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Too Familiar

                  They say, “Don’t get too familiar with rams.”                 It is advice we should have heeded. We have had Jumper, Bumper and Thumper for a couple of years now. Jumper is our breeding ram and we have Bumper … Continue reading

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The Glories of Glum and Sheep Keepers New Year

            Lots of people complain when clouds and rains come. They think it dreary.  Not me—especially when we have endured the long, hot, dry summer of 2012. I complained when there was not a cloud in the sky for days … Continue reading

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Autumn: A Time to Regain Focus

Farm life is not simple. Retirement isn’t easy. But when we regain focus in life we find many joys as when breeding sheep or training a difficult puppy. Continue reading

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