Artículos relacionados a Keeping Watch: 30 Sheep, 24 Rabbits, 2 Llamas, 1 Alpaca...

Keeping Watch: 30 Sheep, 24 Rabbits, 2 Llamas, 1 Alpaca & a Shepherdess with a Day Job - Tapa dura

Sletto, Kathryn A.

 
9780873517706: Keeping Watch: 30 Sheep, 24 Rabbits, 2 Llamas, 1 Alpaca & a Shepherdess with a Day Job
Tapa dura
ISBN 10: 0873517709 ISBN 13: 9780873517706
Editorial: Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S., 2010

Sinopsis

In our fast-paced modern world, quitting one’s job to live off the land is a common if often unrealized dream, but Kathy Sletto and her husband Terry know that one of them will simply have to. They were both raised on farms, they own a picturesque parcel of land, and they love the sheep they are raising on the side, but the work with the animals is taking over their lives. She is the fiber arts specialist, and she jumps at the chance.

Besides, they got into this predicament because of Sletto’s crazy love of animals. An initial purchase of two sheep quickly grows to an entire flock with the addition of llamas, an alpaca, and way too many angora rabbits— each treated more like family than livestock. It’s a fault Sletto recognizes when she can’t bring herself to cull her favorite sheep for the good of the flock, put down a roaming dog, or give up on a lamb born blind. She sees in these animals distinct personalities, respects their quirks, and recounts their adventures in hilarious tales—Tony the lonely, lambloving alpaca, Steve the possum-playing rabbit, Mack Dawg the llama
with berserk male syndrome.

When freelance grant writing promises to balance the household books, Sletto must counterpoise new demands with the old, showing how the most modern and most ancient of work can coexist in this American life.

Kathryn A. Sletto is a shepherdess and grants administrator who lives near Alexandria, Minnesota.


"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Reseña del editor

In our fast-paced modern world, quitting one’s job to live off the land is a common if often unrealized dream, but Kathy Sletto and her husband Terry know that one of them will simply have to. They were both raised on farms, they own a picturesque parcel of land, and they love the sheep they are raising on the side, but the work with the animals is taking over their lives. She is the fiber arts specialist, and she jumps at the chance.

Besides, they got into this predicament because of Sletto’s crazy love of animals. An initial purchase of two sheep quickly grows to an entire flock with the addition of llamas, an alpaca, and way too many angora rabbits— each treated more like family than livestock. It’s a fault Sletto recognizes when she can’t bring herself to cull her favorite sheep for the good of the flock, put down a roaming dog, or give up on a lamb born blind. She sees in these animals distinct personalities, respects their quirks, and recounts their adventures in hilarious tales—Tony the lonely, lambloving alpaca, Steve the possum-playing rabbit, Mack Dawg the llama
with berserk male syndrome.

When freelance grant writing promises to balance the household books, Sletto must counterpoise new demands with the old, showing how the most modern and most ancient of work can coexist in this American life.

Kathryn A. Sletto is a shepherdess and grants administrator who lives near Alexandria, Minnesota.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0873517709
ISBN 13 
9780873517706
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
222
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9781681342498: Keeping Watch: 30 Sheep, 24 Rabbits, 2 Llamas, 1 Alpaca, and a Shepherdess with a Day Job

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  1681342499 ISBN 13:  9781681342498
Editorial: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2022
Tapa blanda