We watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them recently. At one point in the movie the main character says “When you worry, you suffer twice.” Try as I might to tell myself that, we worry. If anyone thought everything here was fun, that we’ve learned all there is to know and that our reading has adequately prepared us for what we’re doing, then I’m afraid that we’ve failed to underscore some of the very real second guessing, overthinking and worry that…
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. It’s not that I have anything against them, it’s just not my style. I don’t do well weaning myself into change or waiting for January 1st to Do something different. I have to do things cold turkey or not at all. That said, there are several things that I’ve been ruminating* on that have beget some goals that we’d like to see accomplished in 2017. So, in no particular order, here are our end of…
We’ve had a lot of settling in to do this past week. Most everything has gone smoothly, but we did experience some heartbreaks as well. Let’s start with the goats. They’re adjusting nicely and are wonderful creatures. The rabbits could care less whether or not we’re around (except for food time), and the ducks would rather be left to their own devices. Both of these goats are affectionate and love our attention. There’s been some pushing between them as dominance is asserted…
Steve has mentioned a project that we’ve been working on in a couple of past posts. Well, we finally brought that project home: two dairy goats! I can’t tell you how relieved I was when we picked them up. I’d heard plenty of talk about how friendly goats can be, but I know that they also have the reputation for, well, getting into trouble. My imagination had us getting dragged to the van, then wrestling two…