Jemima was born April 23, 2009 to Windy Valley Jenny and Bitterrot Ansel (who we called Jocko).  She was one of triplets, but one didn’t make it.  Here she is with her mother and sister.

Jasmine and Jemima

Here is my post a few days later:

“I did find some time to check out my newest lamb in the sunlight.  Introducing Jemima.  She is one of Jenny’s triplets, but she has appears to be a mioget katmoget ewe lamb.  I am so excited to have this color and pattern combinations!  I am also thrilled to finally be able to name a lamb Jemima- I have been wanting to since I met a wonderful ewe named Jemima at Amy Hauser’s place when I bought my first Shetland sheep.  I was wanting Shetland sheep, and Jemima was a large cross bred ewe, but she had lovely wool and a wonderful deep voice.  Plus I always thought it was a great sheep name.  So now I have my very own Jemima!”

Jemima April 2009

Jemima face September 2009

Jemima

She was a wild sheep and definitely not friendly, much like her mother.

Tom and Jemima October 2012

But she had gorgeous wool.

Jemima lock 2014

Jemima, March 2015

She was good friends with her older sister Ewegenie.  They were almost identical.

Jemima and Ewegenie March 2016

Here she is in the back of the line of our sheep.

Jemima, Bambam, Moll, Mutiny and Dete December 2016

Being sheared by Eifion.

Jemima being sheared March 2019

Jemima November 2019

After April 2020 shearing, she was noted to be thin and got cold.  With her sister Ewegenie, the spoiling began with bread and extra shelter.

Jemima and Ewegenie faces April 2020

skinny Jemima April 2020

bread eating Jemima April 2020

Jemima pre shear May 2021

I have been on a longterm project of spinning their wool into yarn for a sweater. I am still working on it.

Jemima and Ewegenie yarn 2022

Here she is being sheared last year.

Jemima 2024

She has had arthritis for a few years and has been on medications for that.  But she was able to get around OK until very recently.  In the last weeks she wasn’t walking well with her right knee swelling up.  Then she developed some instability of her left ankle.  I tried to splint it but the last 2 days she wasn’t able to stand up so we had to put her down.

She never became friendly although I was able to feed her bread from my hand.  She had gorgeous wool and never caused any trouble.  Recently her best friend has been Bambam.  Now he is alone, and I feel bad for him.  She will be missed.

P.S.  After Denise’s comment it brought up a memory. I remember the year Deb Robson joined us for sharing (2015) and was taking the photos. There was a lamp nearby and when Jemima was sheared, her wool under the lamplight just memorized me. I thought it was so incredibly pretty. The photo is below, but it really doesn’t do it justice.  IO thought I would add it to the post however as it is part of her legacy for me.