Maria and I sat outside by he pasture late this afternoon on this very beautiful summer day and skirted wool – we cleaned the wool of our ten sheep. We are taking it up to the Vermont Knitting Mill in a week or so so it can be cleaned and spun into yard and roving, and sold by Maria on her website and at our Open Houses. Gus joined in.

It is beautiful wool this time, cleaner and softer and more colorful than ever.

Which reminds me, we  have reached some decisions about our Open Houses. The one this October will be held as usual on Columbus Day Weekend, Maria was thinking about a pop-up gallery in town for the art show, but she has decided to keep the art show and attendant events here on the farm this Fall, as usual.

The Open House will be held on Columbus Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, details to come on Maria’s blog. We will not have a June Open House in 2018, we’re going to cut down to one Open House a year, in the Fall. Too much stuff going on. Stay tuned.