Laying My Blunnies To Rest......
Remember when I mentioned that I SERIOUSLY needed new boots?And I hated to have to get them because my favorite kind of boots were no longer made in Australia, but Indonesia?And I was going to have to...
View ArticleTulip's Last Hurrah......
Don't worry, she's still "with" us, but this was her last kidding (unless our Maker has other plans) and so I guess she wanted to go out with a bang! She had just started laboring when I got home from...
View ArticleEden and Elvy News/The Ones Who Lived...
Welcome to the Rabbit Report! Remember these guys?? Tauriel's second litter (Product of Tauriel and Spartan) has finally reached four weeks yesterday! So we decided to do a weigh in and...
View Article19 Years...........
19 years ago today I married my best friend.....We stood before God and our families and joined our lives together into one flesh.....It's a commitment we take very seriously and one we feel shouldn't...
View ArticleFriendly Dam Raised Kids.....or Become a Human Jungle Gym...
So some folks are of the mind that in order to have friendly adult goats, you must raise them on the bottle when they are babies. Some folks bottle feed for other reasons, such as CAE prevention, or...
View ArticleMaking Soap - Goat's Milk, Honey, and Wheat Germ....Oh My!
So Sunday after church I decided to mill some of my basic soap down into a bit more of a luxurious product.First I get all my ingredients together. For this batch I'm using the basic soap, fresh...
View ArticleWhy Bunnies Are The BOMB!
Hello there! Today I am here to tell you why bunnies, are the bomb. Let's get started with my reasons... Reason #1 Noise Yep, you "heard" me right, noise. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not like one of...
View ArticleChange in the Routine - Milking Tulip.....
So I don't usually begin milking until the kids are about 3 weeks old. At that point, I lock them up separate from their dams in the evening, then milk Mamas in the morning and turn the kids back in...
View ArticlePatching Jeans.........Or Why Blogging is Good Therapy.....
So today after baking my bread and rolls for the next two weeks....I'm patching jeans......I don't like patching jeans. I don't mind patching the butt, and the crotch isn't too bad, but I can't stand...
View ArticlePictorial Of a Jealous Goat......
Remember when I told you Tulip is jealous of Merida?And how she likes to try and bully her when she's in my lap?And remember how I told you I don't let her do it?Well........On Sunday, I was in my...
View ArticleGeneral Updates... Elvy and Eden..
I don't really have one specific thing to include on here since we missed the four week weigh in for Tauriel's litter :( I need to make a reminder for the fridge.... I swear I would forget my own name...
View ArticleJust a Walk in the Park.......
So today we went for a walk in the park...............We were looking for morels.We saw lots of beautiful things, like this...And this.....And this....We saw beautiful trees reaching up to the...
View ArticleHunting, Preparing, and Preserving Morel Mushrooms - It's Mushroom Season Baby!
I've been hunting morels since I was a little girl with my dad, and The Man has been doing the same with his step-dad. I learned my love of the woods from Dad, and remember following him over logs,...
View ArticleChocolate Mint Soap......Soap-fully It'll Be Good.............
Sunday was rainy and nasty, so while The Man left to go mushroom hunting over at our aunt and uncle's farm, I stayed home to mill some soap and do some other things.I had the bright idea to make some...
View ArticleLet's Go Find the Goats!
Would you like to come with me to visit the goats?First we have to find them.....Oh there they are, browsing in the thick brush.....Here is Tulip, but where are Star and all the babies??Ahh, here they...
View ArticleDeep Thoughts......A Crisis of Religion, but Not of Faith.........
If you are a long time reader of my blog, you may remember that for most of our marriage we weren't regular church attendees. God has always been our constant, and the driving force in our lives, but...
View ArticleCream Line Baby!
Not much of a post, just wanted to show off my lines......Cream lines that is!This is milk from Tulip....Look at that cream line!It's no wonder it's so rich, creamy, and delicious!Happy milking,...
View ArticleInto the Woods and Out Again - A Sick Goat Tale....
Usually when the kids get to around 3-4 weeks old, I lock them up together at night and then milk the girls in the morning. Then everybody gets turned back together until evening and the process is...
View ArticleConfessions of a Goodwife........The Triple Teat Tale......
So if you've read my blog for long, you know I'm a compulsive confessor. I just feel as if I don't give ALL the information that I'm somehow being less than honest and I can't stand that feeling. So...
View ArticleGarden, Goat, and Rabbit Update.............and Maybe a Confession or Two.......
So I've been a bit MIA recently. My current favorite song is Biscuits by Kacey Musgraves. My favorite line in the song is "Own your own crazy" which I totally try to do. So in that spirit here is...
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