Hello again from Maybelle Farm on Thursday Dec. 3. I thought it would be nice to write a happy blog for a change. This year we had decided to take a break from lambing in the spring - we have over 45 sheep at the moment. However, with so many losses of my sweet old sheep, I talked with Darcy, Rowan and Declan and we decided to breed Nadia and Nellie to our beautiful little ram Burdette. Needless to say, he was one very happy boy! After we put them in with him, the girls kept coming to the fence looking at us as if to say "Help, let us out of here, there is a naughty little man after us and we just want to go back to the barn"! We are hopeful that lambs will be born very close to or on Rowan's birthday of April 23 in the spring.
We have everyone moved to their winter homes at the farm, heater buckets working and the hog panels up to keep the sheep away from the barn when the snow comes crashing off the roof. Darcy, Rowan and Declan brought the big green metal hay feeder to the barn. Noah, Norman, Fritz and Franklin are in a small pasture with a big shed down by my house. Jonathan's two new biddies are now laying eggs. Overall - life is good at the farm.
On Friday December 4, I had a booth at the Flood Brook School Christmas Bazaar. I brought some of our blankets, lap robes, yarn, socks, boot felts, needlefelted Santas, sheep and acorn tree ornaments, felted soap and other creations. Rowan made bracelets and rings to sell. Declan and Darcy made dog bones to sell. Darcy started selling with help from Rowan because I had to do chores and then drive up to the school. We ended up doing very well - sold quite a few different things along with some of the kids creations. I also ended up with orders for some needle felting projects and kits. It was a fun day and we enjoyed meeting all of the people that came to shop - next year we need to have more things made to sell to the kids.
So this is it for a happy farm blog. Merry Christmas,Happy New Year to everyone from Maybelle Farm. So long from Maybelle MaMa.
We have everyone moved to their winter homes at the farm, heater buckets working and the hog panels up to keep the sheep away from the barn when the snow comes crashing off the roof. Darcy, Rowan and Declan brought the big green metal hay feeder to the barn. Noah, Norman, Fritz and Franklin are in a small pasture with a big shed down by my house. Jonathan's two new biddies are now laying eggs. Overall - life is good at the farm.
On Friday December 4, I had a booth at the Flood Brook School Christmas Bazaar. I brought some of our blankets, lap robes, yarn, socks, boot felts, needlefelted Santas, sheep and acorn tree ornaments, felted soap and other creations. Rowan made bracelets and rings to sell. Declan and Darcy made dog bones to sell. Darcy started selling with help from Rowan because I had to do chores and then drive up to the school. We ended up doing very well - sold quite a few different things along with some of the kids creations. I also ended up with orders for some needle felting projects and kits. It was a fun day and we enjoyed meeting all of the people that came to shop - next year we need to have more things made to sell to the kids.
So this is it for a happy farm blog. Merry Christmas,Happy New Year to everyone from Maybelle Farm. So long from Maybelle MaMa.
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