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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

A Surprise for All of Us

The other day, upon arriving at the barn, I found Cora, Julia’s bottle lamb from last year, back against the wall of the barn. I said to The Farmer “ Hey, maybe Cora is going to lamb soon.” His reply was, “No, Cora is just being Cora - crazy as she is.” (Her nickname is “Crazy Cora.”) Cora is just a year old and usually yearlings don't lamb here until they are about 16 months and up to 2 years old.

But lo and behold, Saturday she had a lamb! Thankfully the lamb is a girl (which means she will live a long life here on the farm).


Julia is beside herself with delight. She has named Cora's lamb Mora. (She’s got a long list of names for future Cora-babies whenever they are born.) We kept Cora and Mora in a little enclosure for a day so we could try to tame Mora. They escaped - no surprise. Mora is the cutest little thing. Spunky with a zest for life. She’s big for a yearling ewe’s lamb. I doubt she’ll have quite the personality of her mom since Cora is nursing her so beautifully. This does give us a special reason to visit the barn which is fun for all of us.


Julia says this makes her a grandmother and me a great-grandmother. Considering I won’t get that chance in my life, I think I will take a lamb great-granddaughter anyday.

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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, January 29, 2008 at 8:09:00 AM EST

    Kristen, Your posts never fail to brighten my day! Tell Julia I hope she gets to name many more of Cora's lambs. She has done a wonderful job naming this little one!

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  2. Peg-woolinmysoupTuesday, January 29, 2008 at 9:53:00 AM EST

    Congratulations to Cora, Julia and you! I love the photo of Julia, with her Mom's beautifully made mittens, kissing Mora. Crazy Cora looks like she was raised well on the bottle by a wonderful surrogate Mom!
    You will indeed hang out at the barn more now to see Cora and Mora!

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  3. jTuesday, January 29, 2008 at 11:55:00 AM EST

    thanks for sharing this. :)

    Julia looks so happy. She's like Fern Arable. She knows what the sheep say.

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  4. The Sick ChickTuesday, January 29, 2008 at 12:59:00 PM EST

    What a sweet story and beautiful little black lamb. Is Grandma Julia going to start making baby items for Mora? :) Or are we going to have a new line of yarns or roving from Cora and her progeny, the Cora-line? :)

    Whatever happens, I hope they all live happily ever after!

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  5. AnonymousTuesday, January 29, 2008 at 3:47:00 PM EST

    I noticed Julia's mittens right away too.

    Another project for Julia. The Knifty Knitter looms. Remember those little spools that made miles of idiot cord? Well, some smart person just made them much bigger and you can make doll/premie hats, kids hats, adult hats and more. They are found at Michael's, AC Moore, Walmart.

    http://www.decoraccentsinc.com/knifty_knitters.html

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  6. AnonymousTuesday, January 29, 2008 at 4:25:00 PM EST

    you put tears in my eyes (as i'm sure julia put in yours) may all have a healthy and happy life. :) thank you for sharing.

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  7. WillowTuesday, January 29, 2008 at 5:04:00 PM EST

    What a sweet photo! And I'm loving Julia's hat and mittens.

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  8. Commonplace irisThursday, January 31, 2008 at 3:08:00 AM EST

    Good Observing on your part after all -- guessing a lamb was coming when The Farmer didn't! And what joy on Julia's face -- so beautiful. Congratulations Great Grandmother.

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  9. AnonymousThursday, January 31, 2008 at 9:21:00 AM EST

    How wonderful for Julia! I loved Cora from the first time I saw her photographs. She is a beauty and so is her baby.

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  10. SarahThursday, January 31, 2008 at 1:17:00 PM EST

    My toddler and I both loved these cute pictures!

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  11. FeliciaThursday, January 31, 2008 at 2:12:00 PM EST

    Aw, that is so sweet :)

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  12. AnonymousThursday, January 31, 2008 at 5:20:00 PM EST

    Okay. That's one of the sweetest things I've ever seen.

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  13. knititchWednesday, February 6, 2008 at 4:33:00 PM EST

    i'd save the money for cute things for the little one to pose in while taking take of the lambs too. ah this blog. i dream away.

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Have a great day,
Kristin