Catherine Friend
Catherine Friend

The Big Pivot

Rest in Fleece

Wool is as green a fiber as it gets (a point I make in Sheepish,) but here’s an idea that tops them all: wool coffins.

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A New Look to Farm Tales

Soon (either this post or the next one)Farm Tales will have a new look. We call it the ‘cool tissue paper’ design. The blog’s new

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Idiots R Us

So the sun’s out for the first time in days. The calves have been locked up in the barn for 10 days. After I feed

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Orange Sheep?

Luckily we don’t have a problem with people stealing our sheep, but should this problem ever arise, a guy in England has figured out the

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About Me

After twenty-five years on the farm, I’m adjusting to the adventures of city life. Part of that adjustment is figuring out what I want to write about now, since sheep are no longer part of my daily life. I’m challenging myself creatively by painting with pastels and playing the ukelele as I seek my new writing path.

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Catherine Friend is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.