A Warm Holiday Open House ‘Thank You’!

The best thing about owning a cottage business is the pleasure of meeting all of you and the opportunity to share some of my passions with you. In these difficult economic times, it’s also important to support local business and discover the hidden talents of so many local artisans. We all have a story and are [...]

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Katie’s New Horse…ACoolCat

Katie, my 13 year old daughter, spent the entire summer looking for a horse. While I’ve been endeared to the American Quarter horse all my life, Katie decided that she was interested in a gaited horse, perhaps a Paso Fino. So, this past summer Katie and her Dad traveled, checked-out and rode numerous Paso’s. Finally, late September, Katie [...]

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Fiber Fun – A Wooly Good Thing!

Now that the gardens are almost put to bed for the winter, I’ve been busy fiber’n for my Holiday Open House at my shop, Sheepy Hollow (check out www.sheepyhollowherbs.com ). Be sure to save the date, Nov 14 & 15, 10 am to 4 pm. Here’s a sample of a few felted items I’ve been [...]

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Welcome New Shetland Ram!

We have a new addition to Sheepy Hollow Farm…a new registered Shetland ram, Testiamo (aka ‘Mac’). He’s a beautiful 7 month old ram sheep. He’s ‘moorit’ in color, that is, a warm chocolate brown. His pic below is of him recently sheered! Notice his handsome developed horns already. Well, I’ve already skirted, washed, picked and carded his fleece. Just haven’t decided what to [...]

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