Jan 25
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 24
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 …
Nov 16
Well we had a real hard killing frost last night! it got most everything here. All the flowers…The grasses I grow are still okay…But most likely there will be another frost tonight… The sheep are doing well…Fat and sassy…Loving the cooler weather…So are the dogs…And you know what? I like it too! Good sleeping weather …
Nov 11
No words to describe how good it is to be a live human being…walking on the earth and enjoying all God has created for us! As I came down the hill from the Shepherd’s Cottage with all my dogs…They were enjoying being dogs! I noticed the smell of wood smoke in the air…The memories that …
Oct 30
As you all can guess…I have been busy with puppies and the NC ES Gathering and Puppies!!! Drover is ready for all this to be done and for us to get down to some serious work… Speaking of Drover what a good dog he is! Sometimes I fear I love him too much! What a …
Sep 18
My Daddy Alton J. Delk… was born September 18, 1936 to Astor J. Delk and Lyde Nance Delk in Jackson Creek North Carolina. He was the first of 4 boys… Daddy was a farm boy (though I do not think he liked farming) he milked cows, helped with all the farming chores and was a …
Sep 16
I am very tired…But so content and pleased… First off I want to thank God for all His blessings! 5 of the blessings are Tosha, Roger, Kynsay, Ashlyn and Graham Hunt! Friends that I shall for ever be thankful and grateful for… Then there are the 7 Katahdin Ewes I started with some 5 years …
Sep 03
Life…New Life…I witnessed nine miracles born today…I never cease to be surprised at the feelings and wonders this stirs in my heart. What a wonderful Mother BOO is! She just knows what to do…and does everything correctly! Cleaning, feeding, caring for her puppies… She also wanted me with her ! But once I was there …
Aug 24
This is the week we have the Revival at church…The tradition was : As told to me thru the years by my Grandpa Astor J. Delk his Daddy was Frank Delk and his Mother Essie Skeen Delk Preachers would come together and hold revival under a brush arbor built for the occasion on the hill …
Aug 23
Piney Grove was founded on August 13, 1871… My Grandpa use to tell me about the Big Meetings he attended as a boy. Tomorrow will be full of memories of precious loved ones now gone on… This evening I have had tears at every turn in the kitchen. I am so very blessed. I have …
