tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297410632024-03-07T16:51:52.307-08:00Sunflower FarmSUNFLOWER FARM is nestled in the Interior of the Beautiful Province British Columbia. We would like to share our stories with family and friends our life on a 40 acre farm, school, hockey, knitting, Friends and fibre. Come join us on this Wonderful trip through life.Sunflower Farm and Petit Creek Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721211767230248250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2620125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29741063.post-73893380403259496062019-06-03T12:33:00.006-07:002019-06-03T12:33:42.526-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A Beautiful Robins Nest </div>
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tucked away in the cedar tree right next to the magic door</div>
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here on the farm</div>
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<br />Sunflower Farm and Petit Creek Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721211767230248250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29741063.post-24368360746486496792018-03-05T16:06:00.003-08:002018-03-05T16:06:26.745-08:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Buying yarn</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyone who loves yarn, fibre and fibre animals knows it is
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We love creating, we never have enough yarn, we never have
the right weight, the right colour and OH look that’s new!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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My husband is wonderful he will drive me anywhere to buy
yarn or to just look at yarn. He doesn’t ask again or why. He either drops me
off or waits out in the truck. A lot of times he will use this time to catch up
on his sleep. One time I was so stressed out while our daughter was having
surgery and we were told to come back much later, I didn’t want to leave the
hospital. Off we went to find some food and coffee and all I wanted to do was head
back to the hospital in case she needed us. My husband said I’ll take you to that
yarn store you like and you can look around.</div>
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Well it was nice and eighty
dollars later…<o:p></o:p></div>
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The nice thing about the closes shop which is an hour and
half away is it has boy’s stores, fixing stores, truck store all around it.
BONUS!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, I never invite
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A few weeks ago, the yarn store was having a thirty percent
sale. Ahh I messaged him at work it was a Friday and it was thirty percent
off!! Well hell doesn’t happen often. He came off work early we met at our
daughters and off we went to find a thirty percent sale.</div>
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Sale was a success.</div>
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He
headed straight home right after the yarn store.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As we were heading home he said “so how much did you spend”</div>
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Ahh what the hell where did that come from… <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span> I answered over a hundred…</div>
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no answer…. </div>
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He then said “so
just like buying a sheep hey” :0 <o:p></o:p></div>
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Which bring us to the sheep ~ a very small bundle sometimes
3-4 skeins can add up to the price of a sheep.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Sunflower Farm and Petit Creek Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721211767230248250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29741063.post-89620349351091440372018-03-01T21:01:00.005-08:002018-03-01T21:04:00.244-08:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to March</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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This afternoon I finally found some Inspiration to work in
the lavender house. I wasn’t too sure if the inspiration was ever going to come
back ~ still not sure. There is a lot of work and I do not know how to tell if
the squirrels have gone. The best thing I could decide was to start cleaning,
clean shelves and throwing out products. It is so hard to do, so heart breaking
all the mess. It is truly amazing the devastation the squirrels can do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I can see the ground again in the garden and it is full of pine
needles. I am truly hoping I feel like working on it. You guys I really thinking
I am grasping at straws the Inspiration of the garden is going. If you go to face book
and type in<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Petit Creek Lavender</span></b>, you can go to my page and see all the pictures.</div>
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The gardens are very beautiful.</div>
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I need this Inspiration to hit fast really,
really fast. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Enough garden dramatics<o:p></o:p></div>
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We have baby lambs bouncing around the farm.</div>
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They are super
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We have very cute miniature goats. This is new for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many years ago, we had some cross-miniature goats
but this time we have true little ones. On Saturday I am meeting some people
for our little buck (who is a bottle baby). That will give us two females, one
buck, three weathers and we are waiting on another female. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our new sheep are so tame they are super friendly. It is actually
hard to get any work done out in the barn yard as they are completely under our
feet and want to be pet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">-19 makes for a cold night in the barn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I was so cold, and I
knew once my feet all of sudden felt warm or so numb and that I couldn’t feel
them anymore it was time to get into the house and warm up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Man, way to cold
