Journey or “J” as I affectionately call my Journey…has had a very busy week. First working on fences and gates…an Endless Job…and moving sheep everywhere. Then Tuesday Shearing 34 Maple Grove Farm sheep! …
Category: family
Jul 11
KAT’s Pregnancy Timeline…
I like to post this when I have a Mama To Be… We are on Day 21 …so yes we are doing catch up! Pregnancy Timeline Week One DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Fertilization occurs 2 cell embryos are in the oviduct The embryo is fairly resistant to external interference in development CHANGES IN KAT Possible …
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 …
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 …
Mar 22
Sunday Morning … Simple Country Pleasures….
A sweet lamb with and even Sweeter Boy! As I sit here, on this cool Sunday morning…I can almost see the grass growing outside my window in the big field. Ths sheep are sleeping in it seems. Actually they are waiting on the sun to warm them, five of the 60 plus are up …
Feb 22
Simple Country Pleasures…
Home made Biscuits hot with melted butter and they are pretty too! (compliments Lawana Manning) Fried Chicken homemade (Lawana Manning) A lone beautiful still fruitful Pear Tree on a cold wintery day (Buffalo Creek Dairy) A warm homemade Creme Cheese Pound Cake for a church supper …made by me…my friend’s special recipe (Jane Borders) A …
Feb 05
The Heart of a Shepherd…(Drover)
As the sun sets on this wet, damp, grey, cloudy day. It has been amazingly warm . The rain has been in showers light and off and on… I sit here in the window of our living room and watch the fog roll into the low places along the branch and off in the …
Feb 02
My Heart Is Broken…
Simply my KAT will not be having puppies this time. Thru no fault of hers or mine…The puppies are simply gone! Not in her…a miscarriage…she does have milk and is still nesting…The Vet says she is fine and lost the puppies about 2 to 3 weeks ago… She is fine internally everything looked correct and …
Jan 14
Fire Ants in January !!! The Lamb Stork had a hard landing this evening…
I arrived home from town and it was all most dark…I walked with KAT across the dam because it was to wet to drive the gator on. Journey was left in a down at the gate… All but 2 sheep were at the gate…they know when it is time to come up for the night. …
