Dec 25
This Christmas Eve ….it is clear and cold. The stars are as bright as they were some 2000 years ago or so I imagine… As I sit on the front porch and listen to the sheep… they quietly go about their business of grazing. The quietness of the night is occasionally broken by a soft …
Dec 24
The NC Gathering 2013 Every year since the first NC Gathering was held at Maple Grove Farm in 2006, the Gathering has grown and changed. We have tried different things in the last 8 years. The one thing that has remained the same is the good people that attend with their wonderful dogs. The fun …
Dec 23
Les and I did not go to church today. He wanted to! But a man with 22 staples in his back should stay home… I spent the afternoon washing off the driveway. Lots of mud and dirt and rocks grass…A real job and a big mess. Set me to thinking … I was sad and …
Dec 23
The puppies are all growing up fast and beautiful! BOO’s Litter are just a bit lighter in weight than Abilene’s! All are eating solid kibble, drinking goats milk and water and of course nursing their Moms! But teeth are sharp and BOO and Abilene are finding the puppies to be a bit too demanding. I …
Dec 16
Puppies have such a difficult life on the farm… At 4 weeks of age I start hauling them around on the Gator. Today was the first day they rode a lot. This is the Abilene Drover Litter…I loaded them up at 1:30 PM after they had spent a couple of hours on the tack room …
Dec 16
Today the sheep went to the neighbor’s field across from us and got into the field with their cows. While this makes no sense to me…There was no grass there and there is plenty grass at home! And they joined the cows! Really! Kay and I had made a quick grocery store run…as we came …
Dec 15
Tosha and the girls came over and played with the puppies! What growing happy puppies! Speaking of growing…The girls are growing up before my eyes! I can hardly believe the beautiful young ladies that are becoming! PHOTOS OF ABILENE’S 8… BOO’S SEVEN…
Dec 15
Les and I went to a benefit supper at a local church this evening. We had a very nice visit with people we knew and some we just met… An older gentleman was talking and telling jokes and clearly enjoying the fellowship of everyone… He sat down and started talking to Les…I asked a few …
Dec 14
My first memory of choosing and cutting a Christmas Tree was from 1958…I was three years old…Daddy and Momma and I went to the Scout Camp …just across the creek from Fred’s (the neat old house we rented from Juanita and Fred Hunt) before we built where we live now. I remember Momma looking and …
Dec 12
(please note there has been a name change due to gender) Names: Photos 1,2,3…SPRING (female) 4 & 5 …VALLEY (female) 6,7,8…CLAY (male) 9,10,11…RIDGE (male) 12,13,14…RIVER (male) 15,16,17…BRANCH (male) 18,19,20…CREEK (male)
