My father told me that his grandmother, Minnie, used to
make quilts. They were not art, he assured me, just made up of
snippets of old clothes , so as not to waste fabric and used to keep
warm. He remembers one, he says, all in grays and blacks and plaids.
Not art, he says, not meant to be beautiful.
Sounds like beauty to me. Maybe even art...
That is to help keep them clean before they go into the show ring. They are bathed in woolite - yes they are! after shearing & before showing - for the meat varieties - Suffolk being the ones in this photo - are grown primarily for meat.
Tiny glimpse into what I did during high school, huh?
I take that back - the one without a sweater is a Suffolk, the other two may be Hampshire or a cross breed.(I can only see the bottom of the photo as I comment.) All of which are grwon for meat. (The ones that are grown for wool - are not shorn prior to showing - for obvious reasons.)
That is to help keep them clean before they go into the show ring. They are bathed in woolite - yes they are! after shearing & before showing - for the meat varieties - Suffolk being the ones in this photo - are grown primarily for meat.
ReplyDeleteTiny glimpse into what I did during high school, huh?
I take that back - the one without a sweater is a Suffolk, the other two may be Hampshire or a cross breed.(I can only see the bottom of the photo as I comment.) All of which are grwon for meat. (The ones that are grown for wool - are not shorn prior to showing - for obvious reasons.)
ReplyDeleteNo I could not eat lamb after showing them...