Maple Grove Farm, Jackson Creek, NC
Apr 01
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… …
Mar 17
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 …
Jan 26
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 …
Dec 26
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 …
Sep 21
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 …
Sep 11
It is raining and we do need the rain! and it is now late night…the rain sounds so good! I had time to sit down and look at my website. We have a Susan Long AKC Herding Clinic this weekend and yes we worked in the rain…We are all so happy to work sheep we …
Jul 31
Long ago July 31,1988…Les and I were married at my home church…Piney Grove United Methodist Church, in Jackson Creek, North Carolina…By Reverend Bill Farmer…Before God and our family and friends… So many from that beautiful day now reside in that great cloud of witnesses in heaven… My sweet Grandma and Grandpa , Daddy and Mama, …
Jul 16
Sitting here in my swing…thinking about my life so far…the decisions I have made…the good the bad… the success, the growing I have done…from it all…my sweet Piney Grove UMC and all the good people that played a part in teaching me The Way… I smile slightly thinking…yes… I know…some answers to my life mysteries…how …
Jun 21
Well Drover sired a litter of 8 with Helen Glaze’s good female Frea and Helen has 4 male puppies ready for their new families! They are located in Gulfport, Mississippi KAT 3 days latter had a litter of 10 puppies and we have 2 males that are ready to go to their new homes! Yadkin …
Feb 27
I was looking at the puppies I see born on different websites (as always) and saw 2 beautiful Drover type looking litters. I checked them out and sure enough they were by the same sire! (NO RELATION TO DROVER) I did a bit of checking and he lives in Kentucky. KAT was in season and …
