Sometimes you wind up spending so much time pulling weeds that you forget to stop and smell the roses. I wish you could smell the pale pink rose, the Milford rose, brought to Milford in the late 1700’s. It has the intense fragrance used in perfumery.
posted by finnsheep at 3:55 PM
I live on a farm that has been in the Hatton family since 1859. My seven acres used to be home to Finnsheep, a rare breed from Finland. Only a few hundred are registered in the USA every year. Finnsheep are known for large litters of lambs and wool that has a very soft hand and high luster - - very popular with handspinners. I have been spinning the wool from my sheep since the mid-80's. I am no longer breeding Finnsheep, and gave the last of them away last summer. I am in the process of learning what a tremendous thrill it is to put a spinning wheel back in condition to do what it was made for! I probably have a couple of wheels and winders for sale at any given time. Don’t hesitate to ask about them. Also please visit my etsy store http://finnsheep.etsy.com
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I have been thanking you many times over for the slip of the Milford Rose--the fragrance is so nice that I have been collecting the petals the rain knocked off!
I was so excited that it was blooming when I came home :-)
I've been pulling the honeysuckle stamens and drinking the nectar..yum!
You found a time when it wasn't raining to pull weeds!?!? Actually I did too the other day but all I got to smell was mint and although it is good I am sure it didn't smell as good as your roses.
Lovely Roses!
I wish I could grow them here, unfortunately the deer think they are candy and they know how to get around the fencing too. Although, I have managed to get some Foxglove and Columbine to bloom this year. :-)
Hope to see you soon!
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