A little champagne in your coffee?
I bought a new goat to replace Dawn. Wally and I had gone out to look at a dairy last Sunday. The woman was milking 21 goats a day by hand. She must be a bit nuts! We had talked on the
Month: May 2009
Getting done what needs to get done.
Last night while watching a bit of television while the cornbread finished baking, I talked to Wally about what I had gone done during the day. I am still feeling extremely disorientated, even guilty, for not going to work on Monday morning
Having a hard time getting going here …
It’s raining. Lovely, soft rain. It sounds beautiful and i know it’s doing beautiful things for the grass. As always, Wally and I were very busy this weekend. Early Saturday we went to get a load of alfalfa hay for the goats,
Got it!
Making cheese takes time and patience. I believe I was not letting it sit long enough. Since it’s been warmer, it sets faster, but apparently even if it looks set, it isn’t done. It needs to sit for a good 12 hours
Dairy Goat Update
It seems I will not be able to get a Saanen doe from the dairy I mentioned a while ago. I was disappointed to learn this, but it’s really okay. I liked the idea of the Saanen breed, but given that I
Fencing
We need to do something different as far as fencing is concerned. Finally, we are able to accurately (relatively accurately that is) measure where we need to mow the path to set the fence. I measured out clothesline rope and I use
The dogs …
I haven’t written much on the dogs lately. I guess that’s partially because I haven’t been doing much training. Essentially, I do nothing more with the dogs other than daily chore work (which Gel does most of), attention (of which they get
Growing and raising what you eat
It is incredibly satisfying to prepare meals using ingredients that you raised or grew yourself. I’ve mentioned several times how wonderful the lamb has been. Last night we had a salad using the lettuce that I grew over the winter in the