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Aug 04
My Cousin…David
Growing up in Jackson Creek there were not many children close by to play with. On Sundays we would all gather for a meal at Grandmas after church at Piney Grove UMC and then the afternoon would be spent playing in the barn , or fields and down by the creek. Of course for some …
Aug 03
My Family…
Please pray for my family during this difficult, hard time. My cousin passed away yesterday suddenly and without any warning. We will be working our way thru this most difficult time…He left a wife and two grown children. Honestly I am so up set… I can not imagine how it must be for his Daddy, …
Jul 20
Where I Come From…
I was given this old photo from the 1940’s…This is of my Daddy, his brothers and some cousins… Yes that is my Grandparents house (My great grandparents too) and that is feed in the feed sacks on the front porch! LOL! No …wicker furniture or rockers on the wrap around porch! It was a real …
Jul 15
NC English Shepherd Gathering!!!
Well we are preparing for the NC ES Gathering !!! We do some things all year long with the Gathering in mind…(one of my big things is I keep things in order and put up..you know that stuff you would normally pile in a corner etc) 🙂 This year we have been working on the …
Jul 09
Abilene Drover Puppy Photos and Update!!!
I have been slow to post photos…(my bad!) I promise to do better! Here are the 5 puppies born to Abilene and Drover June 16th, 2015 !!! Enjoy! We had some winking, and yawning going on today! Lots of it is hot ! All the puppies are spoken for! We had 3 black and tan …
Jul 02
Powerless…
WOW!we had a real storm this evening. Dark sky, lightening, thunder, wind, and rain by the buckets! I arrived home in time to shut windows! (my Grandma taught me better than to go off an leave the windows open) BUT! I did it anyway! I made it thru the house shutting windows and doors…Then as …
Jun 02
WOW! what fun!!!
We have been busy! Drover and I went to a AHBA herding trial in Berryville VA Memorial Day weekend. We earned a HTAD Level III Title on Geese! We worked hard (and I was nervous! ) So we did not title in anything else …But had some respectable scores considering I was so nervous! This …
May 21
Drover’s Stock Dog Journal
This afternoon Kay sold 14 head of sheep to a fellow in Midland NC! 9 lambs and 5 Churrio Ewes…. I had to take the ewes to the barn for sorting (out of the big 7 acre field) and across land that is unfenced. This is not a problem for me. I put them right …
May 20
Simple Country Pleasures…
Sounds and smells…Blue skies, warm days, and light breezes…Amazing …Creation and life… God is so good… I was looking round just now…we are so blessed…My Daddy was a good provider for his family. Les and I have a comfortable home because of my Daddy and a farm because of my Grandpa and Grandma. Daddy was …
May 16
My Little Brown Hen…
Refuses to stay on the farm! Never mind she has a very large world here! NOT GOOD ENOUGH for her Henness! She goes to the neighbors and stays for days! Lets just say they do not appreciate her Henness living in their beautiful manicured yard complete with tons of pine straw! (er all that scratching) …
