Not Again! Farm

There is nothing sweeter in the world that a newborn Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy. You can click on the pictures to see them larger.  Doesn’t it just make you want to cuddle up with them?

Zipper at 1 Week Old

Paul at 1 day old.
While I am disappointed that I didn’t have more girls, I […]

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  Note to all:  I am not now, nor will I ever be anywhere near the number of dogs that will be directly affected by this bill, however, as a dog owner and a groomer, this bill will have an effect on me. 
Eleven key points to consider:
1. HB 538 will put all larger commercial […]

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Note to all: I am not now, nor will I ever be anywhere near the number of dogs that will be directly affected by this bill, however, as a dog owner and a groomer, this bill will have an effect on me.

If you are reading this you probably have or want to have […]

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I don’t mind admitting that I love snow!!  Here in Virginia it is a thing of beauty, like the daffodils in spring.  Here today, beautiful, clean, coating the world in a pristine beauty that is unmatched and then before you can get tired of it, it’s gone.

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I was tagged by Oh HorseFeathers to put up an old picture and tell it’s story and then tag three others to do the same. I had to sort through some photos before I came up with one that had a story.
The picture is of my grandson Hunter, my miniature horse stallion Buck and […]

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Elle still getting used to the idea that these were hers.

All tucked in for the night.  The red glow is from the heat lamp.

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Just a quick update for those who have been waiting to hear the news.  Elle had three beautiful babies today.  One Tri color boy, one blenheim boy and one blenheim girl.  She started in labor this morning at 4:30 and had the last puppy at 9:30.  We are just in from the vet for a […]

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I have spent the day turning my dining room back into a nursery.  With the pups due this week, it’s time to move Elle into her whelping pen and start puppy watch.  This is always an exciting and nerve wracking time.  I still have to work so I worry the whole time I am gone.
Thankfully, […]

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I got a call today that one of the puppies in the picture above had passed away yesterday.  It was an unusually warm winter day in NC after a week of warm weather and she went out to play with her sister.  They found her down by the lake but she was already gone.  They […]

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It must be the warm weather that is making me think about gardening. I hope that I can start my cottage garden this year. I plan on doing 2 4×4 square foot gardens for vegetables and would like to start a couple of gardens around the house.
Except for my poor sick Maple […]

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