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<\/a>There are chickens with a delightful roosting house. \u00a0(I did not know chickens roosted up in rafters and on high perches). \u00a0There were lots of cows….I forgot to ask how many. \u00a0And there were over 200 sheep!<\/p>\nThis is the renovated barn you stay in for the ‘farm stay.’ \u00a0It has two generous bedrooms with sitting areas that look out the large barn doors at the fields of cows and sheep, and a large kitchen in the center that separates the two bedroom\/sitting rooms.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is the view of the sheep grazing from the the barn where we planned to stay!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before going out to dinner we watched the managers and two helpers bring the sheep into the barn. \u00a0In fact, we helped herd the sheep toward the barn. \u00a0They have two guard dogs and a donkey, but no herding dogs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The next day was my first Wednesday Group class in the new location right on the river in New Baltimore! \u00a0Archie and Susan have a beautiful, renovated historic house overlooking the river. \u00a0The enclosed porch which is now their studio is 40 feet long<\/em> and has spectacular river views! \u00a0The Clearwater<\/em> motored down river, right in front of us, in the afternoon! Susan has filled their new house with many of her antiques, there is a 2nd floor wrap around porch for sitting outside, and the grounds go right down to the river. \u00a0She will have a garden next year!<\/p>\n We drove home after my class on Thursday evening, and early Friday morning I headed out to Mendham for my 2-day workshop with Daryl Lancaster called “Weaving a Memory.” \u00a0It’s been a fun two days, using the Theo Moorman technique to inlay silk habotai strips that were first ink jet printed with our personal photos. \u00a0Daryl covered the Theo Moorman technique as well as photoshop manipulation of our images. \u00a0You always get more than you can conceive of in a workshop with Daryl! \u00a0I will write more on that next time! \u00a0Meanwhile, check out what she has to say<\/a>…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This was a week when my dance card was over full, but how could I say no to so many wonderful opportunities? 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we arrived the wind was howling and we had to close the large folding barn doors and insert beams to hold them closed!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Shortly afterward Lee came to suggest that we stay in the guest room of the main house since the night temperature was expected to be in the low 30s. \u00a0We were disappointed to miss staying in this bucolic spot with its view of all the sheep grazing in the nearby fields….but in the middle of the night we were both very happy to be warm in the heated guest room!<\/p>\n<\/a>Lee caught the two new babies for us to hold. \u00a0He wants them to get used to being handled, but they were definitely not used to it yet! \u00a0And the mother of the lamb I’m holding was not happy about it either!<\/p>\n