Have you ever seen a 3 day old FIRECRACKER???

High above the ground!

Mighty flashy!

And he knows it!

;-)

When One Door Closes...

Another one always opens.

Does it break my heart to sell  my beautiful flock of Shetland sheep?

You BET it does!

Is it easy for me to leave my beautiful valley and give up the lifestyle and the animals that I've grown to love and have given me such joy over the years?

Hell no!

("Bluff Country Destiny" and four of her offspring)

Many of my sheep have spent their whole lives here.  It tears my heart out to think about sending them on to new homes.

The one thing that makes it bearable is the knowledge that my girls are all going to be with sheep they've grown up with.  My ewes are going in three main groups.  So, no one will be the 'lone newcomer' in a flock.  Some are rejoining others that left last year or the year before, but all will be with other Bluff Country Shetlands.

Best of all...

Dream,

Zaria

and Alice...

Will all be together and CLOSE by because my dear friend, Jean, has purchased all three of them so that they remain together and I will be able to visit them as often as I want!  I don't think I could have done this otherwise!

SO...

My house/farm is for sale.  My flock is all but sold.  I'm actually looking forward  to moving back into town and being close to my kids and grand kids again!  I'm going to go watch baseball games, and track meets and karate practice ~ not to mention daily walks with my handsome son and beautiful Princesss!  I can't imagine what it will be like to not have to work my butt off, from the time I get up in the morning, until I fall asleep, exhausted, at night.  But I'm gonna find out!

DREAM says:

"Mom's wonderful sister, Penny, has been SO much help in taking care of Mom and of us, while Mom was sick.  Now, she's putting on a fund raiser to help Mom get money to help pay for fixing up the house and moving!  Since Mom was sick, she didn't qualify for unemployment and things are mighty tight around here!  If you like Pampered Chef (what ever THAT is!) stuff, check out this link:   BLUFF COUNTRY FUNDRAISER .  If that link doesn't work, try this:  http://www.pamperedchef.biz/goodcooking4u?page=host-search-results&showId=3150795

Bluff Country Shetlands is the 'organization' and Mom gets 25% (cash) of all sales!  If someone would like to donate, but doesn't want to buy anything, they can send cash donations to:

Bluff Country Fundraiser

Nancy Krohn

 %Eastwood Bank 

 108 E Cedar St,

 Houston, MN 55943

In memo please put Bluff Country fundraiser

"Mom feels kind of silly posting a link to a fundraiser for herself, but Penny said that Mom should "Just shut up and do it!"

The link will also be in the sidebar of this blog...



The Next Chapter...

"Mom says I shouldn't call this "The Rest of the Story" because that implies that the story ends here."

The story, most definitely, does not end here.

"You may not recognize me, because I'm wearing a disguise, but this is Dream talking..."

Sable demonstrating "no eye contact" as she reassures Tanqueray that she's no threat.

Tanqueray brings in reinforcements, none-the-less!

"I know that this might be a shock to you because it sure was to me! 

Mom has decided to sell the place. "

"It's one of the hardest things that she's ever had to do and she sure does cry a lot, but Mom really believes that it will be the right thing for ALL of us.  I'm not so sure!  I kind of like my little buddy, Jack Daniels, following me around.  Mom says he has to be sold, anyway, because he's a boy, so I guess that's not a good excuse..."

"Isn't he handsome?  Jack Daniels and the rest of the rams & ram lambs are all for sale.  If you're interested, call Mom because they're gonna go FAST !"

I have several people interested in rams and/or ram lambs but they haven't decided on which ones yet.  All of the boys will be for sale, on a first come - first served basis, with the exception of Dom Perignon and Hero, who are already sold.

Jack Daniels ~ moorit/HST

Captain Morgan

(mioget/HST)

Tanqueray

Captain Morgan and Jack Daniels (black & white, HST)

Bacardi

"Now the hard part..."

"Since Mom won't be living in the Bluff Country anymore, there's really no reason for us GIRLS to stay.  So, Mom found new, "forever" homes for us."

This is the reason I haven't been posting recently.  I didn't know how to say it.  It hurt too badly to put it down in black and white (or whatever color the type shows up on my blog!).  I know that there is no way that I can continue to run Bluff Country Shetlands by myself.  I'm too far from family to have on-going help with my animals or the care and upkeep of the buildings and the property.   Recent health crises have forced me to face the fact that I can no longer do this by myself.  