for lambs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At Midnight I was cutting up sweatpants trying to make little lamb
coats then I used binder twine to tie up around their waste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It worked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For next year we must plan for later in the season it is
just to cold and worry for February. With all the new sheep this year it will
be just messy. With last nights lambing we now have a lull until the next
session. Since the sheep were not bred here I just have to keep watch to see
how things are getting along.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can not believe it is nearly the end of February. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It truly
has flown by. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our daughter is starting to heal up now from her surgery, it
sure took a lot out of her. It was unnerving an emergency ambulance ride for
bleeding and a found blood clot. Once they dealt with the clot she started to
heal better. It is hard to watch someone go through something and really not be
able to help them other than to be there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Really other than keeping the fire going, lambing and
feeding not a whole lot is new. Spring is inching closer each day and I am for
sure loving the longer days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope each of you are doing well. I hope you are handling the
ice, cold and snow. Enjoy the calmer days before the Spring cleaning begins
because we all know what is under that snow and ice ~ mess and pine needles
just waiting for us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still do not have the new computer well I have a whole new
one now. Unfortunately, they only gave me half of it this time. I have been
waiting the whole week for them to UPS it to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Umm ~ Kamloops isn’t very far away. I am sure I could have walked
there quicker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is seriously the
longest most annoying deal I have had to deal with in a long time. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So, with that if you want to see pictures go to the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">FB page
A day in the life at Sunflower farm</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> If you want to see beautiful garden pictures of the farm go to the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> FB page Petit Creek Lavender </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Instagram @sunflowr</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Pig</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Juliana Pig<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Last weekend when we went to pick up our sheep from the from
the farm and I was given a pig. He was a pig the farmer had sold but ended up
finding his way back to her in October 2017. The farmer was hesitant to find
him a new home and then she offered him to me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was with my husband who really is not a farmer, so I was
not sure how a pig added to the sheep and goats was going to go over. I also
new we needed to be able to unload him at home without a commotion. We ended
putting him in a large dog cage wrapping the cage in plastic to help with the
cold. The lambs and miniature goats went into a separate compartment in the
trailer and the sheep in the other end.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was going to name the new pig Valentino and give him to my
husband for Valentines but that did not go over to well. I got a nice No thank
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, my goodness you
guys you must see this pig he is so sweet, so cute, so happy and I am totally
head over heals in love with this little guy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is having trouble
fitting in I have three of these type of pigs<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>~ Luna ~ bumble bee~
Bruce~<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bruce wants to be pet, cuddled and love.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bruce wants to eat. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Bruce want to make up his bed all the time. When I take new
hay into the pen he grabs a mouthful and runs behind me as fast as his little
legs can go.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He seriously is full of love. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Everyone should have a Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Holy Moly it has been busy. Time sure has a way of getting on. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We did go on our road trip to pick up our sheep and goats.</div>
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We left home at nine am had a stop in town, fueled up and then our truck
smelled hot. Allan could not figure it out all tires were cool on both truck
and trailer. This made us stop four times until it settled. Once we got started
again it was good until the trailer hit a patch of ice well that was scary. I
hate having to pull a trailer in the winter. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After our bit of a commotion to start with the day went smooth
and highways are always better when we get away from the Merritt area. It was a
sunny, crisp, clear day.</div>
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We always stop at Tim Hortens for coffee which makes
for a fun trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We had a lovely visit at the farm and it was nice to meet in
person. We had only been FB friends I had met her husband a time or two when he
delivered me very cute animals in his big highway rig. The thought of little
pigs cruising down the highway in his truck always made me smile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When we arrived home the boys helped us unload it was really
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The animals are all very tame and seem to have settle in quite nicely <o:p></o:p></div>
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The pig is a Julianna he was so not in the plan, but I am pretty
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He is so lovable ~ oh my goodness you seriously just
want to kiss him. Who knew my pigs were going to be pissy? I had to stand in
the pen and watch Bruce (new guy) eat so Luna and Bumble bee would let him eat.
