Maple Grove Farm, Jackson Creek, NC
Sep 14
As I sit looking out my window into a lofty sea of green dotted with an occasional fragrant white bloom…I hear the soft rain falling on the Magnolia leaves. It is a lovely sweet sound, with an even lovelier fragrance. I hear the soft tingle of sheep bells in the field…sigh…I wonder if my sweet …
Jul 19
My sweet friend Vivian Flynt sent me this lovely photo from her collection of old post cards . This one is likely 80 plus years old…she said it reminds her of my sweet dog Drover…I agree!
Jul 19
I have spent most of this lovely Sunday afternoon and evening in my bedroom writing. Listening to the birds and now crickets frogs…singing… and lambs calling softly to their Mothers…the breeze off the summer storms is cool and fresh and the sweet Magnolia blooms have been just heavenly…their sweet perfume hanging ever so softly in …
Jul 18
Thru my herding work I meet the most interesting and lovely people! About a year or so ago I met a lady with a dog that she was wanting to herd sheep with. She has a flock of lovely Katahdins. Our friendship grew and this spring she had some very nice lambs to sell. We …
Jul 18
So much happening this Spring at Maple Grove Farm! LAMBS arrived in May, all 34 ( and lost only 2) so the total was 36! Ewes are all fine. And great Mothers! Even the Barbs ! I finally figured out how to be successful with them! A small field away from everything and tall grass= …
Mar 29
Sitting in my swing this evening the birds are happy singing “Oh Springtime!” The wind softly moving, and the air fresh from the recent rain smells heavenly. The crickets and frogs have woke up from their winter’s nap…and they join in the chorus! Peaceful, beautiful and wonderful as the sun sets…I know all is alright …
Jan 14
can make all the difference in our lives, our thoughts, our focus! My example: My Grandpa Delk was a good man. He loved his God, his family, his horses, dogs, cows…his land… I inherited his love for our land, and horses…dogs too…I was taught to love my family and I love my Lord Jesus Christ… …
Jan 13
It was Me and my Four! and has been for some time now… I was gifted with the sweetest little puppy… girl mainly black and tan some white. Shona O’Kane brought her to me! Her name is Tabor! Like Mt Tabor in the Bible, but named after our little country church at Jackson Creek, …
Nov 02
I am not quite sure how we became good friends…but we were…she was the better of the two of us…That I know…and Of course the “brains of the outfit”! I smile as I remember that story… I had borrowed some sheep years ago…turns out the fellow I borrowed them from needed to treat the sheep …
Oct 23
Road Trip With Friends!!! Sylvia and Mike Snell our good friends and Rosie! are visiting us from Florida. The day dawned perfect! Carolina Blue skies and sunshine… Tuesday morning we loaded up the Chevy and headed for the North Carolina Foothills…sort of… Our first stop was in Lexington for a biscuit then on …
