Nov 02
I am not quite sure how we became good friends…but we were…she was the better of the two of us…That I know…and Of course the “brains of the outfit”! I smile as I remember that story… I had borrowed some sheep years ago…turns out the fellow I borrowed them from needed to treat the sheep …
Oct 23
Road Trip With Friends!!! Sylvia and Mike Snell our good friends and Rosie! are visiting us from Florida. The day dawned perfect! Carolina Blue skies and sunshine… Tuesday morning we loaded up the Chevy and headed for the North Carolina Foothills…sort of… Our first stop was in Lexington for a biscuit then on …
Oct 11
Mostly alone it seems…but with my Lord…Not in a sad place… This is NOT a blog about politics! IT IS about right and wrong. Sigh… I watched with total dismay and horror at what was offered as a debate by the two men running for the office of President of the United States. Forget Democrat …
Aug 22
CLEARLY ….KAT is my achilles heel…I am so very sorry folks…But NO STORK VISIT (this time) … Lots of words …lots of tears… for you all…no puppies to love…Some of you have been waiting for 8 months! I understand the feeling of loss and what happened? Well I was feeding her pretty good 🙂 and …
Aug 14
KAT was bred on June 21, 22, 23, 2020 so according to my math depending on actual conception, Kat could be in the last part of week 7 or the beginning of week 8…I think from the way she looks and acts last part of week 7… Week Seven (Days 43-49) DEVELOPMENT OF …
May 29
I love the rain that my friend Spring brings…tis a soft rain, with big drops that can fall heavy but never hard against your skin (that is Winter’s Rain) The Spring rain can be cold especially in May when the sheep shearing rain comes…mainly the Spring rain is a cool soothing rain…sometimes accompanied by …
May 18
I experience the joys of bringing a new litter of precious English Shepherds into this world… From the moment of their first sip of Mama’s milk to the day they leave with their new forever families…knowing I have made great placements thru videos, visits to the farm, emails, phone calls and photos…What fun it is …
Feb 05
As the sun sets on this wet, damp, grey, cloudy day. It has been amazingly warm . The rain has been in showers light and off and on… I sit here in the window of our living room and watch the fog roll into the low places along the branch and off in the …
Feb 02
Simply my KAT will not be having puppies this time. Thru no fault of hers or mine…The puppies are simply gone! Not in her…a miscarriage…she does have milk and is still nesting…The Vet says she is fine and lost the puppies about 2 to 3 weeks ago… She is fine internally everything looked correct and …
Dec 06
over Steeprock Mountain, the sounds of wham, crash, wham are heard in the very near distance. The birds are quiet. And the big track hoe continues its methodical work…I look and then I see what the noise is all about. The man that purchased the farm next to us is tearing down the old barn. …
