Life is pretty darned good right now
As I’m sitting here writing this, I have four dogs curled up at my feet. I really shouldn’t be taking the time to write now because here it is 7:30 and I need to get out and milk Rain, feed the dogs
Month: January 2009
Rose meets the lambs
I went out yesterday afternoon with the intention of taking the dogs for one last run when I heard lambs calling from a different section of the field than where they should be. I walked down with Gel (almost falling on my
A missing day?
I had high hopes for getting lots of things done today, but alas, was stuck in cookbooks, on-line reading recipes and making bread. I almost threw away my sourdough starter yesterday. It has been sitting on my counter top for quite a
Brains vs. Beauty
This was the hot topic on Sheepdog-L last week. There was an on-line article from a UK publication that said that purebred dogs are becoming dumber and dumber … Is the dumbness (if it indeed exists and I think it does) truly
The best laid plans …
Onyx decided that he was going to go missing yesterday morning. He must have realized that I don’t check out his testicles (making sure both had dropped) without good reason. When 12:00 rolled around and he still hadn’t reappeared, I called the
What does sourdough and ElectroNet have in common?
They are both kicking my butt!! Wally and I have talked numerous times about what the best way of setting ElectroNet might be because I’d really like to get it down to a science. My sheep population is going to explode here
Lambing Dog
Gel is becoming a very useful lambing dog. I’ve always used him when I had to work with ewes and lambs because he was the only dog I had who could do the job, but this year, I can see that he’s
I love my homeopath …
Just got off the phone with her and it never fails to amaze me how good I feel when I hang up. There have been some recent changes in my life that I am not at liberty to discuss here. There may
Snow!
We got a dusting of snow last night. It’s pretty. I haven’t seen snow in several years now. I don’t think Fern has ever seen it. Here it is almost 9:00 and I haven’t gone out to milk yet. I think I’m
Organization and Cian update
I’ve decided to get my butt in gear and do some organization. My pantry and kitchen cabinets are a disaster area. My spare bedroom is the same way. Time to get my life in better order. I have everything out of my