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It's FREEZING...and it's Monday !

2/27/2012

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What a start to a Monday morning ! I have so many clothes on I feel like I’m waddling. As the early dawn light came through the windows, the snow/ice that fell yesterday still lies, white and frozen on the ground. Hopefully this is Winters last hit, it has been a long cold wet season. Three weeks today and Spring will be here…really ?

Typically today is the weather trend that sees the majority of our little flock of perverse ewes deciding that conditions are just perfect for introducing their tiny offspring into the world, which makes it all just that much more fun for us ! Yesterday we arrived down at the barn just in time to see one of our big mommas giving her brand new babies a thorough wash and brush up. Two healthy little coloured lambs to join the unruly lamb school that is already causing chaos and mayhem in the lambs pen. Gimpy is still waddling, watching us watching her. She is as wide as a battleship and her udder looks like she is ready to feed the five thousand but, because we are keeping a close eye on her, she is holding out. What do they say about a watched kettle?….

The incubator has been transferred up into my kitchen, last month it was the goat kids, it’s going to be chicks this week and I would bank on it that we will be housing a lamb or lambs in the next few days. Not too long ago that would have reduced me to a quivering neurotic mess with a disinfecting towel…now it’s tolerance and acceptance…but two disinfectant towels !!

Big brother John arrived home yesterday evening from his 10 days of rest and recuperation…after 2 days of servile labour on the ranch. Complete with obligatory “silly hat” he is ready and waiting to get back down to work, at least till the weekend when we are sure another period of respite will be required. It’s great to have John here, he has been both moral and physical support through the past year, thank you JP. 

Song and Cody continue to grow but Cody is keeping us on our toes, he would appear to have some digestive “issues” and swings from the galloping trots to the exact opposite condition and back again. It’s our hope that he will grow out of whatever it might be…before we run out of ideas !

Time to go..everyone is layering up, the dog is at the door and I’m still sitting here. Take care, keep safe, M   
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mum j says
2/27/2012 07:30:14 am

welcome back john we missed you but hope you had a good time. all fine here, kids still moveing crap in. lol dress warm, love the pics. loves 2 all of you, mum j.

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Quatre
2/27/2012 02:53:41 pm

Two more lambs!!!! :-D

And sleety snow.

It's been sunny and hot here in Mexico, by the way. ;)

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Annie x
2/29/2012 05:44:47 am

Glad to hear that JP is back now - I don't know, all this time off...you can't get the calibre of workers these days eh ? And Quatre rubbing it in...shame !! Yes, we do know it's sunny in Mexico - u ok ?? (I'm kidding by the way ....)
Love and miss you all, lotsa luv and best wishes to Mom J too
Annie and Mal xox

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