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Peep came to us in via Craigslist back in 2013 with her sister (also “Peep”) as little 8 or so week old chicks.

She and her sister were completely inseparable, patrolling the pasture every day side by side.

They were quite the security team, sounding the alarm at the slightest indication of suspicious activity, until Peep2 passed away unexpectedly in 2014 or thereabouts.

After that, Peep was on her own, and I think she came to kind of identify as a chicken, but she maintained her lookout, and more than one bird in the shed owes their continued existence to Peep’s high-pitched alarm.

I hope that the chickens learned from her example and will honor her memory by keeping their little heads on swivels as they roam and graze, being mindful of the ever-present threats from above (eagles, ravens, hawks).

Rest in Peace, Peep.

The Man took this photo of our big apple tree the other day, all heavy with fruit

She’s an old King tree, and never fails to produce a ton of apples. A couple days later the Schoonovers came over and harvested most of them- and now they are on their way to being pressed for cider 🙂 So glad that they are going to good use- as it is way more than the sheep and I could deal with!

Making ok progress on The Shepherd’s vest – working just on the front goes a little slower than knitting in the round. Managed to get one side of the front finished up during the Hawks game today.

So at least something good came out of the afternoon.

And I’m doing a little bit of puppet decorating when I can find little chunks of time- this little Dottie-wool lamb is shaping up pretty nicely-

Out in the shed, this spring’s chicks are getting big- and I’m becoming increasingly convinced that they are almost all roosters. Just figures, eh?

Work continues apace on The Shepherd’s vest-

If I can keep up working one inch per day, I should be up to the shoulders by the end of the month, and will have plenty of time for finishing, washing and blocking. That’s the plan, anyway.

But I’m also trying to make time to get some more little sheep puppets going. This weekend I gave Milo a curly hairdo

And some newly assembled lambies got their peepers-

Out in the pasture things are really wet, but sheeps are enjoying windfall apples that are plentiful this time of year.

Have a great week!

Mitten thumbs finally complete!

Ends tucked in, washed and dried. Done (at long last)!

More sheep puppets in the works-

Staying on pace with the Shepherd’s Vest-

And fashioned a special tiny orifice hook for Elsa from a small paperclip.

Also have a lead on getting a couple of new bobbins crafted for her. Woot!

Ps. Go Hawks! 🙂