So, the property will be sold.  I hope to have it sold by the end of July.  Of course, that means that ALL of my sheep and chickens must find new homes as well.  The pigs have already been sold.

ALL of the ewe lambs are sold with the exception of "Tequila".  She's a beauty, so I know that we won't have trouble finding a loving home for her.  There are still three ewes left to lamb (Chance, Kiss & Promiss), so more lambs may be available soon!

Tequila:  Godiva (mioget) X Polar Bear (white, carries HST)

THE GOOD NEWS:

(Yes, there really IS some!)

DREAM says...

"Don't WORRY! 

 I'll fill you in, tomorrow, on all the exciting things that Mom's got going. 

It WILL be good!"

 

She's Home!

"Mom's finally home from the hospital!"

Dream's right, I am finally home.  For someone who hates to be away from home for more than a couple of hours, this past week was NOT fun.  We won't even talk about the pain and multiple surgeries...



Of course, the first thing that I just had to do when I got home was to go out and see my sheep.  Well, it was the first thing that I did after I pealed Bella and Sable off of me.

;-)

Needless to say, I couldn't wait to see my beautiful Destiny and her triplets!

Two handsome boys:

I call this one "Angus" ~ he's gorgeous!

And their most irresistible little sister:

Who has completely captured my heart!

The rest of he girls were apparently waiting for me to come home.  I got home around seven o'clock, Thursday night and Godiva had twin ewe lambs at nine o'clock!!!

more later ~ I'm going to go check on the girls and take some pictures of Godiva and her babies...

(it's so good to be home)

There's no place like home

There's no place like home

There's NO PLACE like home!

DREAM says...

"It's a good thing you're back, Mom.  Some of the girls weren't sure they could wait much longer!  That Alice sure is stubborn ~ she wasn't about to have her babies when you weren't here..."

Soap Art ~ Meet "Bubbles"!

I thought I had finished my very first, needle-felted, SHEEP SOAP.  However, now that I've seen the photos, I think I will add eyes and a nose/mouth. 

 I am, however, pretty pleased with "Bubbles"!  She's the first, needle-felted, soap art that I have done and I think she is adorable.  There's no "pattern" ~ I just made her up as I went along.

She is 100% natural ~ all Shetland Wool and homemade Goat Milk Soap!

I had so much fun making her.

Once she has her eyes, nose and mouth, Bubbles will be available for purchase in my "Sheep Hugs & Soap Suds" on-line store.

I'm thinkin' I'll price her at $15.00

DREAM says...

"Fifteen dollars for a Shetland Sheep?  How embarrassing!  What I want to know is how Mom got that soap inside of Bubbles...? "

It was magic, Dreamer.

Pure Magic!

;-)



Two in one day...

Ah-HA!  I did it!  Two blog posts

  (on two different blogs) in one day. 

I did my chicken blog first and now, here we go with the SHEEP...

But, I want MUSIC!  I want the song "Baby face" playing in the background as you look over the updated lamb photos of some of this year's babies.

I know there's a way to play music on the blog but I don't have time to experiment now, I'm going fishing with my son in a couple of hours!

So, I'm afraid we'll have to make due with "just" the babies...

Godiva's boys

(for sale)

"Daisy"

(sold)

Daisy's twin sister, "Clover"

(for sale)

I really  like this ram lamb!

"Polar Bear"

(for sale ~ or I'll keep him myself!)

One of Destiny's triplets

"Kiss"  (for sale)

Alice's beautiful "Duchess"  (sold)

Handsome "Chrome"

(for sale)

Alice's 'teddybear' "Duke"

(sold)

And who can forget:

"Sizzle"   (sold)

Then, of course, there's

Zaria's twins:

"Snip" (sold)

and "Smudge" (sold)

Beautiful "Sara" is also sold

I still have both of Zest's moorit ram lambs available.

No picture today as they were running around being boys!

Rain's tail is too long so he will be wethered and sold as a pet ($100.00) but Storm is looking reall good so he's for sale (or I'll keep him).  I like him a lot as well.

I think that updates pretty much everyone.

?

I'm starting halter lessons this weekend!

Wish me luck...

DREAM says...

"If you need any help with those halter lessons, Mom,

I'm your girl!  We'll get those little brats darlings trained in no time!"