“The Weekly Bleat: Baaah and The Bottle”
A few months ago, I planned and coordinated a spring client event for my husband’s business. My idea combined four of our interests: historic homes, locally sourced food, wine, and farm animals. The farm animals featured were Scottish Blackface sheep, hence the “Baaah” in the title of the event.
The affair was held at Pharsalia, an historic home near Charlottesville, Virginia, that’s been in the same family for about 200 years. We planned a luncheon using locally sourced food for our spring menu as well as featuring the beautiful wines from Virginia winemaker and vineyard consultant, Gabriele Rausse. For more on Virginia wine and Gabriele, please take a look at this post: https://fourthgenerationfarmgirl.com/2014/10/31/virginia-wine-pursuing-a-dream/
Mother Nature provided us with a perfect spring day, and Pharsalia as well as Gabriele delivered a delightful wine luncheon. However, the stars of the event were……wait for it——THE SHEEP! Braeburn Farm, which is next door to Pharsalia, provided the rams, ewes, and sweet, little lambs for our big day. And, they were definitely a hit! There was also lots of education about the animals as well as an opportunity for some interaction with the sheep. Overall, it was a splendid event!
These lovely photographs are courtesy of our friend and photographer extraordinaire, Doug Frassa.
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wonderful photos and a beautiful home.
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Thank you!
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you’re welcome
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Just glorious!
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Thanks so much! It was a lovely day!
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What beautiful photos! This looks like a lovely event.
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Our friend, Doug, has an artful eye for capturing interesting and beautiful scenes. It was a fun day! 🙂
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It was such a wonderful event! I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED learning about and seeing the sheep, and the luncheon and tour of Pharsalia was lovely. You did an awesome job coordinating the event! Cheers to you!
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That’s very kind, Donna! Thank you! I had a great time planning it. I’m so glad you enjoyed the event. Many thanks to your “sweetie” for sharing his beautiful photos. 🙂 xo
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Looks absolutely stunning!
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Thank you for such a nice comment, Rob! Luckily, we had good weather as this was partly an outside event. 🙂
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Oh my goodness, that house is beautiful! And I now very much want to hug one of those precious little black-faced sheep! It looks like you put on an amazing event, Tonya. Well done!
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Many thanks for your kind comment! Pharsalia is such a lovely setting for an event. I really wanted to bring one of those sweet lambs home with me! 🙂
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What a glorious event!!! Based on the beautiful house and the views of the country …. If I didn’t know any better I would have said this event took place in the English country side…. Beautiful!!
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What a lovely thing to say, Mel! Thank you!! Pharsalia is such a special place. 🙂
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What a fantastic idea and setting! Love this!
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Thank you, Torrie! I think everyone enjoyed the day.
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Lovely photos. Makes me want to be there!
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Thank you! Our friend is a wonderful photographer. 🙂
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Well done on organising such a wonderful event Tonya. The photos are brilliant! It looks like everything went wonderfully. 🙂
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Thanks so much, Judy! I was just happy that we had sunny weather. Doug’s photographs really captured the spirit of the day. 🙂
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Your friend Doug Frassa is one amazing photographer who is able to capture the space and time. What a beautiful way to document the event with your words describing everything. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you! I know Doug will appreciate hearing your kind comment. I agree with you; his photographs are so artful. I’m happy you enjoyed the post. Many thanks!! 🙂
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The black face sheep/lambs are adoreable!
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They are soooo sweet! I Just love them!
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Looks like a beautiful event! So fun!
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Thank you, Cherity! We had a great time! 🙂
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Looks like a wonderful event. Personally I would love to hug a sheep! They have such sweet faces.
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Thank you. It was a lot of fun! I agree; I think I could’ve brought one of those little lambs home.
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