Tag: border collie
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The Ring-Master
Sheila. Showing you her performing cows. She literally has them running rings around her. They obey her every bark. Not a lot of news from yesterday unless you want to call weather news. Which I would rather not but that is all I have. Frozen rain was falling from the sky over-night. As we prepare…
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The Two-headed Monster
When we were kids the seats in the cars were bench seats- you could sit four skinny people comfortably across the front seat. (Bucket seats are such a kill-joy). Lovey-dovey couples would sit close together – usually the fella driving and the girl jammed as close as she could get, thigh to thigh, knee to knee. We were small…
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Farm Sex
I don’t mean to be provocative with that heading but really poor Carlos the Tiny was a busy boy yesterday. Lady Astor came into heat (I was advised by the vet not to give her a break as she would put on too much weight then it is harder to get them bred again –…
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Pig Farrowing Huts
This morning, the moment after I’ Press Publish’, I will leap up and gently turn the incubating eggs (one more day of ‘turning’ to go) then on with the hoodie, the extra pair of socks, farm overalls, the scarf, hattie, jacket, gloves then overgloves then I am off out the door – feed the two…
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Short Exciting Walks
Our walks are short at the moment. For two reasons – Tima has very short legs. And then she has to stop every few minutes to play ‘Gleeful Manchurian Mustache’ The Game (the rules are obscure) with TonTon, who can call out “Help me!” in 17 different languages. Actually the rules of the game seem more fluid…
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