Jan 13
Soon we will have puppies! Ms KAT Ballou is expecting and showing all the signs of being with puppies! Today we walked across the dam and gathered the sheep…slowly…then headed back slower! This evening she ate great…and then slept all evening. So soundly that I opened the storm door and let it close on it’s …
Nov 28
What does one do on a rainy Monday? Swing in the porch swing with one’s dogs! But only after one has moved the sheep to the far pasture with one of the dogs. YES! A swing is a wonderful way to visit and hang out with my dogs! I love rain and cooler weather. …
Nov 28
My Grandma use to comment on a cold, or rainy, or lonesome day that it had been a long day. I use to wonder why she thought that…I never saw days as long not since I was a young girl with no one to play with and it was hot or boring… Well today was …
Nov 18
Saturday as the sun rose over Dutchman’s Mountain I planned to head to a herding trial with KAT Ballou…I decided to let common sense and concern for the other entrees with intact males rule … Instead Drover and I headed for the Border Collie Trials and Dog Festival in Huntersville, NC ! Wow! Dock Diving …
Nov 09
Birthday Week Celebration! At Maple Grove Farm! Last week was my birthday…I was born on Halloween! Hard to guess that one, right?! Not a milestone birthday just the best one ever! How old am I? Depends on what I think I can get by with telling someone…So no I am not telling! Well at …
Oct 31
An evening of training at my farm starts by a quiet walk across the dam to go to the far field and gather the sheep. At my side is a good dog. Smart, strong, eager to do what ever the work is! The quiet ringing of the sheep bells in the distance gives me …
Oct 31
My Sweet Uncle Don brought me flowers Sunday!!!! I have been gifted by The Good Lord with many wonderful friends! Blessed beyond measure! Last week my friend Kay came up from New Bern and took care of me during a shot in my knee and a shot for my hip! It was a tad rough …
Oct 16
We had an awesome Jim Hartnagle Clinic October 4 thru 6 ! I learned so many tools to assist me on my journey. Jim is an amazing clinician. We had an wonderful group at the clinic. Dogs, Sheep, People all learned and got along amazingly well. Folk were here from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. …
Sep 23
You saw it coming! No time to even reach for the phone! The dogs were happy with the cool weather the fun of being out to go feed the horses and gather the sheep and bring them in for the night! Journey and KAT have a game they play: run as hard as they can …
Sep 19
A cool evening. Crickets signing. Happy dogs. A magnificent sunset. A sweet home grown tomato sandwich, complimented by fresh squeezed sweet lemonade. A beautiful old quilt decorating our dining table. Sheep softly speaking to each other and a bell here and there tinkling in the field. Even the dry condition of the farm and surrounding countryside…I …
