Goodbye sunshine

I enjoyed every minute of the sunshine and I tried to hold onto it, but it has gone away again. Got three loads of hay in the barn before the rain, and filled up all the hay racks for the sheep and goats, at least it is not freezing. Built a fire in the mill room stove and cleaned and organized, found more surprise bags of wool. The wool on my sheep is getting very long and is ready to be shorn. The first month of 2011 has come and gone, most of the days were too rough to work outside. The cold, long dark nights are perfect for spinning and other projects. I love the Cormo wool from Dan, the ram, so soft and long, and a wonderful felting wool for making next to the skin clothing, but it is a challenge to process without making nepps. The first step is to get all the grease completely out in the wash, so I simmer it on the wood stove. Completely different from washing and processing longwools and mohair. You can teach an old dog new tricks.