Jan 24
I remember my Grandpa dressed in overall, boots and coat… sitting on the ground…in the sunshine, up against the dairy barn,on a cold day…looking… I wondered at the time why he would sit on the ground! It was cold and made no sense to me… he all ways sat in a chair! And he was …
Oct 30
As you all can guess…I have been busy with puppies and the NC ES Gathering and Puppies!!! Drover is ready for all this to be done and for us to get down to some serious work… Speaking of Drover what a good dog he is! Sometimes I fear I love him too much! What a …
Sep 16
I am very tired…But so content and pleased… First off I want to thank God for all His blessings! 5 of the blessings are Tosha, Roger, Kynsay, Ashlyn and Graham Hunt! Friends that I shall for ever be thankful and grateful for… Then there are the 7 Katahdin Ewes I started with some 5 years …
Sep 03
Life…New Life…I witnessed nine miracles born today…I never cease to be surprised at the feelings and wonders this stirs in my heart. What a wonderful Mother BOO is! She just knows what to do…and does everything correctly! Cleaning, feeding, caring for her puppies… She also wanted me with her ! But once I was there …
Jul 20
I was given this old photo from the 1940’s…This is of my Daddy, his brothers and some cousins… Yes that is my Grandparents house (My great grandparents too) and that is feed in the feed sacks on the front porch! LOL! No …wicker furniture or rockers on the wrap around porch! It was a real …
Jul 02
WOW!we had a real storm this evening. Dark sky, lightening, thunder, wind, and rain by the buckets! I arrived home in time to shut windows! (my Grandma taught me better than to go off an leave the windows open) BUT! I did it anyway! I made it thru the house shutting windows and doors…Then as …
Jun 02
We have been busy! Drover and I went to a AHBA herding trial in Berryville VA Memorial Day weekend. We earned a HTAD Level III Title on Geese! We worked hard (and I was nervous! ) So we did not title in anything else …But had some respectable scores considering I was so nervous! This …
May 20
Sounds and smells…Blue skies, warm days, and light breezes…Amazing …Creation and life… God is so good… I was looking round just now…we are so blessed…My Daddy was a good provider for his family. Les and I have a comfortable home because of my Daddy and a farm because of my Grandpa and Grandma. Daddy was …
Apr 18
One of the amazing things about living on a farm is the work…It is never finished…and that is not a bad thing…there is all ways something to build, or something that needs doing, or fixing…I love it… Our little brown hens (what is left of them) the hawks have eat good…and the hens have become …
Apr 04
Oh Spring! it has arrived in all its glory and beauty! The birds are singing happily and busy making homes! The frogs are singing their songs…Crickets are playing with the frogs and birds their special part of nature’s Spring Song….The lambs are doing their part too! The grass is growing and turning spring green… Today …
