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Jun 19
Simply a Blessing…
What can I say ? Where should I begin? I am sitting here with KAT who is laying on my feet…We are waiting on the Stork to arrive. What a fine good dog she is…and we are sitting within inches of where she came into this world. waiting on her sweet puppies. I have to …
Jun 16
Precious Memories… Grandma…
I ate a fresh cucumber today with my tomato sandwich…and the smell of the cucumber almost made me sick…I had to pause a moment and think…(I love cucumbers) … That smell reminded me… I suppose the first memory of my Grandma was when I was two years old…I was crying as my Mother left me …
Jun 11
A Feeling of Wonderious Amazing Joy…
As I write this I am in my swing on the carport…Journey is in the swing with me…and the new dog Sam (an Aussie) is becoming a temporary member of The Maple Grove Farm Cew. Some of you know I train working sheep dogs. Loose Eyed Upright dogs mostly…People bring a dog to me we …
Jun 04
Softness…and wonderful scents…sounds of the farm…
the muzzle of my friend Tuff… the inside of Drover’s ears.. the hair between my dogs toes… rain on the new Spring leaves… fading light of a well spent day… Drover’s fur… lambs sweet faces… Horses anything horse that wonderful scent! Sheep! Horse Harness… fresh mowed hay… clover… honeysuckle… the calls of my sheep to …
May 29
Laughter comes to easy… Rainy Day Fun…
I love the rain that my friend Spring brings…tis a soft rain, with big drops that can fall heavy but never hard against your skin (that is Winter’s Rain) The Spring rain can be cold especially in May when the sheep shearing rain comes…mainly the Spring rain is a cool soothing rain…sometimes accompanied by …
May 24
Home…
We all are drawn …to the warmth, love, peace… The kindness found there, the safety, the encouragement…the beauty…the memories… our family, our friends…good food, Christmas’s shared, Easter’s Celebrated…Life, love, and yes even death… I think of my Great Aunt Grace and Grandma as they described to me their early recollections…of thier Papa getting up early …
May 21
Rainy Day Friends…
The whole world smelled fresh and new…washed clean with the earth’s own special detergent… As KAT and I walked out into the softly falling rain the sound of rain on leaves and the fast growing grass was music to my ears. It was such a fine evening that I walked down with KAT to the …
May 19
Spring…a true simple country pleasure…
Last evening the rain started slowly and soft like as Gerry and I finished up our sheep medicating and hoof trimming job. Gerry was able to work Elvis and Cher…before the rain set in …. The day had been grey and comfortable…if you were working it was perfect weather. Knowing it was suppose to rain …
May 18
As A Breeder…
I experience the joys of bringing a new litter of precious English Shepherds into this world… From the moment of their first sip of Mama’s milk to the day they leave with their new forever families…knowing I have made great placements thru videos, visits to the farm, emails, phone calls and photos…What fun it is …
Apr 30
Simple Country Pleasures…
Rain…Wind…Wind…then softly more rain… I rose early to take the sheep out of the fold to the far pasture for a day of grazing. As I started out… It took my breath…a slight chill in the air and the dampness…the beauty of our over night suddenly green world. The light fog on the pond, the …
