Dec 10
Today we did a lesson with Dan and Buddy…Buddy is a rescue Black and Tan English Shepherd. They did great! Off leash for the first time for the whole lesson. This included large field large flock work, pen work, away and come bye and driving! Dan and Buddy are fast becoming a good team! I …
Nov 27
All Most! Can’t load the tooth brush and paste or comb and such or Tylenol just yet! 🙂 Nor my pillows and quilt. But pretty much everything else is loaded in the car except the cooler! (Tent, chairs and coats clothes and such are loaded)! Not Drover but he is sitting ready! Where are we …
Nov 25
Abilene is the best Mother EVER!!!! She has finally got the bedding to her liking! Does not suit me, but I am not sleeping in it! (grin) Puppies are nursing and growing, gaining weight! Strong and such crawlers! What a lively bunch! And boy do they have voices if they are hungry! I have 3 …
Nov 25
Today was 70 degrees, the sun shown the wind was out of the south and it felt like the wind at the beach. Smelled heavenly. Yesterday we had rain and I never checked the rain gauge but we had water standing in the terraces! Drover and I turned the sheep out this morning. Even though …
Nov 21
Early in the morning 11-20-14….Abilene started giving birth to her Drover puppies. There is an old hymn “I stand Amazed in the Presence” and then a country song by George Strait “I saw God Today”…Well those two songs have been in my mind and on my heart all day as I attended the birth of …
Nov 18
Photos from the other evening…. Drover Looking for the sheep…. Nose work…. I found them! See! They are in the woods! Drover gathered the sheep and brought them up and through the gate! Making sure he did not miss any before proceeding to drive the sheep across the dam… Drover waiting on …
Nov 13
Yesterday and today I spent most of my time bush hogging the fields. While not a mindless job…One has to pay attention to the job and the tractor the terrain and the limbs and rocks…Well you all get the idea…It does give me time to just think…No interruptions. The day was beautiful…One of the most …
Nov 07
We have been practicing driving… This evening the rain had stopped. The sun had set…The grass was wet and the sky that dark blue when a front is coming through. The gray clouds were rolling to the east fast. The air was still warm and wet. The smell of freshly fallen leaves and clean …
Nov 06
The United Methodist Women’s Society met at our home Monday night. We had turkey and dressing and the trimmings! Including Pumpkin Pie and Persimmon Pudding (my Grandma Delk’s Recipe!) Afterwards we sat round the dinner table and talked about what we were Thankful for …And WHY! Now I admit to having the idea and time …
Nov 06
I suppose you all think I gave up my blog… NOT! I have been very busy with the preparation for the NC ES Gathering! We had the Nance Reunion September 28th and I had a house full of company the week before that and during. Then the NC ES Gathering takes a lot of preparation …
