Tuesday October 20, 2020 I spent some good time at the doll making table when my grandson was visiting. He made a sheep and named him Jonathon Rammer McSheepsken Pronghorn. I’m still laughing at the name. While he worked on … Continued
Tuesday October 13, 2020 Covid weary? Election weary? Uncertainty everywhere! I like to be a helper, a fixer, but I honestly don’t know how to help all the hurting I see around me. I used to be able to share … Continued
Friday October 9, 2020 Blue has found a way to escape from the new property through some thickets, a little swamp and some very heavy growth. He’s just a boy who needs to check out the world I guess. ugh … Continued
Sunday September 20, 2020 All dogs were quite vocal about something last night. It definitely sounded like more serious barking but it was too dark for me to see anything. And that is exactly why we have these dogs. I … Continued
Monday September 7, 2020 Well Happy Labor Day! In past years this day is chocked full of local activities like the Sheep Dog Trials in Midway, Swiss Days, and local Francis Frontier days. This year, everything has been cancelled due … Continued
Sunday August 30, 2020 Each tour we do, we get a little better at working around the pandemic and it’s issues. Yesterday we had a family group come for a private tour and it almost seemed normal. The more you … Continued
Tuesday August 18, 2020 The bad news is that Blue got out of the perimeter fencing. The good news is he came right back in on his own. The other good news is that 2 neighbors let us know about … Continued
Sunday August 16, 2020 We haven’t seen a drop of rain in months here and we’re very lucky to have our creek still flowing. The springs and streams on the new property are all flowing nicely too. What a wonderful … Continued
Friday August 14, 2020 Well I did it. I agreed to our first ever pandemic tour. This family has been here several times before, they agreed to masks and social distancing. so we gave it a go. The alpacas were … Continued
Monday August 10, 2020 Last night just as we got to bed, we heard a pack of coyotes, too close for comfort. But, our 6 dogs heard them too! I know each of their “voices” and soon I heard each … Continued
Monday August 3, 2020 As you might know, we have 2 puppies with very different jobs. Banjo the Berner is a goofy house pet and Blue the Pyrenees is in training to be a guardian dog for the alpacas. Yes, … Continued
Thursday July 30, 2020 One of the things that has happened since we are not seeing visitors is that I have a bit more time to spend with the guardian dogs each afternoon. I usually feed them right before visitors … Continued
Saturday July 18, 2020 Living with 6 dogs can be challenging at times, entertaining all the time and boring never. Blue and Banjo, the puppies, are still young puppies, even though their size makes them seem older. Six month old … Continued
Friday July 17, 2020 Today I’m grateful I don’t live in the city. Especially in a city where people are still saying masks don’t work and they refuse to wear them. All they have to do is look at other … Continued