Quick Updates
First off – Doty! Doty now weighs 5 lbs 4 oz. This is the typical weight of a newborn but since she started out at barely 3 lbs it’s a nice gain for her first week! Mom (Tinker) had a rough go of it...
View ArticleSpice Girl
This blog post is dedicated to our goat Ginger. Ginger was one of our original goats and she stood out from the very beginning. Even before we met her the kids had all declared she was their...
View ArticleFarm Fresh…Poop!
Farming is not a get rich quick scheme. In fact farming isn’t a get anything quick scheme! Everything moves at nature’s pace, not your pace. It doesn’t matter if you bought your farm in September,...
View ArticleSet Backs and Sorrows
Our long journey through the Great Recession and its ‘recovery’ has taught me not to expect too much, nor to take things for granted. Even when things seem to be headed in the right direction it is not...
View ArticleSummer Recap
It was a hectic, packed summer that sped by way too fast and ended too soon. Although the weather is still summery (excessively so with temperatures in the 90s this week), both the kids and I are back...
View ArticleWhat’s up with the Goats?
Hobby Farms Magazine had an article recently titled “How Do You Make Money Farming? Raise Meat Goats.” If you saw it you might be wondering how our goat business is going. You might say it hasn’t...
View ArticleFall on the farm
After a strange summer – cool and very wet, followed by hot and very dry – fall has arrived on the farm. I love this time of year. The nights are much cooler and the days, while still warm, have a...
View ArticleHappy Holidays!
From our funny farm to yours! Our goats thought you’d like to hear their favorite album!All silliness aside – our best wishes to all our blog readers and supporters! We appreciate you and hope you...
View ArticleThis relationship is beyond repair!
It’s a troubled relationship for sure. What can I tell you? It’s been a long term relationship – gosh I think it’s lasted a decade! We started flirting when I bought my first (and only real) house in...
View ArticleThe Simple Life
Isn’t so simple. Our lives are more complicated than ever in some ways – I’m working two jobs, my oldest daughter at home is working and a senior in high school this year with all the attendant...
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