Animals
- A Tale Of Two Kitties
This is an all-too-familiar scene... Yes, that's Bobby, one of our barn cats, headed up the driveway to the house.For years now, Bobby has begged to be an inside cat.And for years we have ignored his pleading.After all, our barn cats have a great...
- Friday Smiles
Yesterday's sunny skies gave me a chance to visit with all of the animals. Maddie and I set out in the gator at afternoon feed time.Usually Maddie rides shotgun,yesterday she was just too tired. And although it is a bit harder to drive the gator...
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Every day at feeding time,our youngest fainting goat buck, Fred,greets us at the gate to his yard. With his nose through the fence,he begs for his favorite treat...(Ritz crackers, of course...the favorite treat of all goats!) and gets it, too.After all,...
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Behind our house there is a magical path that leads out through the wood pile and makes its way into the woods. The woods on this side of the house is a mixture of hemlock (evergreen) and deciduous trees. For three seasons...
- Construction Update
Things are moving along....seemingly slowly, but, yet each week the house ends up looking a little more like we have envisioned it. This week the well was dug....unfortunately, they had to dig about 200 yards away from the house to find water that did...
Animals
The Standoff
Maddie, our Newfie, spends most of her day going in and out of the house.
Although she is a house dog,
her thick winter coat gets her a little overheated.
So, often during the day she asks to go outside.
One of her favorite place is the garage,
where she has a comfy bed, food and water.
(Our dogs have always been on "demand" feeding, so they just nibble a little
throughout the day. There is also a feeding/water station in our laundry room.)
Every afternoon the roosters visit the garage
and the following happens....
- A Tale Of Two Kitties
This is an all-too-familiar scene... Yes, that's Bobby, one of our barn cats, headed up the driveway to the house.For years now, Bobby has begged to be an inside cat.And for years we have ignored his pleading.After all, our barn cats have a great...
- Friday Smiles
Yesterday's sunny skies gave me a chance to visit with all of the animals. Maddie and I set out in the gator at afternoon feed time.Usually Maddie rides shotgun,yesterday she was just too tired. And although it is a bit harder to drive the gator...
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Every day at feeding time,our youngest fainting goat buck, Fred,greets us at the gate to his yard. With his nose through the fence,he begs for his favorite treat...(Ritz crackers, of course...the favorite treat of all goats!) and gets it, too.After all,...
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Behind our house there is a magical path that leads out through the wood pile and makes its way into the woods. The woods on this side of the house is a mixture of hemlock (evergreen) and deciduous trees. For three seasons...
- Construction Update
Things are moving along....seemingly slowly, but, yet each week the house ends up looking a little more like we have envisioned it. This week the well was dug....unfortunately, they had to dig about 200 yards away from the house to find water that did...