Well today we picked up our 5 month old Nubian Lamancha cross dairy goat Aega. Sweet thing she is being coloured beige and white and has a sweet temperament. I got her home and took her to meet the others in our little flock. They were quite interested in her, though Moose the goat butted [...]
Continue reading about Extremely busy day, now what to do with Hera?
Well, it’s been a few months since I posted and as life always gives you the unexpected, we’ve had a wild ride this summer into fall. Typically my family will “reboot itself” every September in some fashion and this year has been no exception, but with the addition of being extremely intense! We gambled our [...]
Continue reading about Settled in to the new farm, looking ahead for next season
I’m happy to report Hera is doing fine! Now I can turn my attention to figuring out what to sell at the local farmer’s markets and getting our first podcast recorded and produced!
Well, the new dog managed to eat a sharp chicken bone that Davin accidentally spilled onto the floor during dinner last night. We couldn’t get it out of her before it went down her gullet!! I had my forearm pretty much halfway down her throat and I just couldn’t catch it – it slipped away [...]
The storm that spawned this red rainbow also spawned grape-sized hail near Busby Alberta. Watching the clouds roll over our house was fascinating yet somewhat alarming since they were some pretty nasty clouds! It’s tornado season here, so whenever the storm warnings pop onto my cell phone, I have a look at the radar if [...]
Continue reading about Red Rainbow from last weekend’s storm
Well, our move to the new farm is finally complete! All of the plants I had growing outside our old place in town are really loving the new digs and flourishing. We are getting regular occurrences of rain to keep things watered and our rain barrel is always overfull. One of our many things on [...]
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