aug 22 2022
i have a framed needlepoint....
happy to share with you such as i've got
the leaks in the roof, the soup in the pot
and that sums it up. i get soooo many thank you's from people who enjoy the constant acdtivity... like reading the electric bills at mail call
someone sent me this "reminder" and suggested i include it in the dd...
Since we have cameras streaming on the property not much goes unnoticed. Followers are able to report the staff/volunteer's every move, and the activities of the dog/animals on the property. Viewers often reach out by email, phone, and comments.
Sometimes the comments are very helpful...- the horse on camera got her foot stuck in the haybag.( taxi) or a dog experiencing early signs of labor.
Most of these comments are benign and a result of genuine concern but sometimes a lack of understanding of the context. For example:
We got a call at 11:30 pm that one of the goats was in labor which is improbable because the 5 goats are all boys.
One of the 9 puppies is being smothered by the mother dane. Since we only had 8 puppies there was no puppy underneath mom.
The bottom line is the Board of Directors and Lynn take all comments seriously and investigate all of them.
Please recognize that the power of Social Media is both positive and negative. Trust that the organization is hyper-focused on the welfare of the animals.
Thank you for your continued support -
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camera people. (CP's) have come a long way in the 10 years of cameras..... i remember.........
i had a 2am call the first week .. a CP was afraid the birds got locked in the barn.. so they called me to go let them out. she was shocked to hear it was normal... and there were plenty of open doors anyway. my phone number is no secret...
hardly. anything on this farm is "one layered"---- usually both lynn and i keep a dog for possible future breeding --- right now... i can... lynn can't ----because it would cost SDP about $50,000... why. ? you. may ask---- first reason.....i can put 4 dogs in my four runner and if she gets another dog we would have to buy her a new bigger van because they would not fit in her rav4 . there is alot of "stuff" like that.
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here is another wierd piece.....
Farm life is very complicated... someone is offering to donate a bunch of fencing---
it would look lovely to line the driveway with it instead of the falling down split rail-- and i thought just pull up the posts and put inthe new ones....except... the. white fencing is on 8 foot centers and split rail 10 foot,,,, and even worse-- i have forgotton where the underground electric lines are... so it is a call for DIG SAFE. which by thier own description.
Dig Safe is a free service, funded entirely by its member utility companies. (Note: Dig Safe does not mark utility lines.)
how' s that for clarity? also if you are digging it is apparently a law in. mass that you call them.
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so on we go...
