Finally- Here is the April Yarn Raffle!! Yey!

I can't tell you all how much we appreciate your patience! This has been a bit of a trying time for both sides of our family--and we thank you!

This will be April's Yarn Raffle, and again, thank you to Carolyn, Holly and our sheep for such fun yarn! Carolyn and Holly are my long distance spinning friends and generously donated several skeins of yarn to this month's raffle! Thank you SO much!

SO, please have a visit to our site for more info on the Avon page and see what goodness awaits! We also have a fiber raffle with some gorgeous Suri Alpaca (naturally colored too!) and Cotswold wool pindraft roving--don't miss out!

We are sorting through fleeces as fast as the weather allows--we were with out power most of today so now I am just resigned to being perpetually behind I think! ha! We have a winter storm and our naked sheeps are NOT happy! They were sheared last week and the weather has just been mean! We are so greatful for our warm old barns! Otherwise, trying to keep up, have more unwashed wool on the site today, yarn and of course the raffle! Will be adding more unwashed fiber soon so be sure to add yourself to the sheepy fan club on the site--a new feature so we can notify you when we have added new items, and it is just as easy to join as take yourself off the list if you get tired of the sheepy emails! Thank you again, all of you, we have raised over $600 so far for the Avon walk and we are thrilled!

Cute Poopsies looking for their forever homes!

Our friend Kati is fostering some very sweet dogs--what great pictures huh? They are waiting patiently for their new forever homes and if you know of someone, please contact us for Kati's email address. The first picture is Theo, a Walker hound and it looks like he MUST be a snuggle butt for sure!

This is Jessie, the Blue Tick Hound, what a mug! Oh so tempting!!

And last but not least, this is a picture of Kati's dog Tulip and a Red Bone Hound named Reba --again, all special pups waiting for their special someone! Can you help? Please contact us for more information--strict adoption rules do apply to insure their happy future....

Working on sorting fleeces so will be updating yarn, unwashed wool and more tonight--and the yarn raffle!! Busy day so best get to it! Happy fiber art!

Where oh where has my lambie done gone???

Hi all! I am home, well fed and happy to have spent the day with my family! Mom looks WONDERFUL as always and it was great to chat with Dad and my sisters and family.... SO, now I am back to work--did not know if I ever shared a picture of our little cottage farm house? It is the sweetest house, built in the mid 1800's and was much much smaller when it was first built! There have been add ons as the families grew and it stayed mainly in one family since 1955. Ida had a very difficult time moving to town but is now happy there in her new/old bungalow--all remodelled by her wonderful kids! She is a peach! I am working on researching (in my free time-ha!) the history of this place and it is going slow, but have some fun info I will write up on a later visit with you all....

My little Sunshine lamb has moved to the barn this evening, it is just too warm in the house, not to mention boring for him, now that he is a whopping month old! SO, our old girl Kelly (who you can read about on our site) has been a little down in the dumps since shearing on Tuesday--we moved her 'babies' (bottle lambs from last year) on to the next pasture beside hers and she misses her Brenna. They were just being too rough and tumble for poor Kelly so it was time, and then time to move Sunny out to keep her company and happy. She really fades before our eyes if she doesn't have a lamb to watch over so we are hoping she will perk up and be happy again. She is VERY old and I am just too sad to see HER sad! SO, I am in here fussing, sneaking out to the barn and missing my lambie for sure. He is ready to be a lamb and my friend Kathi always tells me, every time I cry missing them (really I do cry!) that I have 'done my job well' when they do head out to be sheep and are healthy and happy. Wah!

Tomorrow is supposed to not be windy AND warmer so planning a big wool sorting day before the rains/ice come back Tues/Wed--so watch for new updates! More yarn also--and the yarn raffle for April. Hope you are all well, and got to spend time with your families--hug everyone you love dearly!

April Fiber Raffle Up and Ready!!

Well, I am finally catching back up on things! Hooray right?? Our April fiber raffle is on the site and we will be posting the yarn raffle for April by Monday--so keep an eye out! Lots of goodies for all you generous people we love!!

This raffle includes our special pin drafted roving, created from hand dyed Cotswold wool and during carding Shari added in some pearly white 'angel hair' firestar! I have spun some of this fiber myself and it is gorgeous! There are 1 pound 8 ounces included in the raffle.

I am also including 8 ounces of scrumptious washed Suri Alpaca locks--from my friend Jenny's rescue flock. The fiber is beautiful and ready to spin or felt!

Again, we appreciate all your generosity, the sheep are SO happy with how this breast cancer fun is advancing--to date you have all helped us raise $594!!!! Thank you SO so much!

Just added lots of new dyed and washed fiber so be sure to take a look! There will be a yarn update and the yarn raffle on Monday.... Happy Easter!