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Since last night we have had three new lambs and that brings
up the sheep count to thirty-two.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have not been writing the blog as I am having computer issues ~ new computer is still not working right.</div>
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Ahh I am so over it. </div>
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Yesterday I started raking pine needles in the garden in the
parts where there is no ice or snow. I have seen way worse pine needles over the
years but man oh man is there a lot of cleaning to be done. We are in the
craziest weather pattern we go from six above to minus six to rain then onto a full-blown
snowstorm. Then it finds sunshine.</div>
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Now we are down to minus ten this morning. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On Saturday we are heading out to get our first load of
sheep so here’s to fingers crossed for good traveling with a trailer. I wish I could
wave a magic wand and they were delivered here. It is so hard for us to plan
and organize a trip with Allan’s work schedule and I just can’t pull off
driving a truck and trailer.</div>
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If all goes as planned we will be picking up fourteen ewes, five
lambs, one bottle ram, one Nigerian doe and kid, and four quail. There are
eleven ewes still to lamb between the end of February through to May. I hope
they wait until it warms up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Sunflower Farm and Petit Creek Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721211767230248250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29741063.post-65199836490803973532018-02-05T10:44:00.005-08:002018-02-05T10:44:52.341-08:00<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">This will be one crazy week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">It started yesterday with the
new computer finally back home again we set it up and it was a no go :( <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The main program would not work ahh it was so frustrating who has
time for this. So, I phoned the store where we bought and after talking with
them I set up online to talk to a support group. Well from three in the
afternoon until nine pm I was on the computer ~ seriously damn I need a support
group now ~ I had to sit right here and deal with it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, it is working
right now so fingers crossed it is all worked out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Tomorrow we must go with our daughter to have her tonsils out. I
sure hope it goes smooth and is no big deal for her. We have to stay with her
for twenty-four hours and no more than twenty minutes from the hospital. Then
we will have her with us at home for a few days until she feels good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so not good with this
stuff, I am making Allan come with for morale support. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We will leave Dalton in charge with the chores and fire so hopefully
it won’t be too cold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Then this same week my Dad starts a new treatment</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> ~ so Hell Yah
for stress around the farm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Alpaca is now separated, and he is okay with it. I do hope he
settles and just wants to hang out with the rest of the animals. It would make
it much nicer around here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Well I will be off to pack an over night bag and get things organized.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you have a great
week<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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computer is back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We bought a new computer for Christmas nothing
too fancy as we don’t do anything to clever on it. My only request is a desk top. I need to have the big screen to work with. The only things we really
wanted was a place to do our pictures, word, iTunes and social media. We bought
the week of Christmas paid to have it set up and some files transferred over and
then put it under the tree. I set it up the last week of December had it up for
two days still setting it for us to use with emails etc. Then I left for Fernie
came back in January. Turned the computer back on and every so often it would
shut down for no reason then it made a high pitch squeal/scream. It was a good
thing my husband home he filmed the noise. So, we packed it up took it back. We
always buy the extra warranty for our computers and we have needed it every
time. This fix up took three weeks we went to Kamloops to pick it up and now we
will try it again. The store we bought it from was very good but, yet it is
still annoying to have to deal with this and go to Kamloops every time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Today I am
hoping we can build a gate, so we can separate the Alpaca. He is quite aggressive
and when I must work with the goats he gets mean and antsy. It is cool to see
actually amazing protection but unfortunately, I think he could seriously hurt
us. Yesterday he and I had a go around of teeth, spitting climbing have way
over the gate trying to get at me. There was no reasoning with him. I thought of
maybe finding another female not a male even though he is castrated he doesn’t
know it. He tries to breed everything and fight. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Good think
he has nice fibre. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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here is under snow and solid ice so not too sure if we can even fix the gate
until we thaw a bit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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woke up to a bit more snow and -6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Exciting times.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our first sheep are in the plans! We have made some plans
with the farm where they are coming from and a date for pick up is being scheduled.
