Nov 01
I pull on my tall waterproof boots and put my coat on it is 1:45 AM… I am heading out to check my flock for lambs. It is November 1st, 2017 and I have 18 ewes due to lamb. I joke that the Stork is hovering over our farm for this big event. And delivering …
Oct 06
Swoosh! That is what Spring and Summer have sounded like as they zipped by! 2017 has been busy for sure but the time seems to have disappeared! In last 4 weeks we have held a very successful Jim Hartnagle Herding Clinic. Attended a Dog Breeding Seminar at the NC State Vet School on Genetics. Worked …
Aug 15
Thunder is rolling. As the softly falling rain makes its wonderful music…and the smell of fresh rain…Then a large boom of thunder that shakes everything! Lightening displays the clouds in the summer sky. Oh for sure a Simple Country Pleasure! I walked by the honey jar and stole a drop…I love fresh honey. When I …
May 10
I keep bells on my sheep. This helps me to know the sheep are okay and nothing is bothering them. The bells help me find the sheep…and at night I know they are all fine . I love to listen to the soft tinkling of the bells as the sheep graze or chew their cud …
Jan 31
As daylight arrived at Maple Grove Farm… the ewes and their lambs were facing the rising sun. They looked like camels on the desert with their necks up and their faces full chewing their cud. Serene and peaceful. In the back ground was Dutchmens Mountain…As I watched the sun come up…I noticed the heavy frost …
