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LoveMerino - Love Christmas

LoveMerino - Love Christmas

Don't you just love Christmas – The week before and the days following - it’s great to jump off the the Merry-Go-Round for a moment and just hang out with the family.
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The Nature of Rain

The Nature of Rain

We had nearly 2 inches (or 50 mm) of rain which is very exciting! Not only is it good for the garden and fills the water tanks & dams but it is also crucial to maintain ground cover on Glenwood.
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100 Bales

100 Bales

Shearing is going well - Over 100 bales of absolutely beautiful, white, deeply crimped soft Merino wool and there’s a great atmosphere in the shearing shed.
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Ewes & Rams

Ewes & Rams

A very exciting week – it is our 14th annual ram sale – a culmination of all Norm’s hard work in his selection of his best SRS rams. This year we are selling 100 of our best rams in an auction run by a Wellington-based company.
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Meeting Bert

Meeting Bert

The best part of the day was on our way home from ballet lessons Daisy and I spotted a spiky little fellow crossing the road near the mail box on our driveway - Bert the Echidna.
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Spring has Sprung

Spring has Sprung

Lambing is the main game at this time of the year. The beautiful baby Merino lambs are everywhere. It's a busy time of the year but a lovely time as we get to see how many new baby lambs we have to add to our flock and so far its about 1370!
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Our Family History on Glenwood

Our Family History on Glenwood

I constantly feel blessed to be part of such an amazing story that is Glenwood. My husband’s family, the Smiths, has been breeding Merinos at Glenwood since 1898.

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