Goats

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The Mobile Vet

The Mobile Vet

Our nine year old husky mix, Mika, has been struggling with her health for years now, but we hit a really bad spell last week and were quite worried that we were finally looking at "the beginning of the end". Keeping in mind her challenges (ongoing bad arthritis in her back legs and hips in addition to her very upset…
February 13, 2016
Lucy & Ethel

Lucy & Ethel

These two are as sweet as can be. I mean, really!  Just look at that smile! A month apart in age and so incredibly different in their personalities... I love watching these two and how they interact... How gentle they are with each other... How curious they are together. It is truly wonderful that they have each other. xoxo, M
January 19, 2016
Up Close

Up Close

In the Quiet that is January, I've been allowing myself the space to rest... to do nothing...or very little... while dreaming big and allowing my desires to float up to the top and dance in front of my imagination. In the Quiet that is January, I've been brainstorming ways to make this part-time homesteading gig a full time one... how…
January 12, 2016
Coyote Chorus

Coyote Chorus

We've been trying our best to intentionally spend more time with Akuna in the goat pen, training her to protect them and not play with them. The goal is for her to imprint on them, care about them and guard them, but not want to engage/play with them. Her job is to chase off anything that comes near them, but…
December 20, 2015
If we were having coffee…

If we were having coffee…

If we were having coffee I'd hug you big and thank you for meeting me out in the hustle and bustle of holiday prep!  Then, I'd ask how you're doing and what your plans are for Christmas (if you celebrate) and ringing in 2016?  I'd then tell you that we're planning to stay home for at least the next week…
December 19, 2015
Tracking Cycles

Tracking Cycles

Well, if you're paying attention, you learn something new everyday. For example, last night we learned what a goat in heat sounds like. Yep, you read that right. And so now we are officially tracking Mama Mello's cycles with the intention of breeding her in December so that we can welcome our first kids to the farm next May. Ooohhhh...how…
November 4, 2015