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Mar 26
A Perfect Walk About…(simple country pleasures)
Yesterday Gerry, Elvis (her Cardigan Corgi) , Drover 27 Katahdin Sheep and I did a “walk about” … The day was as beautiful a Spring day as one could hope for! The sun was shinning brightly, big puffy white clouds billowed about, and it was a bit cool and windy…but perfect… The air was fresh …
Mar 18
Working Sheep and Spring…simple country pleasures…
Three of four Beautiful days this week we have worked sheep at Maple Grove Farm…All the time watching the trees unfurl their green leaves and the bees busy, with the butterflies having a Spring Fling! Not forgetting the birds singing happily and the Red Bud trees budding out in all their beauty! Lest I forget …
Mar 15
Amarillo…my sweet sweet girl
Amarillo is 8 years and 4 months old. A beautiful black and tan girl out of Abilene and Dillon. Anyone that has met Amarillo is impressed with her sweet disposition and easy gentle ways. But she is tough enough to work cows …. She has been tough on possums and coons, a wonderful trail dog, …
Feb 28
My Sheep…Know my voice…
I find herding sheep fascinating…For so many reasons… In the Bible Jesus says “His sheep know His voice” I can tell you what I know of sheep not only do they know my voice (and that comes first to them) But they know ME! and what I look like. After working with the same sheep …
Jan 26
Old Dogs, Children and Water Mellon Wine…
I think Tom T. Hall is a great story teller…For some reason this song has been on mind…so here are some of the lyrics… Old Dogs, Children , and Water Mellon Wine… How old do you think I am he said? I said well I didn’t know He said I turned sixty five about …
Jan 25
Life’s Evening Sun…(simple country pleasures)
After a very rough night with a not so kind or friendly Kidney Stone(s) I slept most of the beautiful cool day away on the sofa in the living room. After a hateful dream I woke feeling like I was totally off in every way. Finally by the time the sun was sinking low I …
Jan 25
Possum Dogs!!!
I have Coon/Possum dogs! Amarillo and BOO are continually working the woods at night. Searching for then finding and treeing a Coon or Possum. Once treed they bark on the tree expecting me to come and take care of their prisoner! Really girls it is dark, the woods are filled with all sorts of biting …
Jan 24
As a Girl… (Simple Country Pleasures)
I remember my Grandpa dressed in overall, boots and coat… sitting on the ground…in the sunshine, up against the dairy barn,on a cold day…looking… I wondered at the time why he would sit on the ground! It was cold and made no sense to me… he all ways sat in a chair! And he was …
Jan 15
WOW! This year is FLYING!
We are busy at Maple Grove Farm in 2016…Currently we are lambing…We have 9 lambs born in the last 2 weeks. Most are ewe lambs, and very loud colored! We have lost one lamb it did not make it out of the sack…All the ewes and lambs are doing great. I have a litter of …
Dec 15
Christmas READY!!!
We have our tree and decorations up! It all looks so pretty! Kinda makes the rest of the year look plain! Les and I have been cutting wood….Though it is hardly weather for a wood stove (YET) …It will be… The dogs are all doing well…And I am working with Drover on sheep…We will be …
