Barbara Edwards, the quilter from Seeley Lake, Montana who has done an awesome annual quilt raffle for us several years running, just held the drawing for the 2011 quilt raffle.  Barbara asked her local vet, Dr. Tanya Fyfe from Seeley Swan Veterinary Clinic, to pick the winning raffle ticket — thank you, Dr. Fyfe!  And…

I swear, looking at the number of deep holes dug in the various yards around here, you'd think we were actually running a gopher and badger sanctuary. I took this photo one morning last week at 8:41 a.m. (so says the camera's data card) when I saw blind Samantha already napping in a super-sized hole.…

Today we hosted a wonderful crew from WMUR, the big TV station in Manchester, New Hampshire that is an ABC affiliate. They were here to do a feature story for WMUR's popular magazine show, New Hampshire Chronicle.  We spent several hours introducing the producer, Mary-Paige, and the videographer, Jason, to our "pampered guests," and then…

Our equine vet, Dr. Steve Levine, came out today to do the annual vaccinations, dentals, and other routine medical work on our horse herd. The day had started out raining, but by the time Steve arrived, it had simply become a hot and humid summer afternoon. It was a nice change to have a day…

When the weather's hot, the coolest spot in the house is the floor in the "hall of seven closets" that connects the dog wing with the people wing. It's a simulated "tile" flooring, and that along with the twelve windows in the hallway combine to turn it into a cool, breezy spot to sleep. I…

I was wondering what I was going to post on the blog for today when our friend and neighbor, Jim D., called this afternoon to say he was coming over with the first haywagon load to put into our hayloft.  I turned to Kate and said, "Well, I know what I have for the blog…

This little lady arrived just in time for the long holiday weekend, brought out to us from Davis, California by TLC Pet Transport. Sophie had been surrendered to the Yolo County SPCA by her elderly owner, who said she could no longer care for this long-haired Dachshund. We were first asked if we could take…

Here's another great shot that Kathy K., who adopted the blind Poodle sisters from us a couple of months ago, sent me this weekend. That's Priscilla on the left, Molly, and Franky. Kathy wrote, "They are like the three musketeers, always together playing and following each other. :)" Who said a tug of war can't…

Vicky L. from Connecticut, who adopted blind Lucy from us earlier this year, just sent us this wonderful photo of her daughter Kendall taking Lucy for a bike ride. (Please note pink carrier for Lucy, who also has a pink collar, leash, bed and toys!) Vicky wrote, "Lucy sends great big hugs and kisses. She…

Our first calf of the season was born on Thursday to Sage, a first-time momma cow. Kate was the first person to see her, so she won "naming rights" and decided to call her Annabelle. I took these photos Thursday afternoon, just a few hours after she was born. (For background, see our post from…