Rest in Peace Davy

You will never know how much I loved you.

Happy Valentine's Day

To all my family and friends, especially the two in CA, I love you. Hope everyone has a good day. I know I will. I get to spend it surrounded by kids and candy....I think we are making coffee can ice cream in kindergarten.

She touched me

She took her pellets straight from my hand....this is huge people.

I Touched Her

While giving her a treat I touched her cheek with the side of my hand. Then as she ate I stroked the side of her neck with the back of my hand.
It felt as good as I thought it would.

Out Standing in Her Field

Bliss and Pepper Ann's Great Adventure

As you know I have been waffling back and forth about selling Pepper Ann and Bliss. I could not make up my mind if I wanted to sell them because both are very nice girls and it is always nice to keep the does and see how they mature.

Then I got a nasty email (at work) from a neighbor about my farm. She complained about the bawling goats and the horrid smell. Now mind you, I have owned my little farm for over 20 years and she has been there about 10, choosing to build her home at the back of my farm. This is an area of farms. Most people have at least two acres and some a lot more and most have animals.

I was really hurt. I thought she was a friend and never once did she say anything to my face. I think what hurt the most was that I take great pride in taking good care of my animals. I really worked hard on this place the last couple of years and it is neat as a pin. I keep the pastures and stalls clean and there really isn't a horrid smell. But to be sure I invited people over to have a smell, people I knew would tell me the truth. I even asked a neighbor that lives next to her if he could smell anything. The answer always came back "No"
I had my son's best friend, a sheriff, come and see if he saw a problem. The answer again "NO"

So I have chosen to ignore her nastiness but still make sure my way of life doesn't impact anyone too much.

I decided I could sell a couple of the young ones and cut down a bit on the herd. So on a day when I was snowed in I placed an ad for Pepper Ann and Bliss with hopes they would go together. It is always nice when two from the same herd go together and they have a buddy...a sleeping buddy. It is easier on everyone involved.

I had barely written the ad and posted it when a wonderful gal called me and inquired about the girls. They are a 4H family and show at the fair. They already have a Nigerian doe and wether and were looking for a couple of does for the kids to show. They have 5 acres and a proper barn. You know how I love me a proper barn!
So this morning a darling little goat boy and his mother came and picked up Pepper Ann and Bliss. Pepper Ann being the smart girl she is knew something was up and didn't want to go but she will be just fine in a few days and will get a whole lot more attention there than with me.

So thank you nasty neighbor for getting me off my butt and sending the girls off with a new family that will love them and show them.

Anyone want to come take a whiff now?