Hello from Maybelle Farm on Thursday Nov. 1st. I'm adding pictures from Halloween night and you can see the spooks that came to get candy at my house. We had over 30 children visit for some candy and lots of cute costumes. It's the first time I've been home to pass out candy in a very long time. We now have way too much candy left in this house, so it needs a new home before I undo all the work I've done at Weight Watchers and eat all the leftover goodies! I cannot believe its Nov. 1st! This morning I set up 4 rolls of portable fence to move sheep into some beautiful grazing. It certainly helps out the hay situation and the sheep are much more happy to graze.
Oct. 11th was the last time I wrote and so much has happened here at the farm. My niece Deb's husband K.B. arrived with a trailer load of hay (163 bales) of first cut hay. Bill Hoos arrived with 25 bales of 1st cut hay too, so I now feel better to have that much hay in the barn. I will need more but this is a good start. One of my very favorite sheep (Arwyn) was sick a week ago with possibly a touch of pneumonia but she is doing so much better now. My old Blake is still hanging in there and is out grazing today. I think that my little Oakley (ram lamb) will be going to Sandwich, N.H. next week. I can the move his two little buddies to their new area with a large shed and winter area. There is a lot of work ahead to get ready for winter but I know it will all be done soon.
I taught my first after school fiber class at the Jamaica Elem. School yesterday. Its K-2 and they were very interested and did a good job. I love to teach about sheep and fiber. Next Monday I do the first Fiber Class at the Newfane Elem. School for grades 3-4. I hope to work this weekend at the Fiber Studio and get a lot of things put away from vending on Columbus Day weekend. I will have Olivia help me put away things and then we can make a lot of kits and roving packets. There is so much to do and I just feel like I can't keep up with everything. Once I'm not moving sheep around in portable, I will have more time to work with fiber. I want to skirt a lot of wool and have it made into yarn.
Well I have to get busy making things for the Christmas Craft show in Wilmington on Dec. 8th. All the items sold there have to be handmade so I'm a needlefelting fool at the moment. I'm also felting a hat and making Christmas tree ornaments. Oh yes, we were so very lucky here at the farm as far as Hurricaine Sandy...........no damage.
So-long from Maybelle MaMa
Oct. 11th was the last time I wrote and so much has happened here at the farm. My niece Deb's husband K.B. arrived with a trailer load of hay (163 bales) of first cut hay. Bill Hoos arrived with 25 bales of 1st cut hay too, so I now feel better to have that much hay in the barn. I will need more but this is a good start. One of my very favorite sheep (Arwyn) was sick a week ago with possibly a touch of pneumonia but she is doing so much better now. My old Blake is still hanging in there and is out grazing today. I think that my little Oakley (ram lamb) will be going to Sandwich, N.H. next week. I can the move his two little buddies to their new area with a large shed and winter area. There is a lot of work ahead to get ready for winter but I know it will all be done soon.
I taught my first after school fiber class at the Jamaica Elem. School yesterday. Its K-2 and they were very interested and did a good job. I love to teach about sheep and fiber. Next Monday I do the first Fiber Class at the Newfane Elem. School for grades 3-4. I hope to work this weekend at the Fiber Studio and get a lot of things put away from vending on Columbus Day weekend. I will have Olivia help me put away things and then we can make a lot of kits and roving packets. There is so much to do and I just feel like I can't keep up with everything. Once I'm not moving sheep around in portable, I will have more time to work with fiber. I want to skirt a lot of wool and have it made into yarn.
Well I have to get busy making things for the Christmas Craft show in Wilmington on Dec. 8th. All the items sold there have to be handmade so I'm a needlefelting fool at the moment. I'm also felting a hat and making Christmas tree ornaments. Oh yes, we were so very lucky here at the farm as far as Hurricaine Sandy...........no damage.
So-long from Maybelle MaMa
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