February 13, 2004 - HayPatch, UT - Out they popped, in ones, twos and threes! So far thirteen lambs have been born in the past several weeks. Unfortunately, three of them died shortly after their birth.

The ten tough little lambs can currently be seen jumping through snowdrifts while chasing their mums toward the HayPatch watering troughs.

 In unrelated news...

Gary, Ivan and Eric present at the TWAS meeting

February 9, 2004 - Near HayPatch, UT - Ivan, a bottle digger of great note,  and his friend Eric, a well-renowned token / occasional bottle hunter, gave a presentation on bottle digging and collecting at the Trails West Artifact Society (TWAS) monthly meeting in Ogden, UT.

They informed the audience about using probes, distinguishing the age of a bottle by looking at the glass/mould lines and hinted at where others can locate antique bottles, too.

While Ivan passed out bottles of various shapes, shades and ages to the audience, "oooohs" and "aaaaahs" were heard throughout the school library. These metal detecting enthusiasts were excited about the prospect of someday finding old glass!! 

TWAS a good time had by all!

Ivan showing one of the soda bottles to the crowd.