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(RIP) Bodacious The Shepherd Cat

By Suzanna Crampton On 06/02/2019 · 94 Comments

Truly Sad Tidings.

I had to have Bodacious put to sleep late Friday afternoon, on 1 February, Imbolc, traditionally known as the first day of spring in Ireland. This day is more commonly known as Saint Bridget’s day. 

 

These past 3 weeks, he had been under the weather. We had been to [...]

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Desiderata “desired things” by Max Ehrmann

By admin On 21/12/2016 · 5 Comments

Max Ehrmann

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even [...]

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Zwartbles Sheep at the Ploughing Championships 2016

By admin On 02/10/2016 · Add Comment
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Remembering the ghosts of 9/11

By admin On 11/09/2016 · Add Comment

Peace be with you. Remembering the ghosts of 9/11 #NeverForget

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Irish Zwartbles Wool Blankets & Throws for Winter Warming Presents

How does Hard Copy Journalism Get it so Right But So Wrong?

By admin On 27/08/2016 · 3 Comments

It’s enough to make you weep in frustration when a hard-copy journal editor gets it so right but errs at the same time.

I was notified today by a friend via Twitter that my Zwartbles blankets were in Saturday’s Irish Examiner ‘Property’ section (27 August 2016). There is a huge photograph [...]

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My Zwartbles Lamb Chop & Pear Stew

By admin On 26/08/2016 · Add Comment

Harvest time for lambs is in September – October when the lambs are 9 – 10 months old. Due to their leanness Zwartbles as a breed are slow to mature into a good harvestable condition. They are finished here on clover and apples, which sweetens the meat. Our fields are full of white and [...]

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The Verge writes about My Vines

By admin On 26/08/2016 · Add Comment

I have been making these 6 second looping vines for a while now which mostly appear on my twitter account @zwartblesie .

The online magazine  The Verge took a fancy to them and wrote a lovely piece.

You can read about it [...]

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What is a Raglan Sleeve?

By admin On 18/08/2016 · 2 Comments

Here is a short film of fiber artist Anita Marnell demonstrating what a raglan sleeve is on a sweater knitted in home spun Zwartbles yarn by Alexander Kronsteiner .

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Shearing Ewe Lambs 2016

By admin On 18/08/2016 · Add Comment

I feel for black sheep in this sunny summer heat also as I caught 2 cases of fly strike very early and I do not like pouring chemicals on them I had the lambs all shorn.

Here is a short film of them getting their hot fleeces off in this summer [...]

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Zwartbles Sheep on the Farm

By admin On 20/06/2016 · Add Comment
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