Newest Litter

 GrCH Somerhill Billy  Somerhill Adela.  Check out the bone on those 2 bucks on the left! 

Stained Glass Yarn

225 yards of BFL/Corriedale yarn, 2 -ply. 8oz skein. I have 4 of these. $30 ea. Will have these at the fiber show in Newark on the 8th.

Congrats, Lisa

 Good Friend Lisa Moretti with her young SR Satin Angora buck, Somerhill Skyfall, won BOS today at the WoolaRama under judge Joe Colucci.  

SCORBA show results

 Had a great time at the SCORBA show yesterday in Circleville.  A couple friends had to cancel last moment, but we still had enough for legs in classes.  Somerhill Arlo, my first homebred Frosty was BOB in Show B under Joe Colucci, and is now granded.  His daughter, Carly, was BOS and also finished her championship.  Plus, a doe I just bought back - one of the original kits that came to me with a herd buyout last May - BC's Beata, was BOB in Show A under Mike Adams. 

pending GrCH Somerhill Arlo

pending GrCH Somerhill Carly

BCs Beata

Somerhill Skylark

 This is Somerhill Skylark, a chocolate agouti junior doe.  She is owned and coated by friend Annette Boose.   GrCH Somerhill Bergamot x Somerhill Knight Sky.

Lake picnic

 We picked the perfect day for a spring picnic on the lake.  The rains stopped for a bit, sun came out, and it was perfect temp to sit on the bench and enjoy the water.  Here is some of the wildlife that shared the day with us. 

Bluebird

Canada Geese

Mallards

 

Hall of Fame weekend

Since it was the first Frosty specialty held in Ohio, we made them special.  These are the prizes for Show B.  Show A prizes were etched glass tumblers, and small thermos with CF decals on them.  

 We had 25 Frosties entered, so the classes were full.  In Show B, one of my "D" litter does was BOS.  Somerhill Dream was shown by her owner, Darby.  She won 2 legs during the weekend. 

Somerhill Dream on left, winning BOS under judge Jeff Hardin 

I also had BOS in one of the open shows on Sunday.  Rose Arbor Ellen won her 3rd leg as as SR, finishing her championship just 10 days after she turned 6 months. 

Ellen

We held an angora specialty on Saturday as well.  I did not show, but was the secretary, so did all the paperwork.  2 Somerhill junior bucks were shown.  One was BOSV in white classes, and the other was BOSV in colors, and was selected BOS, too.   Somerhill Skyfall & Red Sky at Knight did well in their first shows! 

Somerhill Red Sky at Knight on left.  BOB doe on right. 

An Even Dozen

 I used a new buck this time, BC's Viktor.  Carly kindled 4 on April 5, and Delta had 8 on the 6th.  

 

Rose Arbor Ellen

This is Ellen, sister to Ethne, who I posted earlier this month.  Ellen has 2 JR BOS legs in stiff competition.  She will show as a SR for the first time in a couple weeks at the Hall of Fame. 

 Fingers crossed.

 

BFL/Corriedale Handspun

 BFL/Corriedale, 234 yards, 9 oz, 2 ply, sportweight.  $30

16 days old

Somerhill Arlo x Rose Arbor Bre kits are 16 days old and heavy as bricks.  

See that slender piece of straw in the foreground of the pic?  I only got one chance at a photo because when I reached in to gently remove it from the pic, all h*ll broke loose.  Bunny screamed, and then all of them leaped in all directions, including out the open cage door.  Thankfully, I am prepared for such nonsense, and caught the little darling as it flew toward my head.    WHEW

 

Washington PA show results

 I decided to return to the Washington PA show after a few year's hiatus.    We had 15 Frosties entered.  For Show A,  Diana Keisel had BOS with her JR doe, and Lorry Jankowski had BOB with her SR buck. Judged by Nita Butler.   In show B, Linda Berkebile had BOB with her SR doe, and Lorry's SR buck was BOS.  

Diana & Lorry

 

Rose Arbor Ethne

Dori Smith wanted her doe, Blue Chip, back, so we traded for Bre.  She sweetened the pot by breeding her to GrCH Rose Arbor Mark, BIS at the first CF nationals and top pointed buck in the country before he was sold at auction for $1400 and took off for Alaska.  

I got a lovely litter from him; 3 bucks and 2 does.   I have retained 2 does;Ellen and Ethne, and a buck, Enzo.  The other 2 bucks are with dear friends so they are safe and available to me if needed.   Ellen has already won BOS 3 times for 3 JR legs in stiff competition.  This is lovely Ethne at 5 months.  

Newbies

 Somerhill Arlo and Rose Arbor Bre welcome 3 new Frosties, born just before midnight on 3-11-24.

Springfield show

 Fun with friends at the show in Springfield, OH today.  There were 23 Frosties entered by 7 exhibitors: 5 SR bucks, 4 SR does, 5 Jr bucks, and 9 Jr does. We had a great time, and Annette and I grabbed lunch/dinner together before we headed home.  Picture is of friends Nikki, (me), Annette and Lisa M. 

Somerhill Knight Sky

 Sky is a beautiful copper doe.  I have not shown her since I bought her back this winter.  She is all dressed up for a show next weekend.  

Fun new piece of spinning equipment

 This is my new electric ball winder.  It works really well, and certainly saves wear and tear on hands and arms.  I am really pleased with it.  

First show of the new year results

Had fun at the quad show and Frosty specialty in Richmond IN this weekend.  Friend Lisa M and I rented a house to stay over. 

 We had 31 entered by 7 exhibitors, so big classes.   My rabbits did well overall; most of the time we were in the top 5.  The big news is that Rose Arbor Ellen, my JR doe, was BOS in 3 of the 5 shows!  That is Ellen on the left.  

The top four, vying for BOB.

Grand Champion!

 Billy is my first homegrown Czech Frosty to be awarded his grand championship! 

NYE litters are now a week old