Maple Grove Farm, Jackson Creek, NC
Feb 20
I was too tired to post last night. I started , stopped and then went to bed! I was give out as my Grandpa use to say! We went horseback riding at Uwharrie National Forrest and rode for 7 and 1/2 hours. Slow and easy and stopped to talk to everybody we saw! Some we …
Feb 19
This afternoon was gorgeous! Just a perfect spring kind of day! Soft warm breeze, blue blue sky, sun shine, warm, birds singing and crickets doing their cricket song! About 2:30 I was caught up enough to take a short ride on my Paint horse Texas. Les rode Tuff and Larry a friend of ours rode …
Feb 12
Okay, I AM TIRED tonight! We had a Great day for our Herding Work shop! The day was bright and pretty with a bit of wind chill but in all really nice! We had 11 dogs work today not counting Drover and Amarillo who stayed behind in the pens working. The rest of the Maple …
Feb 12
Today the grading man (my brother Kenneth) was suppose to be here around 9:00 AM.. He called said Randal his assistant would be here but that got changed and finally at 1:00 PM we got started! First Les cut some small trees that had grown in the edge of the pasture while Randal took the …
Feb 05
I was so tired last night I forgot to write. The puppies have kept me so busy it is hard to believe they will be LEAVING in a few days! The first one is all ways so hard for me as is the last one. The last eight weeks seem like a blur to me. …
Jan 31
I have wondered how the English Shepherd , Farming, and my way of life will fair years from now. Will it disappear? And how could I help young girls grow in wisdom and knowledge of the “Farm” and it’s ways. I guess I need not wonder…listen to these two very remarkable young girls… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not …
Jan 31
It is all most time for the puppies to be going to their forever homes! It is an exciting time and a sad time for me as well. I think about all the hope and promise I see in this litter , and I sit and wonder at what a good life they will all …
Jan 29
Today was puppy nail clipping day! Not a big deal ! These Abilene /Drover puppies are so laid back only one squirmed enough to be mildly difficult! They have been trimmed every Friday since they were 1 week old. They were wormed along with Abilene today as well. They love it Abilene does not! Today …
Jan 24
I have the best time watching puppies play! They are so carefree , happy, bouncy, and my how they can roll! Today I let the puppies come to the porch, and now they found it they will own it! I did not know there were so many puppy toys lying around. Leaves, pieces of pillow …
Jan 23
I was up way before the sun started streaking the sky with pinks , reds, and golds. It was overcast and cold! 14 degrees! By the time the sun came up the wind started a gentle breeze out of the south west. I finished my paper work and piled everything into a large container to …
