Warren County Dairy Goat Show was great! We showed 5 does: BELACRES GRETA won Recorded Grade Grand Champion and Best of Breed. OUR FATHER’S GIFT ROSEMARY won Recorded Grade Reserve Champion and Best Udder. OUR FATHER’S GIFT BLANCHETTE won Recorded Grade Junior Reserve Champion. OUR FATHER’S GIFT BRIGHTY won second…
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Loss
To lose an animal will always be a trial for me. I have loved and cared for that animal. Planned their future, tried to make them happy. And then all those hours, thoughts, dreams, and dollars seem wasted. Over the years of farming, I have lost many animals. Some were…
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Baby Photos!
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2016 Hartsville Christmas Parade
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Weaving an Alpaca Scarf
Weaving an Alpaca Scarf After we spun the alpaca fiber, we warped the loom. The loom is a rigid heddle table loom made by Ashford. Time to start weaving! This is the fun part. This scarf, now finished, measures 50 in. by 14 in. We hand-spun all of the yarn…
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In Memory of Sage
We lost Sage today. Two days ago, she was the picture of health. Yesterday morning, she had bloody scours and was off her feed and listless. We treated her aggressively for coccidiosis and enterotoxemia, and tubed electrolytes every few hours, but she went downhill very fast. She died in 24 hours. She…
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Breeding Season
Along with the fall leaves and pumpkin pie, this time of year brings the scent of bucks around here on Our Father’s Gift! For our dairy goat herd breeding season started Sep 2 when we introduced our buck Valor into their herd. He did an amazing job of synchronizing…
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2016 Wilson County Fair
We had a great time demonstrating at the Wilson County Fair with the Friends of Fiber. We demonstrated spinning, weaving, dyeing, knitting, crocheting, and needle felting.
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Trousdale County Fair
We had a lot of fun at the Trousdale County Fair. Here are is a sample of some of our winning entries.
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Hartsville TN 4th of July Parade
The parade was on despite severe thunder storms and torrential rain. Thankfully the rain stopped just long enough for the parade to go. After the parade was over, Alfred and I stayed around and gave free rides to the children. That went over very well. At some points we even…