I really thought I could whip out at least 3 per week! I truly admire anyone who can blog everyday! I won't give up. Eventually I may be consistent enough to have readers?.. Meanwhile, here are some goatie pics.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
What? 2nd Post - already
I really thought I could whip out at least 3 per week! I truly admire anyone who can blog everyday! I won't give up. Eventually I may be consistent enough to have readers?.. Meanwhile, here are some goatie pics.
Friday, October 14, 2011
We don't just raise goats here...
Latest count, the herd is 13 Nigerian Dwarf Goats. Thor, Mott, & baby Cep are the bucks.
Onyx is herd Queen who I swear ( if I were a swearing woman ) have heard her singing " I'm the queen of everything" which she took from a tune by The New Orleans Vipers, changing the words to suit her. I'm not sure who second in command is; maybe a shared position by DotC & Onyx's daughter, Oona. Then there are the rest of the does and doelings: Kelsie Sue, Gigi, JanisAnn, Pearl, Coco, Sunshine & Casseopeia.
As if that weren't enough...there are also 13 hens & two very busy roosters. Mr. Henry Brown & Pretty Boy Floyd. The head hen is Barbara Jean & the other ladies are,by status, Pricilla, Kate, Lucy Brown,Lotte Linda, Goldie Hen ,Lily, Flora, Raymonde, , Rosie, BonBon, Emma, & Siobhan. Only the 3 old ladies are laying, but the young ones should start any day now- giving me more eggs to try my macron trials! ( More on that later...)
Next, but of course, he thought he should have been mentioned 1st, is my Tibetan Spaniel, Scampi. A sensative, sweet dog if ever there was. A bit quirky too, but as the Tibetan Buddhist lamas are said to have proclaimed they are " part human, part monkey& part cat " ,also that they are the reincarnation of naughty monks! I think that may be so!!!!
Mustn't forget the 5 "katz"! To be sure there would be revenge should I be so remiss. There is first ,our tuxedo fellow, Mr. Chip, and then Madame Chocolate, her son, Naughty Pierre, daughters, Gwyneviere, & OuiB. I'm to tell you they earn their kibble in the barn and around the compost & garden.
There is my DH & myself. We have been together 42 yrs! Perhaps we can put up with each other another 42? We decided to start this little 1 1/2 acre petite ferme, instead of wishing for the 40 acres someday. I wanted to make cheese! I looked into dairy sheep first. Linda Coffey at SARE ( Sustainable Agriculture Research Education ) put me in touch with a woman in VA who had received a grant from them to breed a cross between a hair sheep & dairy sheep with the hopes of developing a sheep that would be more adapted to our hot, humid summers. After she asked me how much property we have, she suggested Nigerian Dwarf Goats ( will refer to as NDGs here in out). Why, no, I had not!!! I did research for 2 yrs , got everything I needed before getting our first 4 goats. The goats saved my life! Seriously, I have RA & Fibromyaliga, the chronic pain was so hard to endure, the side effects from meds, & the depression really had me down, in every way. I had gained weight over the years too. In the last 4 years I have lost a lot of the weight, I feel great! I tote 50 lb bags of feed, hay bales, & water buckets. Feed, water, milk twice a day in all kinds of weather. Oh, yes, I do make cheese, & yogurt & kefir! My doctor is pretty amazed. I laugh & tell him he should prescribe goats to all his patients. Or at least goat milk!
In addition I am a textile artist, primarily silk painting. I work in other mediums too. We are remodeling & redecorationg our house as well. I love all things French, so I am influenced in my decor. I love color and surround myself with it. I love antiques & odd objects. I collect Temple dogs,too. Must admit it is only one of many collections...
I hope to share some of the things I find so joyful in life with anyone who may find an interest.
Onyx is herd Queen who I swear ( if I were a swearing woman ) have heard her singing " I'm the queen of everything" which she took from a tune by The New Orleans Vipers, changing the words to suit her. I'm not sure who second in command is; maybe a shared position by DotC & Onyx's daughter, Oona. Then there are the rest of the does and doelings: Kelsie Sue, Gigi, JanisAnn, Pearl, Coco, Sunshine & Casseopeia.
As if that weren't enough...there are also 13 hens & two very busy roosters. Mr. Henry Brown & Pretty Boy Floyd. The head hen is Barbara Jean & the other ladies are,by status, Pricilla, Kate, Lucy Brown,Lotte Linda, Goldie Hen ,Lily, Flora, Raymonde, , Rosie, BonBon, Emma, & Siobhan. Only the 3 old ladies are laying, but the young ones should start any day now- giving me more eggs to try my macron trials! ( More on that later...)
Next, but of course, he thought he should have been mentioned 1st, is my Tibetan Spaniel, Scampi. A sensative, sweet dog if ever there was. A bit quirky too, but as the Tibetan Buddhist lamas are said to have proclaimed they are " part human, part monkey& part cat " ,also that they are the reincarnation of naughty monks! I think that may be so!!!!
Mustn't forget the 5 "katz"! To be sure there would be revenge should I be so remiss. There is first ,our tuxedo fellow, Mr. Chip, and then Madame Chocolate, her son, Naughty Pierre, daughters, Gwyneviere, & OuiB. I'm to tell you they earn their kibble in the barn and around the compost & garden.
There is my DH & myself. We have been together 42 yrs! Perhaps we can put up with each other another 42? We decided to start this little 1 1/2 acre petite ferme, instead of wishing for the 40 acres someday. I wanted to make cheese! I looked into dairy sheep first. Linda Coffey at SARE ( Sustainable Agriculture Research Education ) put me in touch with a woman in VA who had received a grant from them to breed a cross between a hair sheep & dairy sheep with the hopes of developing a sheep that would be more adapted to our hot, humid summers. After she asked me how much property we have, she suggested Nigerian Dwarf Goats ( will refer to as NDGs here in out). Why, no, I had not!!! I did research for 2 yrs , got everything I needed before getting our first 4 goats. The goats saved my life! Seriously, I have RA & Fibromyaliga, the chronic pain was so hard to endure, the side effects from meds, & the depression really had me down, in every way. I had gained weight over the years too. In the last 4 years I have lost a lot of the weight, I feel great! I tote 50 lb bags of feed, hay bales, & water buckets. Feed, water, milk twice a day in all kinds of weather. Oh, yes, I do make cheese, & yogurt & kefir! My doctor is pretty amazed. I laugh & tell him he should prescribe goats to all his patients. Or at least goat milk!
In addition I am a textile artist, primarily silk painting. I work in other mediums too. We are remodeling & redecorationg our house as well. I love all things French, so I am influenced in my decor. I love color and surround myself with it. I love antiques & odd objects. I collect Temple dogs,too. Must admit it is only one of many collections...
I hope to share some of the things I find so joyful in life with anyone who may find an interest.
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