• Food Storage & Preservation

    Citrus Marmalade

    I spent a good portion of the weekend making two batches of citrus Marmalade. . . Grapefruit Marmalade and Meyer Lemon Marmalade. . . And I couldn’t be happier for it! See, it was quite serendipitous that Angi was offering some of her excess (completely delicious and organic) Meyer Lemons…

  • Ducks

    Muscovy Duck Cuddles

    Who knew that Muscovy Ducks would become some of my very favorite critters on the farm?! Don’t get me wrong, I have a deep affinity for the chickens and goats and turkeys and barn kitties and dogs, too!  But the ducks just have me feeling all warm and fuzzy these…

  • 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…