December 27th

Happy New Year and we hope you had a great Christmas!

Jitterbug auditions to pull Santa's sleigh.

December 26th - Merry Christmas!

Well, I am a day late but the good wishes are still valid! We had a great Christmas. Paul and Elaine, Mimi and Cody shared a big roast beef with John and me. I got a big red KitchenAid mixer that I just love. Thinking about making bread or pizza dough today.

We are expecting our dear friends John and Gloria today. That will be nice. The goats are doing well. The chickens are laying 5 or so eggs a day.

Here's a photo of Bebop eating her Christmas hay. She's 9 months old now.

December 20, 2007

Just a little update. We had Samba bred to Brankton Payton Manning on November 13th, 2007. So far it looks like she is bred so the babies (baby) should be here around April 10th, 2008.

We made Goat Milk soap for Christmas presents this Christmas. The milk is from Samba, Jitterbug and Bebop's mothers, Jazz and Dance. It turned out very nicely and we designed packaging for it and I am quite pleased (see photo below).

November 9 & 10th - Goat Barn has new sliding doors

November 10th - Goat Barn Warming & Open House

October 9th - English Shepherds in Action

October 8th - New Pasture Fenced in

September 25th - New Window in back of barn

We found this new window at Habitat for Humanity for $25. Pretty fancy.

September 20th - The Final Frontier - the back of the barn

At last we are working on the back of the barn.


Cody putting up battens.


John inspecting the next work to be done. Hates to have his photo made. Can you tell?


View from the barn loft out the back.


In the midst of all the construction, our new hen lays an egg.

September 19 - Battens Go Up On 3 Sides

John and Cody finish battens on 3 sides of the barn thanks to the loan of the saw from Tom Doyle. Thanks, Tom!


Goats check out newly cleaned stall.



Jack & his new barn



Best Guard dogs in the world in action. :-)

September 17th - Samba Jumps Out of the Barn

It seems that our neighbor Ken Moses was checking the fence line after his cows got out. I don't know how she did, I just looked out of the window and saw her jumping out the front of the barn. She went right back in to her stall and stood there and looked at him. Seemed fine after that. Big day around here.

September 14 - Loft Doors Finished & RAIN!

Finally, the rain from Umberto has arrived and we are 11" down so it is wonderful.
I took the bottom photo yesterday. Cody and John aren't working today. The
barn looks great and isn't leaking.

September 13 - Right Door Finished

September 12 - Left Loft Door

September 11-Dinner Time

September 11 - Barn Loft Doors & Hay

September 7 - Half of Right Side Done

August 26

August 26 - French Alpines in pasture

August 24 - Samba, Jitterbug and Bebop Arrive

August 23 - Barn Stalls Vertical

August 23 - Stalls

August 22 - Stalls

August 22

August 21

August 20

August 16 Roof

August 16

August 14th

August 13

August 2

July 31, 2007

July 24th - Six Posts Placed for Goat Barn