Pretty this much depends on my husband because he must drive ~ it will be this
month.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then it will be making plans with the second farm and this
will be done once lambing has started. These ewes will with fibre in mind. It
will be nice to have our own fibre again as it is quite costly purchasing
fleece for a project.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I do not think I am ready for night time barn checks I can really
do without that. Man, sometimes I am so tired and cold walking across the yard
in the middle of the night. I can actually feel sorry for myself. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I must do a bit work to get ready for more sheep. The girls
I have now are pretty content, they do their own thing. Plus, my Ram is very
sweet in an asshole kind of way. Yesterday he flew around the feeder to get my
son. And, when I do separate him it will have to be a steal fence. Yah he’s
that kind of guy.</div>
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A larger herd will definitely take some creative thinking on
how to feed the hay for the rest of winter.</div>
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Today we warmed up to five above, sunny and blue skies.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Icy farming, it is so slippery it’s crazy. As long, as we don’t
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The Alpaca was literally screaming I have never heard this
from him before. The alert signal for us is usually a nice whistle but not this
morning. This in turn triggers off the dogs whom I had not let off yet for the
day. Usually first thing dogs are off for the day doing their dog things
checking everything they missed in the night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are having a hell of a time keeping the neighborhood dogs off
our property. We are fenced pretty good but there seems to be two that are
relentless. I do not want our dogs mixing ~ no neighborhood friendships, our
dogs do not even need to know they have friends in the hood. It is a constant
fence walk. I know it can be hard to keep it under control but man some days.I know it's hard because I have to keep ours home too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Poor Ewes seriously are sitting ducks out there between dogs and coyotes it is
crazy. If it is a cougar game over, we have little control they always seem to
win.</div>
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It is the same with bears it is hard to keep them out if they want in. <o:p></o:p></div>
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February is going to be a busy month between dentist appointments
and doctor visit for on of the kids. Calendar is filling I am sharing a vehicle
with one of my daughters right now, so everything must be written so we don’t
overlap who needs the truck.<o:p></o:p></div>
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March will be here so quickly and then it is Spring clean up
time. I sure do hope it is clean under all this ice and snow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What a last couple of days so many sad stories in the news.</div>
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People shooting each other, people
passing away. Accidents.</div>
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And, if all else we have to listen about our
great leaders. It was kind of nice back in the day the only time you heard from
them was once in awhile and it actually meant something to take note and listen. Now it's just scroll fast so you don't have to read about their stupidity, ignorance and craziness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now they have changed
our national Anthem. I am not changing it has taken me nearly fifty years to
get it straight. I don’t think it is too big of the deal well except to the
person who put the motion ahead and somebody listened to them. I bet that was pretty
awesome for on their part. The national anthem is like the ABC’s ~ you know the part L.M.N.O.P
you just say it fast to get it over with. It flows nicely. Kids get it as the
first part of memorization.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Seriously sometimes you have to just get away from society/social
media ~ it’s like all those “what the hell moments”, “are we all stupid moments”
And, damn I just don’t get it moments. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The nice part of the week has been celebrating my dads
eighty second birthday. That is pretty awesome. We were all lucky to
have a nice dinner while visiting last weekend.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our weather has been mild not too bad for January. A lot of
rain for us which is pretty crazy. This rain has given us a very icy yard it is
cork boots for sure while doing chores.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is so hard to believe how fast the last month went.</div>
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Hoping you all have a wonderful new month.</div>
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Today was full of energy. The whole barn is clean it is such
a good feeling to get that done. It was not overly messy, but it can always use
cleaning. I locked up my little buddies as they were way too much help. Locking
them up made them quite unhappy but I couldn’t chance the Alpaca to get them. I
had to keep opening and closing the gate on the barn which makes for extra work
but again Alpaca had his own agenda. Our Alpaca is a bit of handful…<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was making plans to make some changes with the pens and really,
I should have done it years ago. A little higher fence area and an extra piece
of wood on the bottom so the babies stay with the right mom. I need a new latch
on the gate that was broken from an uptight lamb. Every lambing / kidding year
I always want to make a warmer barn and may nights while waiting up all night I
dream of doing this. And, then reality is the next season I am making the same
plans all over again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Then I headed over to the drying shed where we dry the lavender.
