• 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!

  • 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 what the heck she is barking at, though I know…

  • Goats

    Deep Gratitude

    We spent some very intentional time with The Boys over the last few days…watching them, playing with them, feeding them grain…thanking them. Thanking them for their lessons… For their beauty… For their grace. Thanking them for stepping into our lives and showing us another piece of ourselves in this grand puzzle that is our journey. : : : : : …