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The Goat General

Oh man! This girl and her goats are just the cutest, aren't they?! She loves the cartoon Heidi (yes, based off the horrible old movie that is hard to watch at times but also has some pretty good lessons). . . Hence the super cute yet very determined (elbows high) walk she does as she's leading the goats around :-)…
July 19, 2016

Balance

I've been reflecting on titles and labels a bit recently. Maybe it's the transition I'm making as I settle into my new job and introduce myself over and over and over again to people who seem genuinely curious about who I am. . . Or the fact that Kim and I will celebrate a decade together on this journey of ours…
July 10, 2016

Broody Buff

I've been frustrated by the fact that I haven't had time to blog about all of the happenings around the farm these days because of all the happenings around the farm and beyond the farm! And so I've been posting to Instagram in a micro-blogging fashion in an attempt to keep up and while it's a nice alternative and I do…
July 7, 2016

Reading and Making

I am currently re-reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, a book drenched in history with deep, rich, story-telling...and Vampires. I have been searching for a book to read for what feels like forever, and have started several that I just couldn't quite get into. They all required too much thinking and what I really wanted was to just dive into…
June 22, 2016

Country Chickens

Despite my romanticized visions of perpetually gorgeous views with all sorts of beautiful farm animals frolicking about it's becoming abundantly clear that real life often looks a bit different. Case in point: Country chickens. They are a funky bunch. They are brave and stupid. (Stupidly brave?) They escape the coop and get attacked by dogs. When the survive, they're usually…
June 14, 2016

Decisions

It's been a full month and we still haven't decided what to do with these two cuties. We don't want/don't have the space, time, need, or wherewithal to keep both of them as bucks so we've been waiting to see what their personalities are before making a final decision. Regardless, to keep one or both of them, we'd need to build…
June 10, 2016