Category: farm life

A Perfect Walk About…(simple country pleasures)

Elvis

Yesterday Gerry, Elvis (her Cardigan Corgi) , Drover 27 Katahdin Sheep and I did a “walk about” … The day was as beautiful a Spring day as one could hope for! The sun was shinning brightly, big puffy white clouds billowed about, and it was a bit cool and windy…but perfect… The air was fresh …

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Working Sheep and Spring…simple country pleasures…

Three of four Beautiful days this week we have worked sheep at Maple Grove Farm…All the time watching the trees unfurl their green leaves and the bees busy, with the butterflies having a Spring Fling! Not forgetting the birds singing happily and the Red Bud trees budding out in all their beauty!  Lest I forget …

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Amarillo…my sweet sweet girl

Amarillo

Amarillo is 8 years and 4 months old. A beautiful black and tan girl out of Abilene and Dillon. Anyone that has met Amarillo is impressed with her sweet disposition and easy gentle ways. But she is tough enough to work cows …. She has been tough on possums and coons, a wonderful trail dog, …

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My Sheep…Know my voice…

Sheep Florida FL

I find herding sheep fascinating…For so many reasons… In the Bible Jesus says “His sheep know His voice” I can tell you what I know of sheep not only do they know my voice (and that comes first to them) But they know ME! and what I look like. After working with the same sheep …

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Life’s Evening Sun…(simple country pleasures)

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 …

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Possum Dogs!!!

I have Coon/Possum dogs!  Amarillo and BOO are continually working the woods at night. Searching for then finding and treeing a Coon or Possum. Once treed they bark on the tree expecting me to come and take care of their prisoner! Really girls it is dark, the woods are filled with all  sorts of biting …

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As a Girl… (Simple Country Pleasures)

Puppies snow

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 …

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Christmas READY!!!

KAT

We have our tree and decorations up!  It all looks so pretty! Kinda makes the rest of the year look plain! Les and I have been cutting wood….Though it is hardly weather for a wood stove (YET) …It will be… The dogs are all doing well…And I am working with Drover on sheep…We will be …

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Sigh…

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 …

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Puppy Time…

Today was beautiful…But I ended up having to work all day! Rest assured I had plenty of help and helpers! The Drover BOO Puppies were outstanding ! They hunted, tunneled, played, snugged, watched, waited, pulled the pillows and throws off the chairs …Well they did need dusting!  Went with me every step I made outside…Up …

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