I’ve always said that I like all the seasons. Yes, winter too. I like skiing, the snow, pot roast, watching Father Brown in the evening with Rachel and some hot tea… I like just about all of it. That said, lately I’m reminded about how much I also like it NOT being winter any more. Our little homestead is out of dormancy: we have more eggs than we know what to do with, and the goats are making enough milk…
I was having a conversation with somebody the other day about waiting for our cream separator to come in the mail. Goat milk doesn’t separate like cow’s milk, so you need a separator to get cream and make things like butter. The person responded, impressed “Wow, you guys really are the real deal!” I hear that often whenever I talk about what we do. And whenever I hear that I think to myself yeah, right. We’re not the real deal….
We have ducklings! Three of them, to be exact. They hatched over this past weekend, and I’d forgotten just how adorable baby ducklings are. In terms of looks, I’ll take a baby duckling over a chick any day. I had however, also forgotten how messy they are! Ducklings love water, and it’s next to impossible to keep them from playing in their drinking water. Combine that with the fact that they often toss food around when they eat, and we’re…