Departures and arrivals

Last weekend we went to the Melton Mowbray Rare Breed Sale. We took 5 sheep to sell, 4 Shetland shearling ewes and a Shetland shearling tup. We sold all the ewes but the tup didn't make his reserve so he came home again!

I entered various classes in the Shetland Sheep Society craft competition and won the cup for the best craft exhibit! Very pleased. Below is a pic of the winning item, my cardigan in 2 ply laceweight yarn.

While we were away on holiday 2 of our chickens died so we bought two new ones at Melton Sale. They are young Buff Sussex hens - pics below. Hoping they are good layers as most of the rest seem to have stopped at the moment!