Category: English Shepherds

NC English Shepherd Gathering

North Carolina English Shepherd Gathering!! October  8th, 2011 10:00 AM until Maple Grove Farm 1886 Bescher Chapel Road Denton North Carolina 27239 Hi ALL !!!! October will be here before we know it! My how time flies! We have been working on the NC Gathering since last year! We have some real fine FUN and …

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New Horse…

When I was a child of  five years old I had a fit for a pony. My Grandpa Delk went to the horse sale and brought home a very nice looking medium sized paint mare pony! Along with a brand new Bonnie Allen pony saddle with tapadoras  and a buck stitched bridle ( I still …

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BEAU and CAROL……

Hi! I just had to share this Beau story. We have electric fences down here to keep the animals in. Of course, Beau has had his share of accidents as well, and is fully aware that it can hurt!!! While in the garden today, Beau was lying in the grass watching me. When I put my hand …

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Dogs and Hot Weather….

Well it was very hot again today! Tonight it seems hotter than last night! The dogs were keeping cool by swimming in the pond! BOO and Amarillo swam for an hour at least late this evening! They are amazing! Abilene got tummy deep and just stood there in the water. Montanna even got her feet …

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Strawberry Jam!!!

Yesterday, some fellows that help on our farm came by to go fishing. Danielto was one of them and he had been working in the strawberry fields near Liberty and brought me a huge bowl of fresh picked strawberries. After eating all the fresh strawberries I could hold , I thought I bet they would …

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Sheep!!!

This morning Les and I left early to pick up a horse from Ken Treadway. (I am trying it out!)  He had sent it with the Waggoner’s a local ranch. As we headed down the driveway there the sheep were NOT in their fence! Seems they prefer the grass that has been mowed over the …

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Porches….

I have been a cleaning up mood. The Porch has been my focus this week! I have finished it today! I cleaned everything off on Thursday and bought some spray paint for my furniture. Friday I washed the walls and the carpet with the water hose. No more puppy smells! Or Big Dog Smells! Yeah! …

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Memorial Day !!!

I have been thinking about how big and wonderful our country is and how so very Blessed we all are to live here! How the Natural World around us is still very accessible and there for all to enjoy no matter what your past time is. I have thought about our forefathers that had enough …

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Saturday in Pisgah National Forest….

I saw When I woke up it was to the beautiful music of the river, the smell of the morning was on the mountain air! The trees were moving with a light breeze and the day promised to be hot and it kept that promise! Ask Abilene how hot it got! 91 degrees! With the …

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Friday Night in Pisgah National Forest..

We all settled in . It was around 10:30PM….. I had hung light sticks around the horses on the tie lines so in the dark we could at least look in the right direction of the horses if there was a problem. A couple times I got up and checked on things, mainly the moon! …

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