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I have my own sheep and I literally sheer the sheep and knot sweaters for friends and family from scratch.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Knots
Scratch
Scratches
Sheer
Sheep
Literally
Friends
Knot
Family
Sweaters

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