April 14, 2025

Spring is my favorite time of the year and we just returned from a wonderful trip to the Tennessee mountains. When we arrived, the mountains were majestic, but very lifeless and brown except for spotted groups of the most gorgeous tall trees full of nothing but white blossoms…stunning. Contrasted to the background of brown, leafless and sparse looking mountains they were a breath of beauty…..it was if life was “emerging”. By the time we left there 10 days later, new life was everywhere…..the mountain streams were bubbling, roaring and cascading down the mountains….yellow daffodils were standing straight and tall as if to say “time to wake up!” and if you were observant you would see the most extraordinary magenta moss peeking through the leaves and the tiniest of flowers (I’m talking 1/8th of an inch”) coming up amiss the new green grass beginning to emerge. Life was literally everywhere….. It stirred my soul and reminded me of the cadence of life the way God has designed it. Even when there are storms and times of darkness and emptiness, underneath it all, life is there…..preparing for the time to emerge and be changed…..to me it seemed as if life is a song with high notes and low notes and rests in between…..but all so important to the song. It’s a perfect song when we hear all of it. I hope this Spring is a beautiful part of your song.

As most of you already know, we are winding up our time of breeding poms. We have been raising these extraordinary little creatures for well over 20 years now and the time has come for us to think about our next phase of life. A very difficult time for me as they have been such an important aspect of my life for 50 years now including the years they were just part of our family. We have a few more litters this year and are in the process of retiring some of our loves…hoping to find great homes where they will be pampered for the remainder of their lives. If you are interested, you can text me at 512 785 4003.

Living in Texas is awesome in so many ways, however, when August rolls around I always find myself thinking….”why do I live here again?”. The heat, mosquitoes, snakes, bugs, humidity…to name a few, are literally unbearable, but I know that in a short time Fall will roll around and we will walk outside one morning and feel the faintest amount of cool in the air, almost like a cool breeze from the ocean blowing on you and our hope is revived! ….we know that the relentless heat will be over soon. That is where I am today….looking at the forecast there is hope that I will feel that cool hint soon and the beginning of the best times in Texas will commence…..hang on to that hope folks if you live in Texas! 🙂

Our summer babies have left us and what an extraordinary group they were this year….some of the prettiest and cutest we have had. It was truly hard seeing them leave but what a joy watching the families they joined…..that is why I have continued in this business for over 20 years now….these adorable little creatures bring such love and joy to so many people….

Our ladies should be coming into season soon, so we hope to have some late Fall or early winter litters available soon. And my friend and co-breeder has a few she will be bringing shortly as well. Never a dull minute around here! 🙂

I hope you are all doing well and looking at life much as I look at the weather….full of hope and finding that “cool breeze” wherever you can.

We are definitely in the “dog days of summer” now…here in Texas as well as in many parts of the country we are under an extreme heat wave. Our pups live for the air conditioning just as we are doing right now. 🙂

Even though it’s quite warm right now, our chickens are comfortably nestled under the coop, staying cool and hydrated. The birds peek out in the morning and evening, the pups can be found inside most of the day now, and well, I’m right there with them! I find myself going outside early in the morning and late in the evening, but with the humidity here in central Texas it is so uncomfortable and frankly quite dangerous to be outside during the middle of the day.

I have resorted to playing with my freeze dryer and getting used to it (a new exciting piece of equipment) and finding lots of chores inside during the majority of the day.

We have several moms “due” coming in August and September and we have a lot to do to get ready for our next “crew”. We are so excited about the variety of colors we hope to have…it is like Christmas year round for me…..I never cease to get so excited to see what our pairings will produce.

I hope everyone is faring well…..it is strange times we live in right now and the future is so unpredictable. Since my breast cancer in 2019 we continue to live with our new life motto…”one day at a time”. We have today, but tomorrow has not yet been decided…..live life to the fullest….love until your heart is full and with complete abandon…..and cherish all the memories you make today. Oh, and pray that Fall comes early this year!!! Sending love your way…..