Re: Halfmoon's journal
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:06 pm
My goodness, this is a fun journal.
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Yes, I loved the line '...4.5 years of Pets Without Benefits'. And this:Riggerjack wrote:Your http://www.nwedible.com/you-absolutely- ... -chickens/ link had me literally laughing out loud.
The cat/mouse thing is hilarious! There goes my image of cats as marginally useful. DH is allergic, so I never got to find out. Besides: I prefer the sloppy devotion of dogs.1Vikinggirl wrote: You write well and provide sobering thoughts to all who have never stumbled out to an outhouse in the cold morning.(NOBODY needs to go to the bathroom at night when it involves a walk in the dark!) And I remember when the house was a divided battle groun between the cats and the (field) mice. Mice ruled the floors and cats sat on top of cabinets, playing rhe floor is lava-game.
Thank you for sharing in it by reading and commenting! The truly satisfying part of telling a story is starting a conversation. The memories you listed brought back thoughts of my own grandparents. My grandmother used a wringer washer with her own homemade soap, had a wonderful apple-redolent fruit cellar full of home-canned food, and made apple butter in a copper kettle over an outdoor fire. When I wrote to her bragging about our kerosene lamps and wood cookstove, she wrote back:naomi wrote:I love your journal, thank you for sharing.
Is bringing back some memories from time spent on my grandparent's farm during school holidays...From a child's perspective lots of good holiday memories, but would have been a tough life.
Now, this is something I never knew: there are wooly sheep and hair sheep? Is this where a hair shirt comes from?Farm_or wrote: We have raised sheeps for twelve years now. My DW is the opposite, she gets emotionally attached to the critters. This worked to our favor though, because we traded hay for some butcher lambs that were hair sheep (Barbados).
We raise the wooly types (Suffolk/Hampshire), but the Barbados are better eating- similar to goat, or a cross between wooly lamb and venison.
halfmoon wrote:Now, this is something I never knew: there are wooly sheep and hair sheep? Is this where a hair shirt comes from?Farm_or wrote: We have raised sheeps for twelve years now. My DW is the opposite, she gets emotionally attached to the critters. This worked to our favor though, because we traded hay for some butcher lambs that were hair sheep (Barbados).
We raise the wooly types (Suffolk/Hampshire), but the Barbados are better eating- similar to goat, or a cross between wooly lamb and venison.
Do you or your wife spin the wool? I know from the comments that @saving-10-years does fiber spinning. Do you do your own shearing? It seems to me that we need some stories.
Okay; you are far braver than I am. If the animal flinches, I squeal and freak everyone out. I tried clipping a ratty old rescue dog of ours once, and he came out bald in spots. What's worse: the hair never grew back.EMJ wrote:Shearing is not that hard. I watched a few videos and got a friend to help hold the sheep the first time. I went from 1.5 hours/sheep to less than 30 minutes including hoof trimming (yes, I know how fast professionals are). Some sheep are more ticklish than others and that makes it harder. Take your time, fast reflexes to drop shears if sheep flinches, careful around delicate parts.
First of all: I want to shear your sheep! Food, drinks, tip and most of the wool? Sign me up (aside from my complete inability to do something like that).Farm_or wrote: We have a regular shearer come by once a year. He is a machine! And works too cheap. We always get him some food, drinks, a good tip, and give him most all of the wool.
Part of the reason that I like your journal so much, is that I am trying to learn some style points. I am another aspiring writer, but what good is it until you can deliver in a way that people want to read? I have years of material, but still not satisfied with refining my style. Some day though?