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Feb 28
BOO…
I worked BOO in the Larry Painter Sheep Camp along with my young Puppy (no Name) and Timber as well as Drover. All did good… Drover worked on his stock dog stock handling as well as DRIVING!!! YES!!! I believe we got it now! more on that soon… Timber worked in the round pen …
Feb 28
This Time of Year…
We have our coldest, roughest weather in February usually…this February has been true to what is normal…We have had teens and single numbers for temps…High winds…the neighbors new barn is on the ground posts snapped off like a stick! (made me sick to see that) trees down…snow, sleet and freezing rain… Cold and wet and …
Feb 14
Beautiful Day…the life of English Shepherds on A Farm….
We worked cutting wood Les and I cut a cord of fire wood! Yes, we are tired. But what a beautiful day! The sky was Carolina Blue and the temps in the 50’s! A light breeze. Perfect for cutting wood. I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed my dogs today! (I do everyday!) …
Feb 11
My Amazing Puppy…
As many of you know I have a puppy from the Abilene Drover litter. (the pup with no name) yet! My girl is amazing to watch! She is 11 weeks old… She sits daily for an hour or more just watching the sheep and lambs. She does not bother them just watches… Daily she goes …
Feb 05
Cutting Wood…ghosts, memories and ES dogs…
A simple country pleasure…is wood cutting. We burn wood in our house and in the Shepherd’s Cottage. Another simple country pleasure is being warmed by a wood stove on a cold day, or a warm cherry fire in a rock fire place. The other day Les, the dogs, and I went to the field to …
Jan 30
I Lost A Whole Day…
Yesterday…. Time, life, everything ceased to exist for me…Except for ONE thing… LAMBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and EWES Drover and Abilene 🙂 I woke to sound of a Ewe off in the distance with lambs and I knew there was trouble. One it was windy and cold! Two the lambs and the Ewe were sounding stressed. I jumped up …
Jan 30
Biscuits …A Simple Country Pleasure
Well I have been attempting to make biscuits that were decent all my grown life. No success till today! EVER!!!!! I placed a puppy in Texas …Bandit is his name! His Family gave me a Cook Book! I love the book! It has so much history along with great recipes! I cannot tell you all …
Jan 27
Simple Country Pleasures…
Today I fixed a chicken pie…(still trying for Grandma’s perfect pie) not there yet… But I can fix green beans and creamed potatoes like she did! The chicken pie was for the Friendly Neighborhood Club meeting (every 4th Tuesday) We were low in numbers 19 today but had tons of food! All delicious. Pot luck…Piney …
Jan 27
My Sweet Montanna…
I am reminded of a Tom T. Hall song “Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine. Montanna is getting on up in years…(Law it seems like yesterday she was just a puppy) She has become slow and very careful. Cold weather is hard on her old bones. She has a big soft dog bed and …
Jan 25
Simple Country Pleasures…
Watching lambs play in the field! Bounce and run! Tag you are IT! Run! Tag! Now you are it! After the rain and the barn difficulties…Les and I decided to build a temporary shelter in the field for the sheep and lambs. Ashlyn and her friend Lilly came over after church and we had lunch. …
