Armed with his bottle and a layer of extra anti nibbling clothing our intrepid wee warrior climbed into the pen with the wild untamed lambies.
Poor kid never stood a chance. The quads just LOVE him. And only two are bottle fed remember!
Barely escaped with his boots actually. I have a feeling that Minty, who will still follow a bottle at her age, was egging them on!
Minty loves people.
As you can see Mama keeps a close eye on visitors. But the homeschooled children are used to her, they know Mothers are like that.
Then back inside we went to practice our knitting. We cut up old fabric into long strips, knotted them together and made peggy squares.
Life is fun.
Good morning. I have made a pact with myself not to mention the weather for a week. Unless it is glorious sun or life giving rain. I shall not mention the cold again. I don’t think it helps to moan about stuff we cannot change. It just drags us deeper, making it harder to cope. And to moan about the cold makes me feel colder and more hunched and miserable. And I was getting repetitive. So. The End of Cold Talk.
I really hope that you have a lovely day. We will.
celi
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49 responses to “small child mobbed by wild lambies”
Kids love lambs, no doubt about it, and these children will have wonderful memories of your farmy which will stay with them for life. Some children have never seen a real farm with real animals to interact with, which is so sad; you are doing a wonderful thing for these kids Celi.
A cardboard loom has slits cut at close regular intervals on top and bottom (they should line up mostly). You can then wind the warp string/thread around the loom (not too tightly – don’t bow the cardboard). You then weave yarn, thread, or strips of fabric in and out. A tabby pattern is the easiest but you can get creative with it. I would suggest an 8 1/2″ X 11″ or smaller piece of card board to start with. Good luck and have fun!
Don’t think the lamby rush fazed the little one too much at all! Bet those kids are just about the only ones in Illinois who can’t wait to go to school – far, far too many interesting things to do . . . and, yep, i am a knitter but had never seen needles of that size before! PS Was fun for me too to click on the computer a few minutes back and be able to say: ‘Good morning Tilly, good morning Blue Murphy’: they do look gorgeous on te screen . . . .
I found these needles in my husbands great aunts cupboard.. they knit up very fast!! c
Wise great aunt 😉 !
Lucky children, and the enthusiastic lambs are so funny! Here’s something to take your mind off the weather: http://seasonalinspiration.blogspot.co.nz/2013/03/my-book-is-taking-boat-trip.html
Fun x Awesome = Awesome Pics for Us!
What a fun post!
I don’t know who has a better deal here, the homeschoolers or the lambs. Oh, right–neither: *I* get to enjoy both, so lucky me! Thanks for sharing such wonders!!! xoxo
Delightful!
Hi Celi
Thanks so much for your blog – it is such a bright, cheerful start to my busy day. We dairy farm about 1 hour’s drive from Johannesburg, South Africa and I also homeschool my two teenage daughters. We milk about 110 Jerseys and raise another 260 Holstein heifers for another dairy farmer and I get up really early, but it is much easier since I’ve discovered your blog. I brew a cup of our indigenous rooibos tea with ginger and I drink that while reading your blog. When I get to the ‘have a lovely day’ part, I am ready to face the world! Thanks very, very much for being such an important part of my morning.
And thank you very much for reading me with your perfect early morning drink, I am off out into the dark too now, but am milking only one compared to your 110. You are one busy girl.. Have an especially lovely day today.. c
Oh you do have a wonderful life… the joy you experience comes through in your photos… I just love it…
I have decided to embrace the snow since there is no winning over it.
I got such a nostalgic, peaceful feeling at the first glance of this post. How I miss the days my grandmother spent teaching, and showing me the country side of life. Those are the best memories I ever expect to acquire. I so miss the days of the family farms, and independent, family oriented enterprise. Those should be memories for every child, and person, in my opinion, and such a sad reality that now can be only memories indeed.
Bless You
paul