He’s two years old today . . . I can hardly believe it — my, how the time has flown! And how he has changed! Here he is at only 4 days old, living in the house, having lost his mother and sister just since being born — off to a pretty rough start, poor […]
7 Comments. Continue Reading...It’s been a super busy month around the ol’ ranch, especially for me. I’m doing everything by myself right now . . . all the chores, all the extra farm stuff, all the errands, all the cooking, all my own work, PLUS . . . playing nurse to My Cowboy . . . which is […]
11 Comments. Continue Reading...Today is a big day here on the Ranch! It’s Sassy and Sissy’s birthday!!! They are ONE year old today! And it’s bitter cold here. I’m thanking my lucky stars that one year ago, on the night they were born, that it was not near this cold. And I’m planning carefully for no more winter […]
21 Comments. Continue Reading...It’s been awhile since I published a ranch update. Lots of folks have been asking for goat news, so I figured I’d better get to writing! Have I ever mentioned how much I hate winter? It just makes everything so much harder. Back in the fall, I started keeping an eye on my goats, thinking they […]
5 Comments. Continue Reading...That’s her registered name . . . but we’ve always called her Bonnie. My trusty steed. We have gone so many miles together, I can’t even begin to count. She’s been mine for almost 11 years, and she’s carried me through the Badlands without so much as a misstep; we’ve checked and chased cows, fixed […]
24 Comments. Continue Reading...Some would say, “It’s just a goat!” But My Cowboy and I both firmly believe that if you own livestock, or animals of any kind, then you have an important responsibility to take care of them the best that you can, no matter what — no matter the weather, no matter the problem, no matter […]
38 Comments. Continue Reading...Two years ago, on April 11, 2015, I went to a goat sale to buy a friend for my goat, Jasper, because, as it is said: “An only goat is a lonely goat”, and I didn’t want Jasper to be lonely. Would you want to disappoint this sweet face? I came home with two friends […]
22 Comments. Continue Reading...After pretty much ignoring my blogs for the entire summer, I think I’ll fill you in on a little of what’s been going on around here. I’ll try to keep it short, and tell you all the other stuff later. Thank you to everyone who’s been checking in with me, wondering if anything is wrong. […]
14 Comments. Continue Reading...A trip to the emergency room is not supposed to be funny — unless you’re with My Cowboy, and then it’s downright hilarious! After a couple sleepless nights, a bad day yesterday, and his inability to get up this morning, I made My Cowboy let me take him in to get checked out. He’d been […]
19 Comments. Continue Reading...We’ve been having some crazy warm weather for December around here. I really like it, but it’s gonna make me hate it even worse when it does finally get cold. When my Cowboy said he was fixin’ to ride out and check the cattle, I unplugged the longarm and said, “I wanna go, too.” It’s […]
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