Final count

Of 19 bred sheep, two were barren.  17 sheep dropped lambs for a total of 31 live births.  5 lambs died, smothered by their ewes - all of them triplets.  Two white male lambs were sent to Windsor Farm to be bottle fed.  One lamb was still born.  28 healthy lambs survived.  7 are black, 4 female and 3 male.  Of the white lambs, 10 are male (including the bottle fed lambs) and 11 are female.

 Dinner time.

This past two weeks was school spring break so the house has been full of grandchildren.  The weather has been amazingly warm and sunny and all the daffodils are out in the field; trees are in bud and I have been out planting the garden.  Today I put in red currant and gooseberry bushes.  Weaving and knitting has taken a back seat to the outdoor projects which also included refinishing another old singer sewing machine table and mounting a second Indian head spinner which I will deliver to the Cowichan Knitters on Wednesday.  I did finish the grey jacket I started in February and have been designing vests for both granddaughters using some lovely old, hand drafted patterns found in the recycling bin at one of our seniors homes.  The designs look like a cross between the traditional Cowichan Sweater patterns and the old Mary Maxim sweaters that were so popular in the 60's.  More on these patterns later.

Granddaughter Emily and friend.