On Empathy
My view from the milk parlor is on empathy. As I get older, I find myself getting more and more empathetic. It’s good in some instances, however, in my current job, it’s one big problem. As a journalist, you’re not supposed to
Pondering my future
My view from the milk stool is about my future. If I were a smart and serene person, I wouldn’t be thinking about my future at all, but I’m not serene nor am I often very smart. I wrote in my last
The 2021 baby crop at Spellcast Farm
A return to the milk stool
My view from the milk stool – Remember this from last year? The milk stool has been dusted off as have the milk stands. We’ve got eight does in milk this year, six of whom are raising babies so they aren’t completely
Rabbit Farming
So I came to the realization not too long ago that my Silver Fox breeding program had got to pot. Completely my mistake. I got sidetracked. I culled a bunch of breeding age rabbits in anticipation of a swap of outcross bunnies
On the rabbit train again
Procrastinating … I have a final essay due tomorrow. I haven’t started it yet. It’s in my head, which is a scary place these days. There’s so much going on – not much of it is pleasing. Glad that in today’s paper
On learning Spanish
I haven’t posted a view from the milk stool in some time now because I haven’t spent much time on the milk stool. I slowed down on milking and the goats, at least most of them, are drying off. This is earlier
Distractions
My view from the milk stool is about distraction. I’ve been too distracted lately to formulate any thought important enough to share. It’s been a struggle dealing with the heat which completely saps me. When I’m sapped, things get out of control.
The southern heat is killing me
My view from the milk stool has been silent lately. My Yankee blood is showing – we’ve had what feels like hundreds of days in 90+ weather with very little rain. This happens every year, I don’t know why it upsets me
Disappointments
My view from the milk stand is on practice makes perfect. My last batch of ash-coated goat cheeses didn’t come out right. They looked beautiful (shown below), but tasted awful. I believe I used too much ash. Cut into a baby one