I started to take the bundles of lavender down and put them into boxes. These
boxes of bundled lavender and now brought into the house and shall completely dry.
This will help take out an moisture that was picked up from the winter air. Then
it is debudding time. I hope to get this last part of process done before May
depending how long it takes to draw out the moisture.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This weekend all the children, grandchildren and family were
home which was very nice, and we had a nice dinner for my dad his birthday is
on Wednesday he will be eighty-two. We ate a wonderful supper at Mom and Dad’s
and enjoyed some good visits. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">We have three girls and three boys, we are blessed</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Each birth was like a Christmas present you never knew what
you would get but the anticipation, excitement, the gratitude and the unconditional
love that a Mom feels with each child is amazing. I wish I could bottle up
those feelings that I felt at that moment of becoming a Mother for the first time
and every other time after that. I try to explain it, but I can’t bring it out
in words, but it is tucked deep down in my heart that I carry every single day
of my life. My children are my greatest joy!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> ~man oh man we make
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There is absolutely no denying that these six children are
siblings. As unique and individual each one of our children is they hold strong
family traits good, so very good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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my eyes and damn if I don’t know they are mine. Good or bad. It’s all there. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I worried that as my children grew up that they would be
walked all over but no it’s there that strong I’m not taking no shit attitude.
It will show up quietly or loudly. <o:p></o:p></div>
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They stand strong together, they tease each other but watch
what happens when someone from the outside upsets one, wrong comment, wrong
gesture. It’s good so very good. They are close to each other, they talk to one
another, they look out for one another, they can hold pretty good grudges to
anyone who messes with one of them. Sometimes I feel I should have been a referee,
keeping the peace find a middle balance.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ahh I wrote a blog post last night granted I was seriously so tired I wanted to
fall asleep. Well, I tried to share but the picture I had used on blog post of
our grandchildren kept coming up on Facebook, so I had to delete the sharing. I
tried changing the picture but no, it still showed our babies. So, I did not
share it, but it is still there on the blog. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I just can’t figure this blog stuff out, so I guess as fancy
as it will get is I write and just share it like a letter. Some people make money
on their blog ~ I just don’t get it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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like but again I can’t do anything fancy if you would like to follow I am at <b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">#sunflowr</span></b> and yes, it is spelled just like that. Instagram is
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The temperature is not very cold holding around zero right now. The milder
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Today I was looking to see if we still had a grain feeder as
I could not remember if the cows had wrecked it. I found it peaking out through
the snow, so it will have to wait until we have good thaw before I can use it.
