[Jacob-list] shearing day

[Penelope]

Sharon the Sherer should be here in two hours.  Two families from 
school who are interested in sheep, wool, farms, whatever should be 
here in due course.  And, two thirds of the sheep are in.  The third 
third left last night and is down in the pasture grazing, rotten old 
things!  (Sheep for sale, Cheap!)  Which means that we borrow some 
neighbor kids and play herd dog this morning.  Days like this I wish 
for a trained neighboring herd dog.

As of this moment, culls, who didn't get culled last year because 
we've had two, or is it three, hellish years in a row, are on their 
last weeks.  Those non-culls who need to become non-breeders, or who 
are nice sheep but not what we want are going up for sale, as gifts, 
or whatever else.  And probably it means we have to go show and sell 
at Black Sheep Gathering this year, but if I'm lucky I can negotiate 
with some younger (than me!) kids who might actually enjoy being at 
and around the gathering full time, where as I just (a) don't want to 
be away from home that much and (b) would spend way way too much 
money were I there.  Failing that, anyone on this coast want to take 
on ... no, never mind you've all got your own.  :-)

I'll let you know how it turns out.  Pollen counts are up, which 
means I'm wearing a dust mask, taking antihistamines, and asthma 
meds, of course just in time for having to work the sheep.  Now for 
something to go right maybe.  A few things even.

Sorry, I haven't posted here in forever, and now I've posted three 
time in a week.  And I don't even mention the sheep in my 
signature.  I'll fix that if I keep posting.  If you want to reply to 
me off list you have to jump through the Spam Arrest  hoop first -- 
it emails you and tells you you have to prove you're a person.  Sorry 
'bout that.  I've been on the list forever, or so it seems, probably 
since summer of '99 when I first got Jacob sheep.  We have about 3 
dozen, and a similar number of milk goats currently.  Winnowing down 
to around half that of each this spring and summer.  I-5 Corridor in 
Oregon if anyone is randomly interested in knowing more.

peace folks,
penelope

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