SHEEPGATE SHEEP

Blandford, MA - As promised here are some photos of the sheep at Sheepgate.


An up close and personal.


I like the sheep on the left, the smirking sheep.


When the owner calls the sheep they come running looking for a handout of day old bread.


Food is gone and so are they.

SHEEPGATE

Blandford, MA - I've posted photos of Sheepgate before but I did not get any photos of the sheep because of the snow; I will show the sheep tomorrow. Today I want to show you a different cast of characters.



This is Bo, she is a 14 year old Golden Retriever who is nearly deaf and blind. They also think that it might have had a stroke because one side of her face sags. Her two great loves of life now are hanging around the store and going to the dump.



This is Slim (or at least that is what I call him) he looks a bit cold.

SHEEPGATE

Blandford, MA - From the center of Blandford I went east on Route 23 and stopped off at Sheepgate. Sheepgate is a cottage just full of handmade goods of excellent quality. In the winter they are open on weekends but in the summer they are open from Thursday - Sunday 11:00 - 6:00. If you would like to give them a call the number is 413-848-0990. In the summer or maybe if there is no snow, the sheep come right up to the back door of the store.

At their brochure says, "We would love to have Ewe visit!"




On my roadtrips I guess to meet some very nice people and owner Maureen Costello is no exception. I hung out for about an hour talking to Maureen. I found out that Maureen weaves many of the items you see in the store. The shearling slippers are from a farm in Vermont. There are many more items from various artisans. Oh yeah, her husband even teaches a Massachusetts Pistol Safety Course, if you are in to that.




Here is a view to the front of the store.



Buttons...buttons...and more buttons. If you need some unique buttons, this is the place.