Category: Sheep

Peaceful Evening…

I have been a bit under the weather as they say:-)  Nothing serious…a cough and laryngitis for 3 weeks now…started with a cold…I finally went to the doctor have antibiotics and Musinex DM on board… I have coughed so much I have rarely slept any length of time … this morning I woke to a …

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The Grandma’s…the girls…

So we have 2 old ewes they are around 13 years…They are the only 2 …I have remaining of my original flock… They have been good producers and with little trouble. I have several of their offspring still…  this past week we have experienced unusually cold weather…Les and I decided they should go in the …

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Thank you Tosha and Ashlyn…

It is raining and we do need the rain! and it is now late night…the rain sounds so good! I had time to sit down and look at my website. We have a Susan Long AKC Herding Clinic this weekend and yes we worked in the rain…We are all so happy to work sheep we …

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34 years…

Long ago July 31,1988…Les and I were married at my home church…Piney Grove United Methodist Church, in Jackson Creek, North Carolina…By Reverend Bill Farmer…Before God and our family and friends… So many from that beautiful day now reside in that great cloud of witnesses in heaven… My sweet Grandma and Grandpa , Daddy and Mama, …

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Peaceful Easy Feeling…

Sitting here in my swing…thinking about my life so far…the decisions I have made…the good the bad… the success, the growing I have done…from it all…my sweet Piney Grove  UMC  and all the good people that played a part in teaching me The Way… I smile slightly thinking…yes… I know…some answers to my life mysteries…how …

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PUPPIES AVAILABLE!!!!

Well Drover sired a litter of 8 with Helen Glaze’s good female Frea  and  Helen has 4 male puppies ready for their new families! They are located in Gulfport, Mississippi  KAT 3 days latter had a litter of 10 puppies and we have 2 males that are ready to go to their new homes! Yadkin …

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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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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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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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