The hard work and dreams of An Immigrant, A Homesteader, And Sheep are alive in family memories even though there''s very little evidence the ranch had existed as a busy, happy place. Kids and grandkids, the bleat of several thousand sheep , the bawling of cattle , and the neigh of the horses as well as the beautiful views, the orchards , and that smell of sage ; all are in the past but my hope is that this book will record my family''s history for generations to come.