Posted in chickens, frontier farming, kitten, sheep on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently a new structure appeared in the sheep pen: almost a kind of treehouse. Greg did the preliminary work on it, and Charlie, a local farmer a and frequent volunteer at the fort, finished the structure.
It turned out to be a chicken coop, and as soon as it was finished four hens — two Lakenvelders [...]
Posted in kitten, sheep on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Queen Aliquippa often likes to start her morning with a first-light attack . . . sharpening her claws on the Gunshop banister . . .
. . . then using it as a springboard . . .. . . to launch herself at an unsuspecting ewe . .
then later on, as the afternoon begins to warm, Queeny [...]
Posted in Aaron Bosnick, Judy Wilson, Lee Miller, Michael Ray, Monongahela River, Shawnee, Tom Carson, domestic life, flintlock muskets, frontier farming, frontier forts, frontier kitchen, frontier women, kitten, living history, sheep on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A cold wet miserable Saturday morning — just the sort of morning I especially enjoy at the fort, particularly after a long hectic week of school tours and crowds of children. Saturday means no field trips and a cold miserable rain means few visitors to speak of, and a chance to catch up on essential tasks. The passage [...]
Posted in Shawnee, frontier farming, kitten, sheep on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nellie, the whiteface Shetland ewe, stalwart sentry at Ft Baah-borough, fails to see the skulking approach of Aliquippa, fearsome Shawnee She-lynx.
With wiley cunning, Aliquippa creeps right under Nellie’s very nose….
The intruder is spotted! The alarm is raised! Aliquippa spots an opening, and readies herself for . . .
. . . the pounce!
Only to be thrown back by an alert [...]
Posted in Aaron Bosnick, Greg Bray, Judy Wilson, Okey Simmons, Virginia frontier, blacksmithing, civilian militia, flintlock muskets, frontier farming, frontier forts, frontier women, kitten, sheep, tagged 18th-century frontier, blackpowder firearms, blacksmithing, carding, cats, flax, flint & steel, flintlock rifle, ironware, knives, loom, militia, shearing, sheep, sheepdog, tomahawks, weaving, wool on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We just opened here at the fort a couple of days ago. The weather has been about perfect, sunny but not too warm, and with great cumulus clouds sailing slowly overhead to temper the sun. Already busloads of children are arriving, and will keep arriving nearly every day until the end of the school year. In addition to the [...]
