Losing Our Shirts, Keeping The Farm

Restoring a historic farm. Raising Icelandic sheep, Guinea hogs & Orpington chickens. Trying not to go broke.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Going Gray

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Ever since we bought this farm, my hair has been going gray at a much faster rate than before. You think it's related? Do you think that...
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Leeloo and the Sheep Crook

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One thing I can't abide, is a barking dog. My two big dogs are pretty good. Mostly they remember to be quiet. And when they forget, I ...
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Monday, November 5, 2007

Why I Love Her

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Our financial situation is still really bad. With hay prices going up and the horse market depressed beyond belief, just trying to keep fee...
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Sunday, November 4, 2007

Senter's New House (Part 1)

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A while back, I mentioned that we had some design ideas that might work for building an affordable new shelter for our stallion Senter. Tod...
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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Freedom Is Overrated

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So apparently Peri didn't think it was a privilege to be allowed free reign over the yard. Instead of appreciating the liberty, she jus...
Friday, November 2, 2007

50,000 Words

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This is completely un-farm-related. But hey, even a farmer needs a break every now and then, right? Despite the many things on my to-do lis...
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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Lover's Meeting

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Sheep breeding season began today, which meant that Ken and I spent part of the morning rearranging all the sheep into their separate breedi...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Those Who Went Before

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If you live in an old house, people invariably ask you if it's haunted. I neither believe nor disbelieve in ghosts, but I love ghost sto...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Last Chance to Vote!

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Okay folks, this is your last chance to vote in the Dating Game for Sheep . Who will father Moriah's lambs this year? It's up to y...
Monday, October 29, 2007

First Frost

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Summer is really, truly over now. Yesterday, Ken turned on the heat in the house for the first time this fall. Last night, I put the electr...
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Nancy Chase
Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Shepherd, Farmer, Artist, Writer.
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