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My Dad's Wool Table

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Dec

While I know it’s not very interesting to many of you, I needed to get this off my chest, so to speak. I was going to put up a photo of the wool table my father made and which is still in use. However, there were too many terms...

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A wax model of a shearer brings backs memories

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Oct

We spent ages in the Hood-Penn Museum in Westonia, Western Australia. The wax model of a shearer was very authentic. Look at the way the cigarette hangs from his lip. He is busy cleaning his handpiece which Beau, his border...

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A blast from the past - showcasing Hercules

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Nov 23

My husband came across this in our photo files while searching for something else. I’d forgotten all about it but I can never miss a chance to show off our pet sheep, Hercules. Many of my myLot friends will remember my various...

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A bit more about 'dead' wool

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Mar 22

I wrote about collecting what we called ‘dead wool’ when we were kids. Several people asked what the wool would have been used for and as I wasn’t sure I went to good old Google to find out. I wasn’t sure I’d find anything but -...

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Harry and Solomon have new coats

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Mar 21

We took our new pet sheep, Harry and Solomon, to be shorn today. They were a handful for the shearer so they are big strong sheep. They kicked and threw themselves around quite a bit but now they are minus their hot fleeces....

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S for Saturday and S for Shearing Day

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Mar 21

I rang the shearer today to organise to have our two pet sheep shorn. Solomon has a very dense fleece and on a hot day, after the least bit of effort, he pants heavily. I think he and Harry will be pleased to be rid of their wool....

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Sad news from home - RIP Hercules

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Aug 17

I know many of you will commiserate with me when I tell you that Herc has had to be put down. I’m sure many of my friends here will remember Hercules, our pet sheep. He has featured in many of my posts. He developed an abscess...

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A Haircut for Herc

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Nov 16

Many of you have read various discussions about Herc, our pet sheep. Today was the day to have him shorn. I wanted to get a video of him jumping into our trailer on his own which we succeeded in doing. Mostly sheep have to be...

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Another Task Crossed Off - Shearing

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381906) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Dec 15

On Monday, we took Hercules, our pet sheep, to be shorn. It can be difficult to find a shearer who is prepared to do one or just a few sheep. A service club, Lions, used to have a day when people with pets could take their sheep...

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