Saturday Morning Musings ~

~ Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

I had to snap these of our sheep this morning ~

… so peaceful and quiet

{well except for the cacophony of roosters wishing me good morning!}

this is our Finn/Jacob Ram, 'Bobby' {pronounced: baaaah-bee}

 they are so sweet, these two ~

mother & son

so very gentle.

Bobby on the left, Esther on the right {aka 'Mommy'}

 Esther is getting up there in age ~ she's been with us now over 10 years.

~ not sure how old she was when we adopted her.

not sure how old she is in 'sheeps' years either...

;)

they both freely graze here on our property,

no fences to keep them in ~ all the fresh grass they can eat.

they sleep in the barn every night and are almost always up & out before we rise in the mornings.

I am working on a few new designs that incorporate by beloved sheep

watch for them in punch needle, wool appliqué, rug hooking & cross stitch soon!

 ~ this is an old Pennsylvania Show Towel

 {below}

I bought it {and a couple more} from one of my favorite antiques dealers,

Ann Bedics of The Cat Lady Antiques

I love it so ~

it is surely worn, damaged, stained old & tired.

{like me! ha!}

it was prepared for someone to stitcher her best on ~ 

then be hung by the loops you see below.

show towels were brought out on special occasions

 to 'show' visitors how well the young woman could stitch…

mine was never stitched on

instead it was folded and put away

seemingly for many many years as the ancient folds tell us.

I would like to stitch on it.

small, scattered motifs

simple & light

giving it a little more life….

this I will do as an 'in-between' project and keep it.

just for me.

I'll share my progress with you though ;)

our Farm Shop is OPEN today 10 - 3:00

come on our for a cup of tea and a home baked brownie {or two}

bring your stitching, hooking, whatever…

come create with me!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori