Sep 14
As I sit looking out my window into a lofty sea of green dotted with an occasional fragrant white bloom…I hear the soft rain falling on the Magnolia leaves. It is a lovely sweet sound, with an even lovelier fragrance. I hear the soft tingle of sheep bells in the field…sigh…I wonder if my sweet …
Jul 19
My sweet friend Vivian Flynt sent me this lovely photo from her collection of old post cards . This one is likely 80 plus years old…she said it reminds her of my sweet dog Drover…I agree!
Jul 18
So much happening this Spring at Maple Grove Farm! LAMBS arrived in May, all 34 ( and lost only 2) so the total was 36! Ewes are all fine. And great Mothers! Even the Barbs ! I finally figured out how to be successful with them! A small field away from everything and tall grass= …
Mar 29
Sitting in my swing this evening the birds are happy singing “Oh Springtime!” The wind softly moving, and the air fresh from the recent rain smells heavenly. The crickets and frogs have woke up from their winter’s nap…and they join in the chorus! Peaceful, beautiful and wonderful as the sun sets…I know all is alright …
Jan 13
It was Me and my Four! and has been for some time now… I was gifted with the sweetest little puppy… girl mainly black and tan some white. Shona O’Kane brought her to me! Her name is Tabor! Like Mt Tabor in the Bible, but named after our little country church at Jackson Creek, …
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 …
Sep 29
I was sitting in the living room looking out the window early Sunday morning…my world was peaceful as I watched the sheep in the distance still and quiet laying down waiting for the sun to come up over Dutchman’s Mountain. It was a warm happy morning with the early birds singing their songs of praise… …
Sep 23
Sounds like a country western song…that could tell a tale of woe…or happiness…My dogs are all round me on the carport floor…likely thinking I have lost my mind! It is so very hot…I can sleep in that swing if I want to ! But they would like the basement PLEASE!!!!I remember being nudged by Kat …
Sep 01
This evening the dogs and I went in search…of a lamb, and a rock… Good news …No lost lamb! Good news I Found …the perfect rock for the Shepherd’s Cottage bottom step at the back porch! So, what do I mean by a step rock for the back porch? Years and years ago folk …
