I went to pick up Elias to bring him home for his birthday dinner. The high peaks are already snow capped, as of last night, and I worried it was raining on him. He was probably wondering if we remembered his birthday. I waited only a few minutes and I see him coming on his … Continue reading
Well, I don’t believe in coincidences. It seems to me, that if we are open, we will be gifted with being able to see connections. I believe it is our choice if we will act upon the connections or ignore them. Connections lead to more connections. Connections lead to connecting. Connecting leads to belonging, and … Continue reading
I met Elias last night, going through Javier’s country. I waited until the sheep had passed over to the other side of the road. We kept getting calls from police dispatch that our sheep were on the road near the lake. I knew they were not ours, but went to check them out, and there … Continue reading
The guys left yesterday, so on Tuesday night they drove up the mountain to try and find Javier and bring him here for dinner again. They did find him and he was so very happy. Once again, I realized during dinner that I had gotten other facts wrong, and we all sat in amazement as … Continue reading
Ok, so I got some of my facts wrong in my earlier conversation with Javier, the Peruvian sheep herder. As we lingered over dinner, he rapid fire answered question after question as we all sat in continued amazement. He talks so fast, even Jackie had trouble following it all. First of all, trout are a … Continue reading
Yesterday the man and I drove 8 hours to Utah to pick up a gorgeous, fullblood, registered Dorper replacement ram and some fatso ewes. We drove back today and right before dark, about 15 minutes from our farm, we saw something amazing, and met someone unbelievable, Javier. There is a dirt road cutoff at the … Continue reading
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