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Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Hello fellow BYHerders!
WOOL OPeRATIONS
It's been a busy, busy week that just flew by. In fact, I totally missed my spinners guild meetings, I was so wrapped up in my woolies that I forgot about them! And regular work stuff, too. So I made another angel for my sister's friend who already paid her for it. And that's done. And then I made a cool Santa on wooden skis. ( https://www.etsy.com/listing/116733186/needle-felted-wool-santa-claus-on-wooden) omg I put it on my Facebook page, then etsy and within an hour it was sold! I think my Santa's are popular items and I'm going to keep cranking them out for next year. I am invited to Ruth's senior center on Monday to show my wool things and how it's done. She's so excited and can't wait for me to show her friends what we've been up to on the farm. So after that, I will have to go right to the post office and ship the Santa and Angel. It's a very cool feeling to be creating something that people want, and at the same time using my own sheep's wool to create something
I have to say I like the needle felting better than spinning. It's much more creative. Handspun yarn is cool, but it's just yarn, and many people can do it. The Santa's are one of a kind artistic expressions.
So of course Tim is trying to burst my bubble with this whole needle felting stuff. He's been supportive and has helped me make things like the bases and skis, but at the same time he has to start chiming in about how I should be doing things. He's already trying to profiteer the whole operation. He's already suggested that maybe there is a MACHINE that can help me make the Santa's faster, make more of them, charge more for them, "...if you can sell 500 Santa's a year times X amount of dollars.... you can make a living at it." Yes, I want to make money from my wool projects, but I'm not looking to make a living out of it, and it's a HOBBY for me right now. A hobby that I can make a little extra bucks. He wants to turn me into a Santa making machine to the point where I won't enjoy doing it anymore.
Like when he got me the spinning wheel for Christmas. Another hobby that he wanted to turn into a money making operation. At one point he even suggested that we hire a Guatemalan lady for $10 hour to spin wool into yarn. So what, she can sit and spin while I do your laundry or go clean up pig poop? Gee thanks.
Anyways, I'm going to just keep doing what I am doing and have fun doing it.
CRITTERS
I'm happy to report the swollen head turkey is improving. We've been giving her some kind of antibiotics and her swelling is going down. She's still in quarantine away from the others.
We moved the Shetland and Finn sheep up to the barn last night to worm them and check them all out. The electric fence wasn't working out there for some reason, so we have to adjust that before somebody gets hurt. It is on a solar charger and it is in a shady place so maybe it's not getting enough sun.
The Alpine goat is getting close to kidding. She's bagging up pretty good. I still can't find those "ligaments" everybody talks about that supposedly disappear when she's ready to go. I'll just keep an eye on her. I'm pretty good at identifying subtle signs.
We picked up the Kiko goat last night "Biden." We didn't name him, the people we got him from named him. He is a chunky boy! He's really stout around the chest area, though his legs look a little short. He's big though! I'll try and take pics today.
PARADE
Today is the big Middleburg Parade! This is by far the BEST parade I've ever seen in my life! They start off with the fox hunter's and the hounds running down the middle of the street. Then every rescue dog group is in the parade. You should see the Great Pyrenese rescued dogs! There are about a hundred white fluffy dogs with red Santa hats on. It's fantastic! Then all kinds of other animals. And a big, beautiful carriage pulled by Clydesdale horse from a local farm. It really is a spectacular sight and last year I cried it was so cool. We have to go pick up some ponies and ship them to the parade, so it's going to be another busy day!
Oh it's light out and I have to go let the chickens out!
WOOL OPeRATIONS
It's been a busy, busy week that just flew by. In fact, I totally missed my spinners guild meetings, I was so wrapped up in my woolies that I forgot about them! And regular work stuff, too. So I made another angel for my sister's friend who already paid her for it. And that's done. And then I made a cool Santa on wooden skis. ( https://www.etsy.com/listing/116733186/needle-felted-wool-santa-claus-on-wooden) omg I put it on my Facebook page, then etsy and within an hour it was sold! I think my Santa's are popular items and I'm going to keep cranking them out for next year. I am invited to Ruth's senior center on Monday to show my wool things and how it's done. She's so excited and can't wait for me to show her friends what we've been up to on the farm. So after that, I will have to go right to the post office and ship the Santa and Angel. It's a very cool feeling to be creating something that people want, and at the same time using my own sheep's wool to create something
I have to say I like the needle felting better than spinning. It's much more creative. Handspun yarn is cool, but it's just yarn, and many people can do it. The Santa's are one of a kind artistic expressions. So of course Tim is trying to burst my bubble with this whole needle felting stuff. He's been supportive and has helped me make things like the bases and skis, but at the same time he has to start chiming in about how I should be doing things. He's already trying to profiteer the whole operation. He's already suggested that maybe there is a MACHINE that can help me make the Santa's faster, make more of them, charge more for them, "...if you can sell 500 Santa's a year times X amount of dollars.... you can make a living at it." Yes, I want to make money from my wool projects, but I'm not looking to make a living out of it, and it's a HOBBY for me right now. A hobby that I can make a little extra bucks. He wants to turn me into a Santa making machine to the point where I won't enjoy doing it anymore.
