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Jun 26
Simple Country Pleasures…
The cool night air moving slightly… The dark night sky lit by the stars and planets…the Milky Way visible…And the Lightening Bugs doing their part…to light the night. The outline of the mountains dark and purple …and reflected in the pond. Crickets singing and frogs too… The slight mist rising off the pond… The fresh …
Jun 26
A RAM!!!
NO NOT A DODGE! Drover and I are heading to the Virginia Mountains in the early morning hours to pick up and borrow a Katahdin Ram…The ram has business at Maple Grove Farm with some frisky Ewes! He will be on loan for 2 months or until the job is completed! Drover and I are …
Jun 25
I Knew!!!
I had not lost the eye to the wood cook stove! I knew it! But yet when we moved back to the farm in 1998 I could not find but 5 of the 6 eyes! So I used a pan and sat a pot in it and no one ever suspected! Okay the story! I …
Jun 23
Sold Some Lambs…
Today we sold some of our Spring lambs. The buyer came Sunday and picked out what he wanted… Drover and I went down and sorted them about 6:30 PM…As we finished the buyer drove up in his truck with a trailer. I had him back up to the gate and Drover loaded the lambs! What …
Jun 21
Simple Country Pleasures…
The moon rose slowly, and brightly over Dutchmen’s Mountain. The clouds hung low and dark at times across the face of the moon but never blocked it. The birds were singing It’s Summer! It’s Summer! and having quite a time with their song! I have never heard such sweet, beautiful music. The evening seemed all …
Jun 14
Family…
My sweet Aunt Peggy … She is a wonderful, sweet, caring person. A wonderful cook…And some of you know her for her fabulous pickles! She is all ways making me something like a scissors holder complete with scissors! Now I all ways know where they are! Aunt Peggy is an amazing knitter and makes all …
Jun 14
Old Quilts…simple country pleasures
My Great Grandma Elsie Skeen Delk was a tall large boned woman and strong like a horse. She wore simple dresses, had grey hair, and wore glasses. I do not remember her voice…for some reason…Nor do I remember her talking . She married a much older man Frank Delk and they raised their family Lala, …
Jun 13
Camping …
I love to go camping! So do my dogs, and I like to think my horse likes to go camping too! I kinda think Tuff may have the worst of it! He has to carry me on his back so I can enjoy the trails. Last week Marianne, Gerry, Diane, and I all went to …
May 22
Thursday…Neighbors, Cows, Sheep…
About 6 AM I woke and the rain was softly falling, it was cool, very overcast and foggy. The birds were enjoying their free baths and singing quite happily about that! So I snuggled down and thought good sleeping weather! Off in the distance I could hear the sheep bells tinkling softly…I smiled and went …
May 09
What A Beautiful Way …to spend an afternoon…
I fixed all my cushions just right in my swing… The air was crisp and cool but yet the sun was warm. I got comfortable and KAT Ballou came and laid in the swing with me…She was silly at first. All happy she was allowed on the swing. I endured nosing, flipping, hinny in the …
