear friend.  Good-night from Maybelle MaMa