A new podcast. Lots of news.

This weekend turned out to be important, it was a time of renewal, for us, our work, our idea of friendship, our life with animals.

We made an important new friend, Maria got two beautiful new wool sheep, I am talking seriously about doing another book, something I had mostly put behind me.

Tomorrow, we go to Connecticut to meet Zinnia, our new Lab puppy.

Our new podcast here.

Red’s death reminds me that everything is a gift. It opened the way for Zinnia and a deeper level of therapy work with a dog. It sparked Maria to embrace the idea of sheep on our farm and take over from where I left off without Red.

He is a gift that keeps on giving. Doors close, doors open.

Maria now has all kinds of plans now for her wool and yarn work.

Now that I am no longer sheepherding, I am free to focus even more on my blog, my photos, my work with the refugees and the elderly.

And our sheep have a new purpose and role to play in our lives. Liz, our shearer, has become a valued friend, someone with whom we both have a strong and meaningful connection.

In the podcast, we cover this ground, exciting for us, and hopefully of interest to you. I hope you enjoy it.

(Photo is of our two new sheep, Asher and Issachar.)