Who knew this handsome little guy would start a new friendship!
It all started in 2004 when Joan from Mud Ranch contacted me about buying a Jacob ram. Arrangements were made for my husband and her husband to meet in southern Oregon for them to get Douglas. He grew up to be a bit odd 🙂 but they still came back to us for their second ram! This time they got Debonair (Dub). A friend and I delivered him and I had a delightful time visiting with her and her husband. Not such a great time driving to her house – it took us over an hour to go 20 miles due to hills and TURNS!!! But in the end it was well worth the drive 🙂 We now have sheep from each other’s flocks and I truly enjoy our friendship.
On Monday I had a package sitting on my front porch from Joan…what could it be?
Oh goodie, goodie, goodie!!! It’s the bag she posted about on her blog that I have been drooling over 🙂
It came with one of her beautiful cards and it really got me thinking about all of the wonderful friends I have thanks to my sheep. Douglas is no longer around, but I am thankful to him for bringing such a nice person into my life.
In honor of Douglas, his sister Petunia, had her lambs yesterday!
She was a bit out of sync with everybody else. Her lambs are going to have to be extra tough to hang out with the big lambs!
She had 2 little girls!
Stories from the Farm 
The bag is beautiful, I admired it also. Great job Joan… I have also met some very nice people that own sheep. I think people that love animals are usually good hearted folks that enjoy sharing their experiences and love for them. Your two new ewe lambs are cuties. More in May huh?
Douglas was a bit odd, but I liked him non-the-less… Well, until he started beating up things such as gates. 🙂 He did pass on his pretty blue eyes and his loud markings a lot and also gave us quite a few lilacs!
You also forget that we actually have a THIRD ram, Raider. I’m excited about him… He’s so handsome!
Thanks Shannon, it was a nice post and I’m so glad you like the bag! 😀
PS: Looking forward to seeing Petunia’s babies progress. It’s neat that you have “Dudley’s” twin sister! Does she have blue eyes too?
PPS: My mom always said that Dudley looke like a clown with his black lipstick. 😉
I, too, have made such wonderful friends since getting in to sheep – Shetlands, in my case, but I don’t think it matters. Like Mary said, “animal people” tend to be good people!
I bought my first Jacob ram, Max, from Patrice in 1994, We’ve been close friends ever since, even though Patrice doesn’t have sheep anymore. Max turned out to be a real terror and didn’t last long, but the friendship has 🙂