Spring is here (for the moment)! The chorus frogs are practicing their songs and plants are starting to push up through the ground. The brown grass is changing to green almost overnight. My favorite time of year - it's just magical.
It also means that it's time to break out any raw fleeces for washing, which is another favorite thing of mine to do. Today, I laid out a Cheviot fleece I purchased last September, skirted it, and am preparing to wash it. All told, it's overwintered extremely well in my garage and in a plastic bag. It may have helped that this winter was so bitter and cold (and really, really long). I wasn't too worried about it being in the plastic, but I was worried about insects and mice, and it seems like the bar of soap in the bag helped keep pests away.
There is a lot of discussion about storing raw fleeces in plastic bags. I will say that I understand concerns, but I've yet to have a pillow case keep out bugs. Or contain as much of the smell, which is important when you have six bags of them in your car. Not that I know anything about that. :)
Well, I need to go finish washing one Jacob fleece (such a gorgeous fleece!) and finish prepping the Cheviot for its turn in the tubs. And also, most importantly, just go outside and enjoy the fact that spring has arrived. (For the moment. This is the Midwest, after all.)
