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bookishbitch
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Part history book and part memoir of this author's journey into becoming a shepherd and custodian for the breed. It also delves into the difficulties living on a small island with the sheep when it comes to getting then processed into meat and tanned hides as well. I appreciated the author's commitment to living as naturally on the land as possible, and finding ethical processing. I look forward to spinning this wool some day.

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Suet624
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Covid arrives and the author decides to make a sweater from scratch. From shearing the sheep, spinning and dyeing the wool, and making the sweater. I enjoyed her humor and the particular items she chose to go into depth on, especially color and the origin of particular colors (from bugs). The last quarter of the book got a bit bogged down, but overall I enjoyed it.

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bookishbitch
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This is the 1st time I've heard of a grab and hold method for sheepdog work. Pretty smart of the farmers to come up with this. Necessity is the mother of invention indeed! Hopefully the teeth file down wasn't to the dogs detriment.

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bookishbitch
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A friend sent me the info for this book. Of course I couldn't resist. I'm currently participating in a rare breed wool study so this is my kind of jam. (Hand spinning yarn.)

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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1. I don‘t know that it‘s my favorite (or how unique it is), but it certainly entertains me. I talk to inanimate objects and sometimes name and/or “pack bond” with them. I do it a lot with my doll collection but it also overflows to my car, carts in the supermarket, ladders I use at work, my crockpot, etc.
2. Tagged! An absolute favorite that I need to reread. I think it would honestly be a lot of fun to see it made as a movie too.
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TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 4mo
wanderinglynn I do that too. I name them so I can then yell at them (if needed). I curse my nav system (Helen) a lot. 😂 4mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @wanderinglynn I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! 🤣❤️ 4mo
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Angeles
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So far a great little mystery with sheep as the investigators in the case of the murdered Shepard. It is fun and refreshing because the sheep only know what you would imagine a real sheep to know about, not like in a lot of books with an animal POV where the animal just sounds like a smarter human with a better sense of smell and no hands.

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lisakoby
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Can‘t wait for my workday to be done!

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Anja145
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jlhammar
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“This is my life. I want for no other.”

I have to agree with Helen Macdonald, this book really is bloody marvelous. Beautifully written. Rebanks has such love for shepherding and the Lake District that has been home to his family for generations. Look forward to reading his follow-up, Pastoral Song.

This would work for several #NaturaLitsyBingo2023 prompts (memoir, mammals, landscapes), but given the structure, I‘ll use it for Seasons.

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monalyisha
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During the pandemic, Orenstein kept busy learning to make a sweater from scratch: from shearing the sheep, to spinning and dyeing the yarn, ending with designing and knitting the pattern. I was expecting the tale to be slightly stressful due to the time during which it was written; I wasn‘t expecting the story to focus so much on climate change. I‘m glad it did, despite the resulting heaviness. 👇🏻

monalyisha 1/3: Californian wildfires rage, sheep go unshorn, microfibers are shed; the writer and her readers worry, worry, worry. Still, there‘s resourcefulness, hope, and connection. There‘s also grief - as Peggy mourns the recent death of her mother (who taught her to knit) and comes to terms with her father‘s worsening dementia. I was impressed by the balance of light topics and dark. 10mo
monalyisha 2/3: My favorite section was entitled “I Would Dye 4 U.” Not only did it cause me to get into a seriously nostalgic musical groove (Question: how long has it been since YOU‘VE listened to “When Doves Cry”? Answer: too long) — but it convinced me to bump up some books about color closer to the top of my TBR. 10mo
monalyisha 3/3: I‘d never read Orenstein before. I‘m impressed by her. I think she‘s a sharp, thorough, and clever writer. I also get the feeling that she‘s a pretty cool mom, partner, and friend. (edited) 10mo
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monalyisha Tagging the color books on my TBR (for fun)! 10mo
monalyisha Speaking of friends, I need to look up if she & Ann Patchett have met; based on their writing, it seems like they‘d really hit it off! 10mo
ChaoticMissAdventures This looks fun! Did you see the recent NPR article about the sheering and shawl making competition? 1 sheep, 3 hours, 5 people - they must sheer, spin, and then crochet a shawl!! Sounds so interesting. 10mo
monalyisha @ChaoticMissAdventures Wow, no! I‘m going to have to seek that out. Thanks for letting me know! 10mo
Tamra @ChaoticMissAdventures I heard about that - crazy!! 😵 10mo
Suet624 Love the detail and depth of this post. Thanks for reminding me to listen to my favorite music today while I‘m knitting. 😊 10mo
Lindy The grief aspect of this memoir struck me as well. As you said, the balance of light and dark is really appealing. 10mo
monalyisha @Suet624 Such a good combo. 💜🌧️ 10mo
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