New Lamb

I hope you will forgive me the subject of the pic. No, not truly from a sheep collection. But still a lamb and already irreplaceable. And this is the 'Lisa' that is often written about on this blog.

A Happy Newe Year To Ewe

I wish everyone a blessed New Year. May your dreams be realized. Even if they should need hard work and much determination. Step out and step up. Ahem. Note to self: You's not just fluffy...

Canned Sheep

Don't know the where or when for this tin. But it makes its appearance at Christmas time. Prince Albert, do you have sheep in a can?

Sweet Sheepy Shoes For Newly Made Toes

I have saved this picture for almost three weeks, now, awaiting a special event. These sweet, sweet booties will be worn by...ta da (the announcement bugle sounds) Morgan Campbell, my newest great-niece. Born today at 9:22 am and weighing in at 8.11 lbs with a full head of, what looks like, red hair like her beautiful Mom, Lisa. I bought the shoes at Mardel's Gifts and Books. A little lamb just new from Heaven. The Father's richest blessings and guidance upon her precious life, now and for the future.

Again With the Seasonal Sheep

The sheep with the striped stockings and gold toes is a candle and was given to me by Lisa, my neice. I just got the the gift-bearing sheep from Family Bookstores at a reduced price for buying three "Really Wooly" greeting cards. I think the stacked weathervane sheep came from Hobby Lobby last year. I wish ewe a sheepy Christmas.

More Sheep of the Season

These long-legged sheep were purchased at Decorator's Warehouse about 3 yrs ago. Long on cute, they are.

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Bought in an after-Christmas sale at Eckerd's in 1995. Thank you for being my Good and Faithful Shepherd, Jesus. Yes, I know your voice.

A Christmas Flock

From many places came these sheep. Hobby Lobby, M.J.Designs, World Market and Decorator's Warehouse. All have hangers and are meant to be tree ornaments. But for the last few years, I have only had a small 3 ft artificial. These would have made the poor thing tilt like Charlie Brown's tree. So I hang them about on knobs or let them sit in all their fluffy glory. Eweltide greetings and Shepherds are keeping watch.

A Pupper's Best Friend

This poor lambie is a bit mauled. That's because it is a pupper's 'baby'. From PetsMart, of course. It had a squeaker at one time, but it now gives the silent treatment to its playmates. Well loved. 'Ruffed' up but well loved.

Both Sides Now

Reversable lap throw given to me by Lisa, my niece. It's a real warm and fuzzy.

Just a Little Nippy

PetsMart was the place I found this little lambie. It's a catnip holder with a Velcro closure. As by the pics, you can see I just refreshed it contents. And there was much sheepy kitty joy.

Counting Sheep

It's flannel time. I'll take flannel sheets over silk or infinity thread-count anytime. I got this set at Target almost by accident. I overheard a lady give someone directions that included, "just past the sheep". Did I really hear "sheep". I looked to where she had sent the other customer...Whoa Moma!- there they were. And on sale, to boot. What a sweet, sheep sleep I will count on tonight.

Maaaa and The Kids

This ma has a lot to keep track of. All the lambs were collected or given to me at different times and came together to form a mini-flock. One lambie always seems to be exploring on its own and may get lost. But The Good Shepherd always keeps watch. His sheep know His voice.

Not Bo Peep, Not Lost

This is a fave of mine. It was given to me by another fave, Lisa Lou, for Christmas 2000. Actually, it's just Lisa, but she does have beautiful red hair, too. A sheep is wooly a girl's bestfriend. You can't cuddle a diamond!

A Very Serious Post

I was at a very different and memorable place when this sheep was purchased. He reminded me of the ram caught in the thicket. A substitution sent by God, to Abraham, to become the blood sacrifice, instead of Isaac, Abraham's son.

It was October 8, 2000 and I had decided to celebrate my birthday in a way that would make me cherish life: grateful for the one Handcrafted just for me. I went to the Dallas Holocaust Museum and took the headset tour. I stood in a boxcar, the cattle car that was actually used to rail people to their deaths. Death sentences meted out, simply because of their belief. Six million Jews and another four million so-called 'human misfits', were slaughtered by evil men. And by good men who chose to do nothing to stop it. Remember. Always remember.

November 9, 2006 marks the 68th Anniversary of Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass). Nazis, along with Hitler's Youth and the SS, destroyed Jewish owned businesses, synagogues and murdered 91 Jews. Some 25,000 men were rounded up and later sent to concentration camps. The brutality lasted into the next day and launched the war of hate on the Jews of Germany.

Hooray For The Red, White and Blewe

Vote for ewe. Vote for ewe. This sheepy plaque was purchased at a deeply discounted price from a Hobby Lobby trying to purge its Spring-Summer stock. This candidate is running on a grass-roots platform, and is both hot and cold on the sink issues.

God's Grace to Ewe

Happy sheep with happy feet envelope. It held a SASE and Easter card for me to sign and send on to my World Vision child, Nomalinge, in South Africa. She will be 12 yrs old on November 10. Happy Birthday, sweet girl. Grow strong in Jesus, for He cares for you...Always. He's got the whole world in His hands.

This is Shaun, Too

All the way from England. I fell in love with the Wallace and Gromit movies and this is Shaun, a character, from A Close Shave. It's a backpack and was purchased on eBay in March 2002. Baggage without a guilt-trip. Kewel.

Gourd Head

Not the scariest form of pumpkin face, but it is sheepish. I carved this for Halloween in 2002. It was before the white pumpkins became color du jour and therefore- pricey. Boooo!! I mean Baaaa, but in a scary voice.

Come Along, Ewe

Hallmark was kind enough to sell me the very best, Merino Woolmore and Chauncey...The Speedsters. It's from The Boyds Collection and was purchased Sept. 2, 2000. The escargot, he has, how you say, a cargo. Happy Trails.