Come Home For Christmas
Dear Friends, I'm re-sharing a post from 2022 (how the flock has grown and changed!), but the invitation remains the same. Wishing you a season of good tidings and great joy in Christ, the newborn King! ❤️⛪️🎄 (Reposted from December 2022) The lambs are in a hurry. Their little internal lamb clocks and compasses know exactly what time it is and where they're happily headed: home . Shepherd Ed, who is outside the camera's view, is offering a feast of grain and fragrant, green
Dec 11, 20253 min read
Stay Found.
Lately, I’ve been admiring the posts on my fellow breeders’ Facebook pages featuring their newborn Valais Blacknose lambs covered in bright, snow-white curls. It’s been awhile since we’ve had any babies on the farm, though we hope to have a flock of American Purebred lambs (F5s) born next May. I miss seeing pure white bundles of joy pronking in the pasture. For now, our eight mommas and ewe lambs are lolly-gagging about in their "dishwater brown” wool — no sense stressing the
Oct 22, 20252 min read
Camera Shy
Our sweet ewe, Madeleine, isn’t the least bit camera shy. Every chance she gets, she inches into the frame with an expression on her face...
Sep 2, 20252 min read
Pearls, Pigs & Jackpots
All Saints Valais wethers, Miles and Marcus , born on our farm here in Tennessee, really hit the jackpot at their new, beautiful...
Jul 12, 20253 min read
Sunday Funday
It’s Sunday on the farm and I’ve allowed myself to sink into a rocking chair on the back porch and watch Sheep T.V. The sun is shining....
May 25, 20252 min read
The One We Lost: An Easter Message
As shepherds of Valais Blacknose sheep, we spend many of our waking hours caring for our precious sheep and lambs, making sure they have...
Apr 15, 20253 min read
Babywatching & Waiting
"Lunch on the left, rugrats on the right!" (F3-Kinga) Here we are, coming up on “babywatch.” It’s just a matter of days before eight...
Mar 6, 20252 min read
