The Farm
Heartly the Buck is on the Payroll
Lucy’s screaming will be abated for the next few months, thank-you-baby-jesus. I have Heartly the buck to thank. No sooner did he hit the dirt here on the farm and he immediately started “earning his pay” if you know what I mean. Lucy was shameless. Here are some little-known facts (or at least, rarely discussed…
Read MoreOur Most “Popular” Nanny
Lucy is nothing if not horny. She is shameless and insatiable. You think things around here are this idyllic scene of gauzy-gowned girls and frolicking goats. Most of the gauze around here is used in First Aid applications. And Lucy the nanny is more interested in fornicating than frolicking. I know this because she broadcasts…
Read MoreNo Nuts, No Glory
We can probably all count on one hand the number of times things go perfectly to plan. Yesterday I shoulda bought a lottery ticket. 6:00 am — up and fed the critters 6:30 am — found the elusive pet carrier needed to haul Zay-the-Billy-Goat-Soon-to-be-Wether (ZBGSW) 7:00 am – 8:00 am — coaxed, wrestled, shoved, pulled,…
Read MoreWell, That Escalated Quickly
Seriously. I sold out of soap. Between online sales and our farm stand which has been bustling with wagon rides and camp fires, all the soaps are gone. ~blink blink~ What just happened? Soap-making is a new endeavor, so I had no idea how much to make. Apparently “a metric crap-ton” is insufficient. Duly noted. …
Read MoreBuck Nekkid Soap
Well, with a bit of fiddling I’ve finally landed on the perfect goat milk soap recipe. It’s fragrance and color-free, white, silky, bubbly, and soooooooo nice. The goaty girls provided plenty of milk over the summer for me to freeze batches of it for my soap recipe. My big dream was to get goats and…
Read MoreObsession and Addiction
I have a little obsession lately here on the farm. It’s a relatively new one and don’t worry, it won’t be replacing my horse obsession. Or my wine obsession. This obsession is universal but probably not accessible to all. What keeps me up at night and bloats my camera memory? Baby goats. Last month our…
Read MoreWe Have Kids!
I know, pushing 50 is probably late to be having kids, but here I am, rocking it! I have to say, it was effortless. I never felt a thing. All four of my kids were born over the weekend and are walking already. What can I say? I raise over-achievers. . . . . .…
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