Needing a bit of brightness in a dark time? Besides looking for and shining a light on the helpers...I recommend getting a puppy. 😉 #puppylove

Aidan was the first sheep I bought for love, early in our farming journey. He came to us with his sire and was a magnificent animal. Farmers are taught not to get attached, Aidan taught us to ignore that advice. The Harris Stick Maker turned Aidan's horn into a lovely reminder of my first best boy.

My first boys, sire and son. The foundations of our flock, gone now, but living on in their progeny. I loved these boys... but to be fair, we love too many of our boys, with quite a few pets in the flock. But they pay us back with wool and laughter - look at the twinkle in those eyes!

Progress being made on renovating "Carolyn", the victorian carder we're restoring for Highland Wool's micro-mill. First stop: taking it apart to clean everything. So much grunge and rust!

Our motto: there's no such thing as waste wool. Saved this Shetland from landfill, used it & our Heb fleeces to teach ourselves processing. The good is being used for spinning, weaving, felting; the bad for mulch, compost, path repair. Toward a day (again) when no Scottish fleece goes to landfill.

We have 37 ewes, but only 12 are going to the ram. Another 12 breeders will rest this year, and spend their energy on producing good fleece. The rest are retirees and lambs. It sounds like we have a lot of non-working animals, but everyone has a job: landscape maintenance, visitor interaction,

The wheel turns: tupping season rolls around again. There's comfort in the repetitive nature of the farming life, a steadying. And we're excited to see what this young ram does for our flock. He's certainly keen!