3 Day weekend and the deep freeze

The snow did some melting on Friday, conveniently creating a sea of ice wherever it melted.  Now we are in the deep freeze.  It was -8 this morning when I went out to do chores, and I put that off until a little after 7 so that I would have daylight.  Brrr.  This is when [...]

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Let there be light, please

Last night we had a nice evening at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta at the Civic Center.  John kindly did afternoon chores for me, and when I got home I took 5 minutes to wash my face and take a few breaths, then we headed off for the big city. Of course, the [...]

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Milking by moonlight

Oh wow.  I just came in from milking and morning chores.  It is clear and cold.  It’s the second time this week that I have been able to do chores totally by moonlight :*)  I don’t know why that should make me smile, but it sure did!

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Obit for a small friend

It sounds worse than it really is, although I have spent so much time thinking about this little friend of mine that I really do feel the need to mark her passing. Her name was Miss Marple.  She has kept me company since late last winter in the milking greenhouse.  Morning and evening, she came [...]

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When good chickens go bad

Henny Penny has really gone around the twist.  Since the bad weather came upon us this past Wednesday, she has decided that her preferred roosting spot is not outside, but inside our milking greenhouse (which isn’t as weatherproof as it once was).  And not just in the greenhouse, but on the upper castle portion of [...]

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Summer catch-up

I have fallen into the summer slump!  After the frenzy of the end of the school year, it’s a huge relief, but also a huge let-down to have time.  Not having to get up at 4:30 in the morning has its definite pluses :*)  But now I seem to be going to bed at all [...]

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It’s official

Two biggies today:  the first snow of the season, and also the first day in working toward drying off the milking does.  The first thing being the surprise, the second I had planned for.  The weather reports all showed the line of snow to be north of here, but as I drove down to work [...]

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Greenhouse revealed

Winter has hit us with a windy vengeance.  By the middle of last week we were having arctic wind gusts at approximately 30 mph, and it sounded as though a freight train was traveling through the neighborhood.  With the ice on the ground, it was a challenge to even reach the animal paddocks in one [...]

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Busy Days

What a week it’s been so far!  Things are hopping here at the farm. Monday we began our ritual of letting the mama goats out into the paddock while their babies have some unsupervised playtime late in the day.  They are a hoot, hopping and dancing all around. Salsa and Sock Monkey have not been [...]

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