I Tell a Little Secret

I Tell a Little Secret

I think I had better let you in on a little secret as to how I came up with the design for this blanket and why the four white stripes. The Zwartbles sheep who take part in the postings on the Zwartbles Ireland website are the inspiration for the design. The four...
Heading to the 2013 Blog Awards

Heading to the 2013 Blog Awards

It is October so time for the Blog Awards Ireland 2013. Last year I was nominated and got onto the short list for best lifestyle blog, (farming is a lifestyle you know). I believe a more urban lifestyle blog won the award last year and no surprise as there were many...
Sponging Ewes?

Sponging Ewes?

I have been asked, what is sponging ewes? I think the people asking this question have an image in their minds eye of me giving the ewes a bubble bath with a sponge. This would be way too time consuming and take farming to a level well beyond my work load capacity....
The Last of the 2013 Zwartbles Wool Collected Today

The Last of the 2013 Zwartbles Wool Collected Today

I drove up into the foot hills of County Wicklow just outside Baltinglass to a lovely farm where they milk a beautiful breed of cattle from France called Montbéliard. They originated in the Haute Saône-Doubs region of France. They are a dairy and meat breed much like...

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