It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but then again, there hasn’t been a ton of activity around here lately. The piles of January snow melted into mud, and just as the grass started poking through and things began to dry out near the end of February, we got more snow! We’ve been very fortunate … Continue reading Catching Up →

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… →

Penny loves to be picked up and held. Rita loves to tease and play but doesn’t usually want to be held. She’ll sneak up behind you and grab your hair or poke you with her hoof and then race away in glee–mischievous little stinker! But once in a while Rita sees Penny sitting cozily in someone’s lap and … Continue reading Catching up →

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! →

Penny and Rita sure are cute. They’ve come in to help us watch movies these last two nights, and now Phil and I each have one in our lap to help us with office work. Rita’s ears were lopsided for the first two days and it was adorable! One up, one down. I took a bunch … Continue reading Babies in the sunshine →

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 →