On Agrarian Connections
My view from the milk stool this morning is actually about the goats. It appears they’ve all be bred. The buck, Bassoon, has been in with them since the beginning of September. I saw some of them cycle and get bred, others
On Mercury in Retrograde
My view from the milk stool, which is long overdue as always, is about Mercury in retrograde. I’d never heard that term before. Katie and I have hit a brick wall, which started with my last lesson a couple of weeks ago
On Seasonality
My view from the milk stool this morning is on seasonality. I think many Americans have lost whatever connection they may have had to seasonality. The constant availability of produce and whatever cuts of meat we may want has resulted in a
On writing
My view from the milk stool this morning is about writing. I honestly don’t know how my skill for writing came about. When I had the option through a Federal program to go to school to get an Associate’s Degree for free,
On being a dog person
I’m not a dog person – really I’m not. I think it’s because in order to be a “dog person” you need to be able to have a relationship with another being which is, I guess, something I’ve had trouble with. I’m
On doing something
My view from the milk stool is long delayed. This has been a very emotional week. I thought I’d get a break from it this morning, but alas, no. I’ve been thinking nonstop about a lot of things – Border Collies, training
On writing and fear
My view from the milk stool this morning is going to be short and before I even get out to milk. My mind is amuck with stuff. The newspaper has been a bit tough because of the polarized COVID-business. There has been
The things my goats taught me.
My view from the milk stool is on the things my goats taught mePatience – you can’t pressure goats to do anything they don’t want to do when they want to do it. They taught me to be smarter than the goat
On Closing Doors
My view from the milk parlor is on closing doors. Can you see I’m obsessed with doors? If only I could remember to close them. I went over to the rabbit area early to take a rabbit doe out of a tractor
Appreciating what you’ve got
My view from the milk stool this morning is on getting up before the flies. You’ve heard the term getting up before the rooster crows? We don’t have roosters, but I’ve discovered that if I’m in the milk room early and milk