Arly with her twins from 2012 Casper and Custer. On Monday July 8th, when I got home from work, my daughter Darcy stopped in to tell me that she thought Arly was blind. That morning when she did chores Arly had run into the cement wall in the barn and broken a front tooth. I went to the barn and knew immediately that Arly couldn't see. It wasn't the milky colored eyes I had seen previously. She had a flipped cornea and also (according to our Vet) Glacoma. This was different, as I petted her and talked to her, I knew it wasn't very good. I came home and called the Vet's office. Elizabeth said that the Vet Deb would be here after lunch. I went to the barn about 11 a.m. and Arly was standing in the corner of the stall with her face resting on the cement lip. I walked over slowly talking to her, she jumped up against the wall and fell over. She didn't even try to get up. Deb got to the farm about 12:45 p.m. and after checking Arly over told us she had Polio and that the prognosis was not very good. I made the decision to put her down. She was only 7 yrs. old and one of the last white Shetland ewes I have. As you can imagine, I sat there and cried and told her good-bye. Darcy and Todd helped Deb. I need to say a final fare-well to my very sweet Arly. Find peace,comfort,lots of green grass and many wooly friends my "DEAR ARLY".
July Fiber Camp News:
Our first session of Farm & Fiber Camp started on Monday July 15th. We did wool dyeing with Kool-Aid and Easter Egg tablets, even some neon colors. We hung them on a drying rack outside. I have to say I'm very glad that we had an air conditioner in the fiber studio because it has certainly been a very hot week. Also in the middle of the week my husband Jonathan started his radiation treatments. This means 38 trips to the SVMC in Bennington, VT, five days a week for 8 weeks. Well, ! always say that life is never dull on the farm. So-long from Maybelle Mama.
Our first session of Farm & Fiber Camp started on Monday July 15th. We did wool dyeing with Kool-Aid and Easter Egg tablets, even some neon colors. We hung them on a drying rack outside. I have to say I'm very glad that we had an air conditioner in the fiber studio because it has certainly been a very hot week. Also in the middle of the week my husband Jonathan started his radiation treatments. This means 38 trips to the SVMC in Bennington, VT, five days a week for 8 weeks. Well, ! always say that life is never dull on the farm. So-long from Maybelle Mama.
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It is Wednesday July 31st and this is another sad blog from Maybelle Farm. Monday evening Darcy did chores while I was at work. When she left the barn to go to the farmhouse, Spartacus was calling and calling to her from the upper back pasture. She decided to go visit as she hadn't been up to that pasture in a few days. When she got up there, she fed grass to Spartacus and then Thistle came over, but no Stuart. Where was Stuart? Darcy called and called but he didn't appear. He is usually the first one looking for a little scratch or a little treat. She started walking along the fence and saw him laying in one of the sheds and she knew it was not good. She went to the house and got Todd. Todd went in and poor Stuart had died. We are not sure what happened but he was 9 1/2 yrs. old and one of our favorite Shetland cross sheep. He was my very (special sheep Carob)'s son. We are all so sad but just have to know he had a good life here at the farm. I wish him peace, beautiful grazing and lots of his sheep friends to keep him company. Farewell my beautiful Stuart.
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