In the sage words of Luke: “Four boys is a LOT of boys!” Yes. Yes, Luke, it is a lot of boys. But certainly – definitely – not too many. Peter Stephen was born to us late yesterday afternoon. He arrived in good health and Mamma is well. We’ve had a family joke these last few weeks that goes something like this: “When do you think the baby will be born?” Answer: “On its birthday!” I asked Daniel that on…
It’s Summer! I wish we were doing more this year in terms of beekeeping and gardening, but this year we chose to take on less and enjoy what we have going on at the present time. It wasn’t exactly a strategic move on our part, it was part out of necessity and part by accident. Either way, while I really wish that I had something new to report… I’m liking that I actually have free moments to spend with the…
While we’ve updated everyone on the goat kids recently, we haven’t really mentioned the human kids much! I’m actually a little surprised by how long it’s been since they’ve been a major feature on a post since after all, they’re the ones that command the attention of about 97% of our waking hours. After a bit of a bumpy spring homeschooling has taken a bit of a detour these last few months. To a certain extent, I’m mildly impressed how…
Sometimes it seems like all our goats do is eat hay and cost money. I felt like that a lot over the winter when both Pepper and Flora were dry. Yet, even though it may feel like that after cashing out at Runnings, this is simply not true. These goats very much pay their own keep around here and then some. There’s the dairy aspect (which alone makes them worth it) and there’s the manure aspect that I’m sure a…