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What I’ve Been Doing..

Posted on June 8, 2013

Well, obviously not blogging! I’ve been spinning… 2,000 yards of natural colored Navajo plyed (also known as chain plyed) for a special order.  Nplying consists plying a single by “chaining” it as you ply it. It’s just like a chain … Continue reading →

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(almost) wordless weekend

Posted on May 12, 2013

A month of rain  and projects and obligations have kept me from taking the time to blog.  Still no time to really write a blog. How about just a few pictures ? Patchwork Gideon enjoys a brief (very brief) period … Continue reading →

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Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Posted on April 25, 2013

zip-a-dee-ay My, oh my what a wonderful day! Plenty of sunshine heading my way Lambing came to a wonderful end on April 23. Tardy Twinky (AKA Patchwork Twinky), as she had planned, had the spotlight all to herself for the … Continue reading →

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One more!

Posted on April 14, 2013

One more ewe left to lamb. Twinky thinks she’s pretty special since she got her own blog entry awhile back. So she’s making us wait. Things have been happening while Twinky gets ready for her moment. Patchwork Fortune gave us … Continue reading →

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Round Two

Posted on April 1, 2013

After a break of just over a month, Patchwork Farm moved on to Round Two. This was especially exciting as lambs from our three new rams were expected. Patchwork Nicollette was ready! As expected, Nicollette lambed first with Moose Mtn … Continue reading →

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Oops..

Posted on March 18, 2013

Lambs begin to establish their flock statuses early. Twin brothers, Altair and Orion, don’t play fair, ganging up on younger Sundance.. Oops! All is quickly forgiven..

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Round 1

Posted on February 27, 2013

Round 1 of lambing is finished. The six ewes bred to departing senior rams have lambed.  It’s interesting (and I have no idea why it would be interesting to anyone but me) that Comet bred his girls one week and … Continue reading →

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Meet Marley..

Posted on February 17, 2013

Patchwork Marley – the first girl of the season! Marley is the lilac daughter of Patchwork Quinn and Canoe Lake Comet. Born in the early morning hours of February 15. Marley is thinking of staying here with us at Patchwork … Continue reading →

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Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy,

Posted on February 13, 2013

 and Oh Boy.Lambing has begun. And it’s boy, boy, boy, and boy for the first day of lambing. These first boys are sired by Canoe Lake Comet. Sweetgrass Gavotte, polite enough to lamb according to my lambing calendar, produced two … Continue reading →

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Lambs!!

Posted on January 28, 2013

Well, not this year’s lambs. They are still in the incubating stage.. But it won’t be long now. Our first breeding group of six ewes (bred to two rams) is due in February. The next group of 12 ewes will … Continue reading →

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