Instead I gathered black round bins five of them to use for grain for the
sheep. I only put a handful of grain in each one and will now wait to see if
they find where I put the bins. Once they know it will be good to go.<o:p></o:p><br />
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This winter we decided to feed round bales. I for sure would
rather use square bales but I have little help getting the square bales here to
the farm. The bonus to using round bales is super simple in the summer I love
it. However, the downfall is hard to feed in the winter with the snow, rain and
I find quite a bit of waste. So far, this winter I have wrecked two pitch forks
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This past weekend we had our two grandchildren come over for
one of the days and visit us while their mom and dad played hockey. Our oldest
grandson has a nasty bug and was not feeling well and the littlest this was her first time being with us without her Mom. She did really well I was worried how
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The best thing I ever did is buy a treadmill this past
summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I love to walk if I have time I
could walk all day. I loved to walk to town but seriously it sucks up the whole
day and I would never get anything done on those days. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">One thing with the treadmill I
don't have to worry about dodging snakes, worms and road kill. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I don't have to worry about
bears and cougars. I don't have to hit the ditch every once and while because
someone doesn't see you or worry about being spread with mud and water from the
big trucks. One of the worst moments was a complete dust bath and not being able to
see or breath from a low bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> Yet even with all of that I do miss the moments
of feeling complete, the feeling of an accomplishment and feeling of
freedom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I walk damn near every day for
an hour and at the most two and bit hours ~ any more than that I would no get
any work done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> Since I bought the
machine the only days I have not walked on it where when I was in Alaska or
visiting our son. The odd day if we were off on day trip or on some days our
grandchildren stay longer to visit. I can count under two hands how many days I
missed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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super loud and listen to all kinds of music. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I must teach myself to not feel
guilty about doing the walk, it is kind of ingrained in me I need to be
constantly working ~ not being idol. So, if I can I will walk during the lunch
hour and in the evening after my husband calls it a night. I will also take the
dogs to the top of property for a walk. </span></div>
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makes me damn hungry ~ it's terrible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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above and pouring rain in the middle of January, we are having super crazy
weather. My daughter had her daycare children out playing in their yard this
morning and had all four seasons in an hour. And, here on the farm we have over
an ankle-deep amount of water sitting on a foot of snow and it is sure making
it icy.</span> The good thing about this mild weather is I am not fighting with
ice in the water troughs and the animals can enjoy their time with drinking the
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our son is setting up the wildlife camera today we are
hoping to see if we can find the reason to what is setting the dogs up. There
has been a lot of sightings of cougars, lynx and bobcats in our area. Every
time the dogs go crazy at night my stomach drops and I just pray it’s not a
wild cat after the sheep. Poor sheep are really, just sitting ducks out there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My new project is wool felting a rug made with one hundred
percent sheep’s wool. I started with wet felting and now have moved onto needle
felting. I am using an unbelievable amount of woo land it is a thick squishy
mass of wool right now. I love to use fibre of the animals it is such pure,
honest way to make items. The animals love to hand over the fibre, they feel
lighter and way better and for me to use fibre from an animal that was created
for that purpose is a perfect full circle. Win ~ win. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I read BC mountains are to see
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Well it is not so new as we
have always had sheep and goats but now we will get serious.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Last night I had contacted a
lady that I know she has Texel sheep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> I have acquired some
information from her and we will see how lambing goes and I hope to purchase a
few Ewes in the Spring. Last night I googled Texel sheep, checked them out. I
was enjoying learning more about them when suddenly, the computer decided to
shut down right during it all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My other source of sheep is
going to come from my neighbor across the river she breeds with fibre in mind
first then meat. I am quite excited to purchase from her stock as I have always
admired her farming, fibre ethnics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So, we hope to raise twenty-four
ewes plus two rams. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We are in setting money aside
mode for the sheep we have a few months to have it arranged. I have family on
board for this venture (mainly my husband) usually he doesn't know what I am
doing on the farm but since I will need his driving ability, his money and his
blessing... I mentioned it to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We want to farm but still be
able to do somethings take a day to go away or go over night to visit with our
children plus we still have a lovely mortgage for a bit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Wouldn't it be wonderful if we
have it figured out in the next three years so when the bulk of bills is under
