9/17/2011

Nice to be missed!

Thanks for the emails inquiring whether I am still alive and well...  Yes but almost ever since Susie left I have been involved with preparing the slide presentations for the retreat... I am doing two... "What makes it work" and "Salvaging a Block"  First it requires actually defining my own thoughts so I can articulate  but also lots of time sorting and acquiring images..  I have settled on nearly 100 for each program but to get that I probably sorted through 4 times that many.. 

And as always life is there to throw in a few curves... When you are in the drought cycle the last thing you want to see on a farm is water appearing on the surface of the ground.... a sure sign of a leak in a underground pipe...and even worse it was about a 1' away from the foundation of the garage..which meant lots of hand digging..  It's now fixed but in the process there is a problem in the pump house and a yard pump that will need to be dug up... Both those will have to wait until I get back but the one by the garage was not one that could wait... fixed now..at a price.



Then Inga came from Leavenworth and bought my remaining ewes last weekend... Even though I know they could not be going to a better home, it was so sad to load them on her truck and I'd be lying if I did not admit to shedding some tears. It was not only losing the sheep but giving up yet another part of my life because I am getting older.....  very depressing.  She also took my ewe lamb and asked if I had named it... I hadn't because I was trying not to bond with it also... But she sent me a email and said she had named it "Gerry".  I believe this is a  photo   taken shortly after she was born...

If you have followed my blog for any time at all you know that they occupied the good part of my daily life and a large part of my heart.

3 comments:

~~Sittin.n.Spinnin said...

I'm so sorry Gerry, I am doing the same thing. The last of my Tunis went with Sam Cunningham to Utah a few months ago, I shed some tears too. Carmine was my 'champion', if to no other eyes than mine (he was my flock ram, first 'pedigreed' ram born on the farm :), and I have always enjoyed my red-dog babies. There just isn't another breed that compares in my mind. I have three ewes left, one of them aged, and I kept an unregistered Tunis ram lamb out of Carmine and Honey, my remaining Tunis foundation ewe. Glad to know you're well though :)

Lesley said...

Hi Gerry, so pleased you're OK, but so sorry about your sheep. At least they've gone to a good home. Take care of yourself. I know it's pointless to say 'take it easy' because you never do. Wish I had your energy (and skill) Nice to have you back. Blessings from the UK.

Anonymous said...

So glad to see your post- was worried about you. Sorry about your flock- Jane in MO

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