Category: English Shepherds

Announcing…the successful mating of KAT and Boaz!!!

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 …

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Let Me Be Singing When The Evening Comes!

  BOO had a place she watched the girls play. It is now called BOO’s Gate…beside the pond… Ashlyn captured this late this evening…maybe a ray of sunshine maybe just maybe …I miss her with all my heart….     Some photos of BOO…  

It Is Cold….

Whisper

But then this is winter!  We had a skiff of snow…seems Grandma’s predictions of how many fogs in August equals how many snows we will have in Winter holds true! (So far) …Yes I counted NO I do not remember exactly how many. I kind of thought it an old wife’s tale! While cold and …

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Icy, Cold, Windy and Some Snow…

Whisper

I personally do not consider this weather a simple country pleasure! And I am most pleased this is typical January and February weather in North Carolina… But thanks to global warming not such a problem anymore!  When I was a girl this was typical winter weather! ALL Winter! KAT and Drover are in the basement…Tallie, …

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Ribbons of Green…

Ribbons and ribbons of green greeted me on my way home from New Bern.  I thought they looked like Spring! And beautiful, beautiful Daffodils! only just green…. My eyes are so hungry for green! and springtime flowers!  Oh I know it was just winter wheat or maybe winter rye…still made me catch my breath!

Simply…BOO…she is gone…

BOO

She was born to a good Mama my sweet Amarillo…her good sire was “My” Dallas… I lost a good one today…There are not many words… A good dog that never bothered a thing or a soul… BOO was a good Mama…one of the best…she raised good puppies “Journey is one” and there are many ,many …

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Sunday…

It is late…I should go on to bed…but here I am wide awake…thinking… How beautiful and wonderful the weather was today.  Like Spring but not! One of those days that are borrowed from Spring by Winter! A tease…of how wonderful Spring is!  Alley and Queenie  came by and spent the afternoon with us. Her dogs …

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A Hint of Fall…at Maple Grove Farm

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  The nights are cool and the morning sun is met with fog rising off the pond, here at the farm.  Fall is a most magical time!  The trees are preparing for winter…There is a hint of color if you take the time to look. The sheep are fat and growing in more hair and …

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Simple Country Pleasures…

A strong warm roaring fire…on a cold evening, that is inviting and comforting…a good long hot tub bath after being outside in the cold all day… A good warm  soft robe…and soft pj’s. Good friends that send cards at Christmastime and other important times in your life… A warm home. A loving life partner…that loves …

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Starry, Starry Night! A simple Country Pleasure…

The stars are so bright in the cold almost Christmas night one needs little more light to see. As I walk along on the crunchy leaves I can smell the cold in the air. It is a bit damp  and the air has a tiny sting to it…and off to my right I can see …

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