control (we) my husband can take it a little slower, less crazy hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Up and down <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Up and down<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">All kinds of weather!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Our<b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> winter</span></b> has been so weird one minute it is so cold, it like
living in a deep freeze. Then we warm up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Then it snows and then it rains<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">All I know though all of this we have burned a whole bunch of
wood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Wood is our main source of heat so if we don’t feed the fire we
freeze. This keeps us pretty tied to home all winter long someone must be here
pretty much 24 -7. Our days seriously consist of feeding the woodstove, to
filling the wood box and admiring how nice it looks only to keep burning it and
doing all over again. Every weekend is used up by splitting firewood or hauling
more home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There is nothing better than the smell of fresh cut wood the deep
pitch smell or the fragrance of a freshly tossed log on the fire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Our wood stove only gives us tops two and half hours and that is
if we are lucky. On cold nights we set the alarm every two hours to make sure
we don’t get too cozy under all those blankets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The whole farm is hooked up on one system underground so if we
freeze … the whole farm can too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">This makes for a long winter since the beginning of November I have
carry water from the middle of the property to all places it is needed this is
to ensure no pipes are freezing from half use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">A steady mild winter would be nice, nothing more than -10 would be
ideal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Life has been so busy, so busy just doing
life stuff. I was going to delete this blog but I couldn’t do it.</div>
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I remember writing
it in the mornings before I took the kids to the school bus or trying to write
something with six different stories being told. I mainly wrote it for my one
sister she loved to keep up with what we were doing, reading stories or catching
little bits about the kids activities. </div>
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There is spelling mistakes, grammar
errors, no sense sentences, loss of train of thought …</div>
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welcome to my life.</div>
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It is
one big amazing jumble<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will try to keep up <o:p></o:p></div>
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Honestly the reason why I fell so far behind, so deep <o:p></o:p></div>
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Well<o:p></o:p></div>
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I put a <span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">lavender
garden</span> in, we made it to over thirteen hundred plants ~ lavender farming
is a time sucking, wonderful adventure with absolutely no life and no time for
anything else. It is full speed ahead and the only peace, is in the dead of
winter. Time will tell how this ventures out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are off to start new adventures here on the farm for
2018. Adventures I need to be able to pull off by myself as the children have
all grown up and working. And, my poor husband is still taking the lead with
horrible hours. I am excited, it will be fun, it will be challenging, I will
get creative and make choices. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It will begin with fibre and woolly animals.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Come along for the ride you can click to follow along on the
right side of the page.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunflower Farm and Petit Creek Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09721211767230248250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29741063.post-55991616925865087042018-01-14T07:53:00.004-08:002018-01-14T07:53:47.983-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
Well Hey this is a test.</div>
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Holy Moly it has been a long time a lot of living has gone on ~ time is crazy</div>
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I will just post this and see if it works or not. </div>
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If anyone see's or receives this let me know.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If anyone would have interest in a monthly news letter from the farm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lavender, farm animals and farm life in general. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have so many fun, Inspiration, general craziness stories to share.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">or </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As usual time is flying by here on the farm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Time is going so fast I can't keep up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Our last child graduated so we are all done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">How cool is that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We are super proud of all our kids. </span></div>
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We have been busy around the farm it has been birthday mode. We now have a little break then a new girl will be joining our family. Very excited about that.</div>
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Here we are at the Spring market it was a intense time getting ready but we did it. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGDWVO-2eKwt7zuXHKbYUpsw8rIgHb8rZA_QnFYbVJC_SNNB_TQS7P-kZ4cPtsqiASeJtZhUDkuRrU_7uVRKkXXeWxgD1SFhWZ7l-3NnUmpFYGeMNvn59NhG7f61W_gZ7tz54yg/s1600/IMG_1780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGDWVO-2eKwt7zuXHKbYUpsw8rIgHb8rZA_QnFYbVJC_SNNB_TQS7P-kZ4cPtsqiASeJtZhUDkuRrU_7uVRKkXXeWxgD1SFhWZ7l-3NnUmpFYGeMNvn59NhG7f61W_gZ7tz54yg/s320/IMG_1780.JPG" width="240" /></a> This beautiful boy graduates next month this is our youngest. I am so glad the school years are behind me all I need is the last diploma of six and we will hang this picture with the rest. </div>
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