Comments on: a roof with a view http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/ Stories from a small organic farm in Devon Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:49:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: paula http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/#comment-554 paula Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:48:28 +0000 http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/#comment-554 Oh yes, yes, yes...doesn't the wool look like a lustrous, silken river! And the sheep, once sheared, look like rose-pink moiré silk. No, wool is worthless here too. Though I sell most of mine to a rather wonderful little business that makes felted wool burial shrouds. I have a few hand spinners who occasionally ask for it, though not too many. It's such a crying shame. Thank you, the family are beginning to feel a little better today, and we are having warm, dry weather, which helps Oh yes, yes, yes…doesn’t the wool look like a lustrous, silken river! And the sheep, once sheared, look like rose-pink moiré silk.
No, wool is worthless here too. Though I sell most of mine to a rather wonderful little business that makes felted wool burial shrouds. I have a few hand spinners who occasionally ask for it, though not too many. It’s such a crying shame.
Thank you, the family are beginning to feel a little better today, and we are having warm, dry weather, which helps

]]> By: paula http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/#comment-553 paula Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:40:35 +0000 http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/#comment-553 Thank you Jane - I feel unworthily flattered! Though I'm very pleased you enjoy reading it. You're right - I do have a passion and love of the countryside and farming. I had a quick look at your lovely unspoilt village and the beautiful, tranquil meadows and countryside that surrounds you. It seems unspeakable that it could be built on. I shall keep on looking in so I can keep up to date with developments - hopefully not of the housing kind. Good luck with getting more publicity. I'm feeling a little mazed as I've heard that FMD is back with us - so sorry if I sound rather weird. Take care and good luck. Thank you Jane - I feel unworthily flattered! Though I’m very pleased you enjoy reading it. You’re right - I do have a passion and love of the countryside and farming.
I had a quick look at your lovely unspoilt village and the beautiful, tranquil meadows and countryside that surrounds you. It seems unspeakable that it could be built on. I shall keep on looking in so I can keep up to date with developments - hopefully not of the housing kind. Good luck with getting more publicity.
I’m feeling a little mazed as I’ve heard that FMD is back with us - so sorry if I sound rather weird.
Take care and good luck.

]]> By: critterkeeper http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/#comment-548 critterkeeper Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:13:19 +0000 http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/#comment-548 As a spinner, I am all but drooling over all the wool coming off your sheep! Do you have a market for your fleece? I heard that a fellow living close to me was taking the fleece from his 9 sheep to the dump. I went to see him and he gladly gave it to me. I am in spinners heaven. Hope the family will be well soon. As a spinner, I am all but drooling over all the wool coming off your sheep!
Do you have a market for your fleece?
I heard that a fellow living close to me was taking the fleece from his 9 sheep to the dump. I went to see him and he gladly gave it to me. I am in spinners heaven.

Hope the family will be well soon.

]]> By: Jane http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/#comment-547 Jane Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:43:13 +0000 http://locksparkfarm.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/a-roof-with-a-view/#comment-547 I found your blog today via the CPRE website. Brilliant! It's the first really down to earth, honest blog I've found. You obviously have a great love of the countryside and it's wildlife. I live in a Dorset village threatened with "700" new houses... to be built on greenbelt land, so as you can imagine we are pretty scared that we are going to lose our green meadows, wildflowers, badgers, foxes and deer (which I photograph and film regularly). Your blog really goes to show how important farming is to our country, and how it shapes our countryside. I think that Bill Byron is coming to our village today to have a look at the area being considered for development so we hope to get some more publicity soon regarding our plight. I hope to look in regularly and read your blog.... I have added your feed to my Google homepage. Great news regarding the bTB's and great looking new ridge on your thatch! Jane I found your blog today via the CPRE website. Brilliant! It’s the first really down to earth, honest blog I’ve found. You obviously have a great love of the countryside and it’s wildlife. I live in a Dorset village threatened with “700″ new houses… to be built on greenbelt land, so as you can imagine we are pretty scared that we are going to lose our green meadows, wildflowers, badgers, foxes and deer (which I photograph and film regularly). Your blog really goes to show how important farming is to our country, and how it shapes our countryside. I think that Bill Byron is coming to our village today to have a look at the area being considered for development so we hope to get some more publicity soon regarding our plight. I hope to look in regularly and read your blog…. I have added your feed to my Google homepage. Great news regarding the bTB’s and great looking new ridge on your thatch! Jane

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