tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post6835597120464572891..comments2023-08-15T04:07:17.696-05:00Comments on Little Red Oak Farm: October?Gail Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09644852656633107525noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post-51242055805231082442009-10-17T23:13:27.559-05:002009-10-17T23:13:27.559-05:00Hi Connie,
I think Hubbard squash are football sha...Hi Connie,<br />I think Hubbard squash are football shaped. Tonight I saw an all tan squash shaped just like ours, and maybe ours was meant to turn all tan.<br />I'll look that up. Australian Butter squash? Musquee de Provence?Gail Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644852656633107525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post-34532394492945725152009-10-14T10:40:12.283-05:002009-10-14T10:40:12.283-05:00Is that a Hubbard squash? There was a popular one...Is that a Hubbard squash? There was a popular one in Australia called a "Blue" squash but I don't think it was that black and I don't think it had spots.<br /><br />It's sad to say goodbye to rams, but that's the way of farming, isn't it? I used to have problems with my calves when we sent them to market. And the one that we put in our freezer gave me trouble for a while. And then there was the year of the pigs - I cried when I took them to the butcher!!<br /><br />Lovely setup at Gale Woods - hopefully you spread the word even if you didn't sell.Connie Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000331487489593437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post-23921566260363101982009-10-13T22:57:43.449-05:002009-10-13T22:57:43.449-05:00Oh Deb, I'm sorry.
Those lovely rams tear at m...Oh Deb, I'm sorry.<br />Those lovely rams tear at my heart, too. I have to close my eyes and walk away.<br />But since I posted 2 weeks ago about nice rams "going on the truck", 3 of them got snapped up, so it has done some good.<br />Sorry if the picture upset your day.Gail Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644852656633107525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post-24945876284416664292009-10-13T19:21:03.777-05:002009-10-13T19:21:03.777-05:00Oh PLEASE don't do that! I KNOW there are alw...Oh PLEASE don't do that! I KNOW there are always too many rams to use, I KNOW he has horns and you don't want horns (I wouldn't either, if I were a breeder), I KNOW there are certain...realities to farm life. But, to show us a beautiful ram, remark on his wonderful pure black color, see him, alive and beautiful, enjoying a pumpkin snack, and knowing NOW he's ......lamb chops! Seriously, every day I get closer to being a vegetarian.<br /><br />If they've got to go, at least don't let us ever know they existed.<br /><br />I LOVE the looks of your flock, though. I wanted Ivy badly (townie, can't do it) and standoffish or not, Maple is gorgeous.Deb Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805188576444827531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post-67576920432975154812009-10-13T11:27:58.299-05:002009-10-13T11:27:58.299-05:00I love the pictures! Wish I could give you an answ...I love the pictures! Wish I could give you an answer on the squash but if you find let me know as I would love to grow that variety! That black colored ram is stunning!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070606564603963629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post-33017562855334823262009-10-13T07:21:37.212-05:002009-10-13T07:21:37.212-05:00Wow Gail, you and Angie had a nice looking booth -...Wow Gail, you and Angie had a nice looking booth - you have been doing lots of felting from the looks of it. I always enjoy talking to the people about sheep, fiber and spinning even if sales are scarce. Congrats on getting the two Finn ewes. One of my first two sheep was 1/2 Shetland, 1/4 Border Leicester and 1/4 Finn, her fleece was SO long and purly!Becky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664957352385337093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post-41027048871576744782009-10-12T23:37:30.221-05:002009-10-12T23:37:30.221-05:00Hi Garrett,
I love Gale Woods Farm, too. I've...Hi Garrett,<br />I love Gale Woods Farm, too. I've been there a half dozen times, now. It's the farm we'd all like to live on-- clean, lots of staff and volunteers, doing everything naturally and sustainably.<br />They seem to crossbreed most of their sheep, but I recall that some of the crosses I asked about had Border Leicester in them. They have Clun Forest and Icelandics, too.<br />I'll put Parker's picture in the next post. Finally got a pretty good one. 5 big boys stay over winter.Gail Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644852656633107525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036390833719709995.post-36950923875707574192009-10-12T22:45:26.569-05:002009-10-12T22:45:26.569-05:00Gail! I love Gales Woods Farm!
They used to have ...Gail! I love Gales Woods Farm!<br /><br />They used to have beautiful Border Leicester sheep. I wonder if they still do?<br /><br />How many 'big boys' are you keeping over this winter? How is Parker looking?<br /><br />Hopefully we'll run into one another again sometime soon!Ebonwald Cardiganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749634503191909772noreply@blogger.com