Today Jim McRae, the shearer, tomorrow Ken Norman, our farrier, he will be at the farm shortly afternoon to trim the hooves of Chloe and Lulu and Fanny. We will open up the pasture so people can line the pole barn and see this beautiful and ancient process, a craft practiced by a dwindling few of artisans and individualists.

Jim McRae surprised me. He has been coming to our farm for years, and was always a quiet and reserved men. Today, he was different, he was amazing. He was so different with an audience, he lit up, he danced, sang, joked, told stories and explained his ancient and wonderful craft. I don’t know how many people lined the barn, but it was an awful lot of people, they were fascinated to see the sheep shearing process.

I think Ken Norman will also be compelling to see, we will incorporate these two remarkable people into our Open Houses in the future, people just drank up McRae. I imagine they will feel the same way about Ken Norman. Then, there are these two giant white horses spending the night in a paneled stall right next to our farmhouse. Tomorrow, the farrier.