Apr 01
Well …I received a call from a lady one evening, late saying she had found my name and number on Face Book and was wondering “if I could round up cows with my English Shepherds? ” I was doing a bit of bragging on my dogs (as most dog owners do) and in the process …
Apr 01
I was listening to the birds this evening just before dark…to the frogs…the crickets chirping…the sheep bells tingling softly in the sweet warm night air…a dog in the distance barking…every once in a while a stronger wind blows…I can hear the cows in the distance mooing, and the sheep calling to each other good night…SIGH… …
Mar 17
The Grandma’s as I call them have become quite special to me… Last December when it turned so bitter cold here for two weeks I kept the Two Grandma’s in the barn in their stall, we also brought our two horses in, and put them in their stalls. It was bitter….cold…. I started feeding the Grandma’s …
Jan 26
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 …
Dec 26
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 …
Jun 21
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 …
Jan 23
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 …
Jan 17
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, …
Dec 14
The stars are so bright in the cold almost Christmas night one needs little more light to see. As I walk along on the crunchy leaves I can smell the cold in the air. It is a bit damp and the air has a tiny sting to it…and off to my right I can see …
Oct 26
The full moon rising in the Fall sky bathed in the mists rising from the temperature changes… Sheep calling to one another in the night quietly. Watching the older ewes turned towards the sunrise for warmth…the lambs walking over to them and laying down to capture their warmth! The soft tinkle of the bells on …
