FOs and Sheep Mowing

Missy's Monkeys are finished:

Whoa - LARGE picture....  :)

The Peacock Socks are done too:

Love that lil sheep tape measure!  I had to measure the cuffs because they needed to be at least 2" to count for SOS 08.  They were 3".

In other news, the sheep are serving double duty this week by growing their lovely fleeces for me and mowing portions of our lawn:

With the price of gas lately, we decided it was worth the cost to set up a movable fence.  We attached it to the pasture and, wallah (sp?) Edit - "Voila" (with an accent over the last 'a') Not to be confused with "Viola" which is something completely different! - Thanks Spingirl!  they mow.  Actually, you would be surprised how nicely they mow too.  They have straight edged teeth and only eat to within one inch of the ground.  Evenly too I might add.  If you look at pictures of the White House and other monuments during the Colonial days, you will almost always see sheep wandering around mowing their lawns.  An old practice, brought up to date!

Of course, with 11 acres, Paul is still out there mowing too.  It's a group effort.  :)

Comments

[Heidi Jill Price]

Hey, I like those socks with the white heels and toes! Neat idea!

Great idea to move the sheep around! In my less sane moments, I think about getting wooly lawn mowers.! I have the land for them - just not sure that I have the energy! LOL!

[Marion]

My sister has goats. She moves them around to eat weeds on her farm. I've tried to convince her to switch to sheep, then learn to spin. I'd learn to dye and we'd be in yarn heaven. She won't talk to me about it.

[Jessica]

Love the socks! Especially the first pair. Nice dye job.

And I can't imagine why people who had sheep *wouldn't* use them to mow the lawn. Isn't that in the genetics or something?!? ;)

[Missy]

My monkey socks look great!! I love 'em!! John & I can't wait to see you & Paul (and My Shadow, of course) on Friday!! Until then....XOXO

[Lisa]

So you're really zipping along on socks! Good for you!

I want sheep. And/or their fleece. ;-)

BTW, it's "Voila" (with an accent over the last 'a') Not to be confused with "Viola" which is something compeletely different!
;-P

[Daniele]

Oh Yeah! That's how you spell it! DUH! :)

[medievalneedle]

you could fix that mowing problem with...more sheep :)