tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post565569803363208256..comments2023-12-12T20:38:25.220+00:00Comments on Homeschool on the Croft: Shearing, Part IIHomeschool on the Crofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400742529025230433noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-72368754139259224692011-06-22T03:26:41.156+01:002011-06-22T03:26:41.156+01:00Oh my goodness, that field with a view of the sea?...Oh my goodness, that field with a view of the sea? I just want to run through it barefoot... SO gorgeous!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182837369320286562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-5057996973374585102011-06-22T01:54:35.043+01:002011-06-22T01:54:35.043+01:00I love learning things on your blog. I find these...I love learning things on your blog. I find these sheep to be so beautiful. Also...wee guy is awfully handsome.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-29156611635814654532011-06-21T22:33:30.779+01:002011-06-21T22:33:30.779+01:00I wish I'd gotten a photo of CF holding up the...I wish I'd gotten a photo of CF holding up the fleece when he'd finished. I just didn't realize what was going to happen. One long piece, taller than himself! Then he wrapped it up in a tidy bundle. Note for future photo shoots!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964268420137080404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-37816069941631835682011-06-21T17:20:38.387+01:002011-06-21T17:20:38.387+01:00Hooray!!! Answers to questions!! Your blog is too...Hooray!!! Answers to questions!! Your blog is too lovely to leave if you chose not to respond, but since you have an international 'audience,' I'm so glad you are going to help us out. <br /><br />(Thanks Kezia for asking the one about Gaelic. I wanted to, but I'd asked too much already!)<br /><br />Since you have said you integrate your blog into your homeschool lessons sometimes, is there anything we can tell you about us, or where we live, that your children might be interested in?Deb Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805188576444827531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-84732150008824498502011-06-21T16:57:08.771+01:002011-06-21T16:57:08.771+01:00I learn something new every time I read your blog!...I learn something new every time I read your blog! I was wondering if your children speak Gaelic, and if you use the language much on a daily basis?Keziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451032363897495504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-9287784345307507212011-06-21T15:58:25.864+01:002011-06-21T15:58:25.864+01:00Once again, loving the photos. Is it weird that I...Once again, loving the photos. Is it weird that I'm only 25 miles away and yet am a bit homesick looking at them?! The sea was so calm that night, although it was a bit chilly down there at 11pm! So glad I found your blog (albeit by accident) as it's lovely to see these photos.Islanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914766518956991069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-84133745775054816122011-06-21T14:30:31.794+01:002011-06-21T14:30:31.794+01:00Such fun facts to be found!
That "on top of ...Such fun facts to be found! <br />That "on top of the world" guy is SOOO CUTE!<br />My little boy jeans have the same ventilation going on! Me thinks their knees have some hormone exuding from them that destroys fabric.The Coderlambianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683159579544155288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-50417352099802954782011-06-21T14:28:53.416+01:002011-06-21T14:28:53.416+01:00Loved all the photos and the interesting info! My...Loved all the photos and the interesting info! My family raised sheep, though ours were "hair sheep"! We'd never heard of such a thing till we started researching which type of sheep we'd want to raise for meat. And we found that hair sheep do not have to be shorn, ever; they will simply "shed" their hair when it gets hot, rather like dogs! And they were fun to raise! And my word, the lamb is wonderful eatin'! Seriously! I LOVE lamb and ours was just superb! :) Thanks for posting such interesting blogs, and thanks for the beautiful photos!Dove of Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977548892118219462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-504745862920217942011-06-21T13:11:33.059+01:002011-06-21T13:11:33.059+01:00The Wee Guy looks so cute, up on that post! Great...The Wee Guy looks so cute, up on that post! Great ending to a great post. I love learning new things, and am fascinated w/ your way of life over there. I'm afraid to ask, what is your average temperature this time of year? And also, when are you coming to the states so we can go on a road trip exploring mountains together??? ;o)Mrs.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733696095180815920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-30529417065439778962011-06-21T12:14:23.417+01:002011-06-21T12:14:23.417+01:00Your pictures look great. What an opportunity for...Your pictures look great. What an opportunity for your son to help and watch the whole process. My son said he wishes he could have a cow so he could milk it. So funny. He would probably love to have sheep, too.Rachel E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06029197864979891111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-65942030034565596052011-06-21T12:12:27.476+01:002011-06-21T12:12:27.476+01:00Many, many years ago when my mother was a child, h...Many, many years ago when my mother was a child, her father raised sheep. I was fortunate enough to get his hand shears. I look at them and UNDERSTAND how they work, but the idea that a person can actually shear a not-so-cooperative animal with these is AMAZING! Thanks for the education! <br /><br />My question for your post is, are you really as isolated there on the Isle of Lewis as it appears on Google Maps? I'm not meaning to say it Is a bad thing, but you folks are a LONG, LONG way from even any place in your own country! How does that make your daily life harder AND easier?Catie Scarlettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13338747616852231802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439971908848990993.post-69345378473224719212011-06-21T11:37:43.773+01:002011-06-21T11:37:43.773+01:00Really admire shepherds that are good with the han...Really admire shepherds that are good with the hand shears... beautiful pictures!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486473703872648789noreply@blogger.com