Today I am loving being able to paint commissions outside! The sunshine continues, and every ones mood is on a high, which is wonderful!! Their is even a heat haze across the carse today. My husband is busy ploughing this afternoon, so once the little people have woken from their nap, I will put my paintbrush down, and go for a lovely walk!
March 2012
03/26/2012
03/23/2012
Glorious sunshine
Quite a simple photo, but such a rare sight! It seems like ages since we've had beautiful blue skies in Stirlingshire!! Here's hoping it lasts!!
Its been all go on the farm as usual. Lambing has had a slow start, but is now starting to pick up pace, and the rest of the sheep come into the shed tomorrow, which will give us a grand total of around 500 sheep! Hopefully the dry weather continues so we can start putting the new lambs and mummies back in to the field. All this good weather also means dung spreading,ploughing and sowing. Maybe not the best days to hang out our washing !!
But defiantly the best days for playing outdoors! (photo above...trying to ride his tractor up the 'ag bag' in our farm steading!)
03/14/2012
New Designs
My new 'Birthday Plate'!! I got the idea to paint a family birthday cake plate after many families telling me that they used their cupcake plate as a special treat on their birthdays! The one above reads "The McEwen family birthday plate". My second new design is an engagement plate
The one above reads "With love on your engagement" just to show off the design, but I would add the bride and grooms name to it as well!
As far as lambing goes, we have another 2 sets of healthy triplets. So still pretty quiet. I'm sure by this time next week we will be a little busier! I am off to the doctors now for my daughters last lot of immunisations!! Hope their not too bad!!
03/12/2012
Lambing 2012
Sorry for the lack of posts!! Lambing 2012 is about to commence! The firstgroup of sheep are in the shed, getting fed, and preparing for the 'big day!!!' We even had our first set of lambs at the weekend. They are a little premature, but doing really well! The mother is very loving, and protective which is great to see.
It is great to be about sheep again, as last year I had to keep away because I was pregnant. I still can't take much responsibility at lambing, as I have the little ones, but I have asked my husband to give me a job that will help him out. So this year wee Dunc and I are in charge of feeding them treacle and hay in the morning, and once the sheep have lambed, and are in their individual pens, we are to keep them fed and watered until they return to the field. The picture above is of one of our sheep enjoying a lick of treacle!
Between lambing and 'being a mummy' I am designing a new range of plates, specialising in engagement, christening and birthday designs. I will post photos up as soon as I have completed them!!
