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[purplequeenvt]

Something I truly missed once the children were no longer in 4-H was the halter training they did on the sheep! So much easier to shear.

I did that to the knuckle on my middle finger several months ago. You will find that the finger joint gets really stiff and painful to bend when the stitches are finally healed. Massage the scar with Vit E cream and bend the finger (you may have to force it to bend) it will gradually go back to normal. Mine is still a little stiff.

Can you do anything abut the sinkhole? It sounds really dangerous. What if you got caught in it while walking in the pasture?

This is the first time in a few years that I’ve purposely halter trained the lambs. I’ve found that they end up decently halter broke whether I put in the work or not since I tend to halter and tie sheep while I’m working them.

I’ve actually stopped tying them for meals now. I had to change things up when I let the ewes back in the barn. Now I shut the lambs into a pen in the barn and put their dishes out in there. Most of them quickly figured out where to go and put themselves in the pen on their own.

The stitches came out 9 days ago. There’s a scar, but the finger is well healed. It’s still a little tender. I’m not sure if that is normal healing tenderness or if it’s sore because I whack it on everything.

The sinkholes are a problem. I’ve filled some, but they often come back as soon as we have a bunch of rain. I’ve been sticking white fence posts in the smaller ones so I know where they are and so that the sheep don’t step in them. My BIL and I are talking about it I’m thinking that filling them with stone might be a better idea than dirt. That way the water can still drain.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Can you fence off that hole?

I’m going to fill it. With rocks probably so the water can still drain.

 

[Baymule]

Poor Orla! I’m so glad you found her. Is she ok now?

Oskar! He is so funny!

 

[purplequeenvt]

Poor Orla! I’m so glad you found her. Is she ok now?

Oskar! He is so funny!

She’s all good.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Poor little mud puppy.


I finished a big knitting project that I started in September. It’s going to a friend in VT.









I’m working on the Christmas photos. I usually do the house dogs, a couple ridiculous ones of Oskar, and maybe a few sheep (if they cooperate). I did not plan to include this goober, but he broke into the house today so I decided to torture him before kicking him back outside.


I’ve had a rough few days. I ran out of my ADHD meds due to insurance stupidity and when I’m unmedicated, I get migraines. I had a migraine all day on Monday so I spent the day sleeping. I slept through all my alarms on Tuesday, woke up with a migraine and barely made it to work. No migraine today, but my brain still feels tender. I did manage to get my meds sorted though so I’ll have them tomorrow.

 

[farmerjan]

Sorry for the migraines and the ensuing problems from the med screwup... LOVE the picture of the cat... that is a GREAT pic....
Did that lamb also get into the sinkhole/mud???? It can't be the same one is it??? Couldn't tell it had a black face in the original mud pictures....

Your handiwork knitting/crocheting is just beautiful... I am very envious of your wonderful talent...

 

[SageHill]

Yike on the migranes. But woah the knitted piece is gorgeous!!
And .... that's my kind of Christmas photo

 

[purplequeenvt]

Sorry for the migraines and the ensuing problems from the med screwup... LOVE the picture of the cat... that is a GREAT pic....
Did that lamb also get into the sinkhole/mud???? It can't be the same one is it??? Couldn't tell it had a black face in the original mud pictures....

Your handiwork knitting/crocheting is just beautiful... I am very envious of your wonderful talent...

Same lamb. The mud is slowing falling off. She hasn’t fallen in again although I didn’t see her at first look the other morning and panicked a little until I located her in the group.

 

[Mini Horses]

Your handiwork is always so beautiful!!!!

I agree, the cat pic is adorable. Surely Christmas card worthy.

 

[Baymule]

Mud puppy is right, she looks pitiful.
Kitty is cute, waiting on more Christmas pictures.
It’s serious when you run out of meds. I’m so sorry that happened to you. Glad you finally got them and are feeling better.

That shawl! So detailed and perfect. Beautiful, just beautiful. Can I get on your friend list? Hahaha!