Saturday Farm Photos: Bye Bye Sheep Barn!

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Auntie Rose isn't the only one around here who's surprised by the sudden change of scenery. One minute my hunky farmguy was saying we really need to rebuild the sheep barn before it falls apart even more, I said, "It's not that bad yet, is it?" then idly wondered aloud if maybe our Amish carpenter neighbors (whose front yard produce stand has been supplementing our kitchen garden bounty) would be interested in taking on the job, and the next thing I knew measuring was under way, dates had been set, a guy from the electric company arrived to disconnect the power down there and put a new breaker box on the pole, we ordered a whole bunch of rough cut siding from the nearby Amish sawmill, large piles of money were handed over to the lumberyard and metal roofing manufacturer, a horse and buggy pulled up, and our beloved little sheep barn had been flattened (except for the rock walled feed room which we're saving).

Now all they have to do is build it back up! More photos to come.

In the meantime, want to take a peek at past barn pictures?
10/2/05: Where Sheep Sleep
10/17/05: Fall Color by the Barn
10/27/05: Where Sheep Sleep, Take Two
11/10/05: Where Sheep Sleep, Take Three (the Frosted Edition)
12/3/05: Same Scene, New View Barn Shots
5/29/06: Sun Hits Morning Mist
11/12/06: Beyond This Door There Be Treats
12/2/06: Snowstorms & Snowfall (and Heart Rocks)
11/17/07: Random Barn Shot
3/19/08: Flood Watch
9/21/08: Last Day of Summer
12/3/08: The Notorious Scratching Post Gang

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Farm Photo 3/4/08: Auntie Rose

Sometimes Known As Hayhead

This is an actual conversation that took place last November.

My mother: What's that one's name?

Me: Auntie Rose.

My mother: That's kind of a dumb name.

My head turns, my eyes widen in disbelief.

Me: You named her!

My mother: I did?

Me: Yes!

My mother: I don't remember.

Me: It was years ago. For some reason we'd started calling one of The Chippers Uncle Chip, and you said there should be an Auntie Rose to go with Uncle Chip and we needed to name this ewe Auntie Rose.

My mother: I did?

Me: Yes!

My mother: I don't remember that.

Me: I always wanted to change her name to something else, but I was afraid I'd hurt your feelings.

My mother: I really don't remember.

Me: So you mean to tell me that all these years she could have had a better name instead of being called Auntie Rose?

My mother: I don't remember any of this.

Maybe my mother should enter politics.

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