Category: English Shepherds

It Is Cold….

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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…

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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…

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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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Simple Country Pleasures…

The full moon rising in the Fall sky bathed in the mists rising from the temperature changes… Sheep calling to one another in the night quietly.  Watching the older ewes turned towards the sunrise for warmth…the lambs walking over to them and laying down to capture their warmth! The soft tinkle of the bells on …

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WHERE DID THE TIME GO?!!!

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WOW!   AN UP DATE ON THE HAPPENINGS AT MAPLE GROVE FARM… In March we held a very successful Jim Hartnagle Clinic! We learned  so much and decided to hold a second Jim Hartnagle Clinic in October!  KAT Ballou had puppies in March! Every month we have held Private Working Clinics. In April Jeanne Joy Hartnagle …

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