Tag Archives: Romney Ridge Farm

Winter Sunshine

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Large, soft, gentle strands of freshly dyed Bulky yarns are drying on the deck.  The winter sun is a peaking through a cold cloud cover, teasing me with its short appearencences during the first few months of the new year.  I spend most … Continue reading →

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The Creative Process

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

It seems so often I am rushing to finish the projects that I need to get done for work, and struggling to begin or get back to the projects I want to finish for fun. Work before play right? There … Continue reading →

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In With The New!

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

Take a deep breath, look back and reflect.  2011 is coming to an end.  Do you do all of those things that were on your list?   Are you a goal setter, or do you fly by the seat of your pants?  … Continue reading →

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And Away We Grow!

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

I felted my first fleece.  My first sheep Joe’s beautiful fleece , my first Romney lamb fleece no less … yep, into the washing machine it went to be washed to then become my learn-to-spin fleece.  I was so excited … then so disappointed.  … Continue reading →

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Two Yarns, Three Stitches – a class for the creative mind.

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

When I was a little girl, I did not like to follow rules.  I wasn’t a disobedient child, I just always thought there was more than one way to do things, and liked to “seek the alternative route”. I started … Continue reading →

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Click go the shears boys, click, click, click ….

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

“Out on the board the old shearer stands                                              Grasping his shears in his long bony hands Fixed is his gaze on a bare-bellied “joe” Glory if he gets her, won’t he make the ringer go” For a few weeks now … Continue reading →

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Soft, Thick, Short & Stout

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

It has been a simple lambing season so far.  Good Mamas, healthy lambs, minimal worrying, low stress … ahhhhhh.   Realizing that I have been watching lambs come into the world for only six years now I consider myself quite fortunate.   Choosing long-bodied ewes for breeding, creating … Continue reading →

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Romney Ridge Farm’s Babydoll Southdown Sheep

Posted on February 6, 2011 by

Just when I think I have everything under control …  Mother Nature puts me in my place.  “You cannot control me!!!”  she laughs but she is winking at me as she does.  She knows I LOVE surprises.  You see, this is … Continue reading →

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