Category: farm life

Peace…like 23 lambs having fun

This evening…KAT, Journey, Tallie and I went down into the big field in front of our home to watch the lamb races. We were not disappointed!  It was more like “Lamb Shenanigans ” …they ran, laid down, played in the terrace, leaped straight up, caused their Mothers to call them and yet continued with their …

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3 AM…so you want to raise sheep?

Here it is 3 AM Sunday morning (Palm Sunday) I am blogging…waiting on lambs!  I had set my alarm for 2 AM and slept thru that alarm (tired from last night’s adventure. ) but my conscience could not allow me to sleep!  So up and out to the quietness of the night…a few bells but …

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adventure #2…The Wild Cow Roundup…

Well …I received a call from a lady one evening, late saying she had found my name and number on Face Book and was wondering “if I could round up cows with my English Shepherds? ” I was doing a bit of bragging on my dogs (as most dog owners do) and in the process …

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Country Music…

I was listening to the birds this evening just before dark…to the frogs…the crickets chirping…the sheep bells tingling softly in the sweet warm night air…a dog in the distance barking…every once in a while a stronger wind blows…I can hear the cows in the distance mooing, and the sheep calling to each other good night…SIGH… …

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Old Sheep…I love them…

The Grandma’s as I call them have become quite special to me… Last December when it turned so bitter cold here for two weeks I kept the Two Grandma’s in the barn in their stall, we also brought our two horses in, and put them in their stalls. It was bitter….cold…. I started feeding the Grandma’s …

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Peaceful Evening…

I have been a bit under the weather as they say:-)  Nothing serious…a cough and laryngitis for 3 weeks now…started with a cold…I finally went to the doctor have antibiotics and Musinex DM on board… I have coughed so much I have rarely slept any length of time … this morning I woke to a …

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The Grandma’s…the girls…

So we have 2 old ewes they are around 13 years…They are the only 2 …I have remaining of my original flock… They have been good producers and with little trouble. I have several of their offspring still…  this past week we have experienced unusually cold weather…Les and I decided they should go in the …

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The Why…

Allie and I took a trail ride down by my Great Grandma Nance’s place… a few days ago.  Sigh…the old home is gone…It stood for 100 years and a few… I always wondered WHY that spot was chosen by my Great Grandpa  Nance… I saw it for the first time since the old home was …

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Some “Down Time”…(the good kind)…My Jackson Creek…

So in the face in the upcoming three weeks events here at the farm I knew I  had to have some “Down Time” …or I knew I would not make it thru all the coming work here at the farm.  We have the Cardigan Supported AKC Herding Trial the 24 th and 25 th of …

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Feeling Bit Sad….and Hopeful!!!

I have a friend that had to put their sweet dog Sierra  down this week…old and worn out…but my what a fine go of it she had! Even an appearance on a national early morning news station! Singing with her owner as he played a horned instrument!   I must say I had the first …

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