• Goats

    Breeding Season

    Breeding Season appears to have actually been made up of just a few short Breeding Days. . .at least for Mama and Lucy. . . Since Ricky’s arrival, our three ladies have been in such a tizzy! Though in heat right before he got here, they all swiftly went back into heat and all had their peaks within days of…

  • If we were having coffee...

    If we were having coffee…

    If we were having coffee… I’d greet you with a great big hug and tell you how wonderful it is to see you! I’d thank you for meeting me and we’d order the beverage of our choices before taking our seats in the cozy, comfy chairs in the corner of one of my favorite Coffee Shops (there are errands to…

  • Goats

    Blue Eyed Buck

    So. . . This happened yesterday: Kim and I have talked at length about our next steps with this little herd of ours and the answer is that we have no definitive answer yet. We know we love keeping our three ladies. We know Mama is a pain in the ass on the stand. (We are still hopeful that will…

  • Goats

    Milking Mama

    Mama Mello is a pain in the ass on the milking stand. I don’t mean a little persnickety, or tough to get up on the stand, I mean kicking, screaming, falling down on purpose, ridiculousness. If my Homesteading Dreams weren’t so tightly wrapped up in her I might give up entirely… But damn, her milk is good! Let me back…

  • Create

    November’s Crochet Project – Christmas Countdown Gingerbread House

    Usually I refuse to incorporate any kind of Holiday Cheer into my daily life until the weekend after Thanksgiving (a lady can only take so much red and green, carols and decorations, ya know?) but I’ve made an exception for this project because, well, I was so inspired by it, the pattern is free (!!!), it’s incredibly cute, and it…

  • Chickens

    Sun Spot

    Poor thing looks just miserable, doesn’t she? xoxo, M P.S. Happy #FluffyButtFriday!