Dec 23
Years ago there was a writer Jo Northrop that wrote short articles for Country Living Magazine…and she titled them “Simple Country Pleasures”. The first one I remember reading was about quilts 🙂 I use the same title for some of my blogs when I write about my simple country pleasures… This time of year causes …
Dec 03
This evening at dusk I walked down to check on my ewes. The air was damp and heavy with wood smoke. Cool but not cold. I thought about the Shepherds of long ago…Out on the Judean countryside taking care of their flocks. Timber, Drover, Montanna and Amarillo walked along with me. We checked the water. …
Nov 17
This evening the sun had set as Drover and I walked across the dam to get the sheep up. The wind was blowing but it was not too cold. The air was fresh and clean after the rain. There was a mist in the air and the mountain was grey and misty. Mysterious looking. The …
Sep 15
Waking up to a cool soft rain on a Saturday morning. Grass green and sheep softly moving grazing and their bells tinkling. Sitting and talking with friends from Virginia about their beautiful smart English Shepherd Beau and their interesting lives. Looking at photos…Relaxing having a danish ring from Panerina Bread. Yum! Latter the sun came …
Sep 13
This week has been busy! We have worked on Laree’s Fund Raisers for the NC Gathering… NC Gathering Calendars, Flyers, Crowdrise, T shirts and Sweat Shirts! (all with links on my web site home page ) Except the Ts and Sweats…Wait for them! They are on their way! I picked up the cards for the …
Sep 02
Last evening the air conditioner at the house went out. So today it was quite warm and by 2ish I was thinking lets go swimming at the creek. Les inflated my float and the dogs… all 7 of them and I went to the creek! My uncle had mowed hay in the adjoining field so …
Aug 27
Well, Cousin Benny did a fine job this week! The three nights he spoke on what would the Disciples say…”I met a man who_____….” Tonight was the best and the worst for me…(A bit of toe stomping) Much needed! 🙂 He spoke about 10 of the Disciples. It was a fine week…The neighbors were making …
May 23
I was showing our guests in the Shepherds Cottage around the farm…We were in the shop…As we chatted I looked down at the concrete floor… There were pits in the concrete where Daddy had worked on equipment 40 plus years ago…And for a few minutes I was standing there and could see the sparks from …
May 12
We live in the Uwharrie Mountain Range…I am told the oldest mountain range on the continent. Uwharrie is a Indian word. The mountains range in height to about 2000 feet. They have names like Caraway Mountain, Goat Mountain, Mt. Shepherd, Dutchman’s Mountain, Ridge Mountain, and Steep Rock. To name a few…. Yesterday we had some …
