Get ready for the Christmas tree feast and some videos of Skeeter and Blackbird as babies today!  Hope to see you there! https://youtu.be/pRKfto0WlfU -Phil

For whatever reason, the Christmas 2019 season was one of the best ever. It was filled with fun, friends, celebrations, gatherings, caroling, light, and music. There seemed no end to the festivities. And Petunia felt good during the week of Christmas. She’d been sick off and on since October and had been steadily losing weight. … Continue reading Hail the Queen! →

As I look back on 2018, I see a year of contrasts: Joy and Sorrow; Gain and Loss; Triumph and Tragedy. We started the kidding season early with Skeeter and Blackbird arriving February 1st and providing endless entertainment on long winter nights as we practically turned them into house goats. We’ve had a lot of … Continue reading Reflections… →

Skeeter and Blackbird are maturing into beautiful, sleek young does. They are over three months old now and way too big to be sitting in laps any more, but it’s hard to say “no” to critters this cute! “Hey, wait a minute!” The situation rapidly deteriorated. Finn showed up and demanded attention by grabbing Skeeter’s ear … Continue reading Chaos Reigns →

We’ve been bringing these little cuties into the house to watch movies with us most nights. Like most kids, they love to use the dining room table and chairs to play “fort.” When Phil gets up to grab a snack, I get TWO baby goats! Penny and Rita came for their first walk the other … Continue reading They grow so fast! →

Saturday was our community Easter egg hunt, which is always a big hit with families from all over the valley. I brought Sputnik and his cart and Phil brought Petunia and the two kids. We were too overwhelmed to take photos, but someone sent me one later. The goat cart rides were a huge hit … Continue reading Kids in the Park at Easter →

We’re still having fun letting these kids be “inside goats” from time to time. They love prancing around and “skating” on the hard, slippery Pergo floor in the office, and they love bouncing on our various soft surfaces like couches and carpets. Skeeter’s never seen an udder this big! Is there milk in there? Blackbird investigates a … Continue reading Indoor adventures →

We brought Skeeter and Blackbird into the house yesterday for some play time. They liked the “cowch”. The last light at yesterday’s walk was amazing. The baby goats entertained us as usual. I can never feel unpopular or unloved around here.

I took these photos last week before Tigerlily’s recent tragedy. Everyone stampeded from the pasture when we called them for their daily walk. Gotta love Blackbird’s flying ears and tail! Tired Petunia is all the way at the back. It a lot of work raising two rambunctious rapscallions! Skeeter loves to jump up for cuddles. “Up! Up!” she says. … Continue reading Nibblers and other things →

We had some more snow the other day and boy did it get cold this time! The babies love the snow and don’t seem to be bothered by the temperature drop. “Chase Uncle Finn down the hill–Wheee!!!” Rambo looks like he belongs on a Christmas card! Little Coral was sure feisty yesterday! She tried to pick fights … Continue reading Winter fun →