• LGDs

    Heartbroken

    You guys, we lost our sweet pup Arco in the night last night and we are absolutely heartbroken. We don’t know what happened and may never know. . . Though hindsight being what it is, in between bouts of tears, cuddling with E, and keeping ourselves busy, we have a guess or…

  • Chickens - Ducks - Everything Else - Goats

    Shown, Unshown – February 2017

    Shown Our newest member of the family has officially been named! Though it took us a full two weeks, calling out for suggestions, and so much discussion, we finally settled on the name Arco.  His full, official name is Arcoiris, meaning rainbow.  He’s falling in nicely with everyone except Mr. who still…

  • LGDs

    Great Pyrenees Puppy

    Kim and I have talked, at length, about getting another Great Pyrenees puppy. Really, since before we even brought Akuna onto the farm, having two Great Pyrenees LGDs has always been part of the conversation. In the whirlwind that has been our lives over the past two years, though, it…

  • Chickens - Ducks - Goats - Grow - LGDs

    Shown, Unshown – January 2017

    Shown I do believe Mama is officially pregnant!  How do I know without a blood test or an ultrasound? She’s asking for love and letting me pet her again, with a passion 🙂  She is usually very aloof, but we learned last year that this changes dramatically when she’s pregnant.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • LGDs

    Fluffy Beast

    This girl, man…I love her to death and she drives me a bit batty on an almost daily basis. Her intuition is strong and vibrant and therein lies the rub 😉 There are nights when I feel like a crazy person because she barks and barks and I can’t figure out…