Sheep surviving Pneumonia, but baby lamb did not.
May 2015 Cappuletta’s daughter’s healing, Suzie As a shepherd, I am constantly watching the animals. Did everyone come to eat their grain? Does anyone have a dazed, ‘I am not feeling well’ look? Is anyone limping? Are they separated from the crowd? Is everyone here?…
Horses Loose on Merimom Ave…..Pray
Spring of 2014…I (Julianne) was pet sitting for a family that lived off Merrimon Avenue near downtown Asheville while they were traveling abroad in France. They have a beautiful quaint farm that is right outside the city limits. It is quite unique; with horses, dogs,…
Beginning Spinning 10 Commandments
Beginning Spinning 10 Commandments I. Thou shall remember to breathe II. Thou shall have patience with yourself III. Thou shall treadle slowly IV. Thou shall not look at thy neighbor’s yarn V. Thou may not spin perfectly today VI. Thou shall keep the draft zone…
A Tsunami of death
A Tsunami of death. Well, it was Anthony Cole , who told me , “If you are in sheep long enough, everything happens.” Well, I guess this could be my ‘everything” year. It started in the beginning of lambing when I found a dead baby…
September, 2014 Llama loose in neighborhood, Sheep loose on Patton Ave.
With what you are about to read, I thank God for how the circumstances turned out. My blog will have a lot of references to God and how thankful I am that He takes care of me, my family and this farm. As I finally…
Wedged between Two Logs…Oh Help Me God.
I must have said, Oh help me God, 50 times during that 5-minute time frame. As I went out this morning to do “baby watch” or “hear” baby watch instead of “see”. I use my ears to alert me of any new baby lambs; they…
How did Rosa feel walking into the bus of white people?
When my daughter, Stephanie, asked me to go with her to the Reggae Festival, because a friend had overbooked herself, I said, sure, secretly hoping that I could somehow sneak into the truck and be with her. She would be vending her uniquely ‘ice-dyed’ clothing…
Austin Texas Trip and Coffee Gift
This little story doesn’t have anything to do with the farm, it has to do with my life and what I just did. Thursday. Jan. 17, 2019, Stephanie picked me up at the farm, packed with all her belongings that she would need or want…