Like when he got me the spinning wheel for Christmas. Another hobby that he wanted to turn into a money making operation. At one point he even suggested that we hire a Guatemalan lady for $10 hour to spin wool into yarn. So what, she can sit and spin while I do your laundry or go clean up pig poop? Gee thanks.
Anyways, I'm going to just keep doing what I am doing and have fun doing it.
CRITTERS
I'm happy to report the swollen head turkey is improving. We've been giving her some kind of antibiotics and her swelling is going down. She's still in quarantine away from the others.
We moved the Shetland and Finn sheep up to the barn last night to worm them and check them all out. The electric fence wasn't working out there for some reason, so we have to adjust that before somebody gets hurt. It is on a solar charger and it is in a shady place so maybe it's not getting enough sun.
The Alpine goat is getting close to kidding. She's bagging up pretty good. I still can't find those "ligaments" everybody talks about that supposedly disappear when she's ready to go. I'll just keep an eye on her. I'm pretty good at identifying subtle signs.
We picked up the Kiko goat last night "Biden." We didn't name him, the people we got him from named him. He is a chunky boy! He's really stout around the chest area, though his legs look a little short. He's big though! I'll try and take pics today.
PARADE
Today is the big Middleburg Parade! This is by far the BEST parade I've ever seen in my life! They start off with the fox hunter's and the hounds running down the middle of the street. Then every rescue dog group is in the parade. You should see the Great Pyrenese rescued dogs! There are about a hundred white fluffy dogs with red Santa hats on. It's fantastic! Then all kinds of other animals. And a big, beautiful carriage pulled by Clydesdale horse from a local farm. It really is a spectacular sight and last year I cried it was so cool. We have to go pick up some ponies and ship them to the parade, so it's going to be another busy day!
Oh it's light out and I have to go let the chickens out!
Southern by choice
Herd Master
One of my younger ones asked me to pull up BYH so they could see the lady that makes the pretty stuff with her sheep wool! Then they wanted me to find the felting video! 
Some people just don't get how important the creativity outlet is. $$$$ is what it seems like many non-creative people think about.
Some of my "outside" family (meaning longer distance family) have to same attitudes about my farm, or they think its "cute" how we have a "little farm". Oh yeah, well when the food prices skyrocket and food becomes scarce maybe my "cute, not so profitable farm" just might be feeding them. It's not their fault... they're city folk!
glad your turkey is doing better!
can't wait to see pics of the buck!
The parade sounds so wonderful... I know I'd come home with more pyrs and then my DH and kids would want to me! Think I could get away with...OH I thought they were sheep.... pyrs, they just make me happy! 
Hope you have a great day Bridge!
Some people just don't get how important the creativity outlet is. $$$$ is what it seems like many non-creative people think about.
Some of my "outside" family (meaning longer distance family) have to same attitudes about my farm, or they think its "cute" how we have a "little farm". Oh yeah, well when the food prices skyrocket and food becomes scarce maybe my "cute, not so profitable farm" just might be feeding them. It's not their fault... they're city folk! glad your turkey is doing better!
can't wait to see pics of the buck!
The parade sounds so wonderful... I know I'd come home with more pyrs and then my DH and kids would want to
me! Think I could get away with...OH I thought they were sheep.... pyrs, they just make me happy! Hope you have a great day Bridge!
bonbean01
Herd Master
Congrats Bridge on selling your Santas and Angels...love your page and all your felt work!!!! And I do not know why men in particular start seeing dollar signs in their eyes when something creative pays for itself and with luck, makes some profit. This is how I burned out on matting and framing photos and also hand binding poetry books...now I never want to do either ever again...what was creative turned into something else...so...stand by your guns on this, so to speak
And Southern...yeah...I hear you...our little "cute" farm that a few of our relatives see as just hobby may one day feed them too...should things ever turn badly, you know where the city folks will come to get fed and live...and they may not think it so primitively "cute" to see those jars of canning either.
Have fun at your parade!!!! Santa I can resist...but all those critters? Could be dangerous
And Southern...yeah...I hear you...our little "cute" farm that a few of our relatives see as just hobby may one day feed them too...should things ever turn badly, you know where the city folks will come to get fed and live...and they may not think it so primitively "cute" to see those jars of canning either.
Have fun at your parade!!!! Santa I can resist...but all those critters? Could be dangerous
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
I hear you guys about the farming! get this. My sister just went for two very expensive visits to a holistic vet for one of her ferrets. He told her to feed the ferret raw, organic meat. So she went to Wegman's grocery store and spent huge bucks (over a hundred bucks) on 2 organic chickens and 2 organic rabbits which she will take home and put the whole thing into her food processor. Yet she complains about us slaughtering any of our animals on the farm to eat! I don't get it.
bonbean01
Herd Master
yup...some people have more money than brains
If you raise it and eat it...you are horrid...if you buy it in a store, somehow that meat was never alive?
If you raise it and eat it...you are horrid...if you buy it in a store, somehow that meat was never alive?
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Here is a good pic my sis took while she was here for Thanksgiving. Me and some of the menagerie!
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
That is a cute picture!
ThreeBoysChicks
Loving the herd life
Awesome picture. Looks like a happy place.
bonbean01
Herd Master
Love the photo...and yes...does look like a happy place
