Two different dogs and two different lives. One of them guards the livestock while the other is simply just a pet. But they love each other. This is big love, we’re talking about! Si is a Great Pyrenees who weighs almost 150 pounds. He lives outside full time and wouldn’t have it any other way. …
I’ve always been a driven person, but sometimes this type of person can still be negative and pessimistic. It’s time to inspire a changed attitude. Today’s #40Thanks goes to my dear friend and fitness coach Nichole who has changed my mindset, which in turn has changed my life. She doesn’t know it, but I look …
Of all the events of sweet Summertime, there is one especially that I look forward to. Picking Blackberries Picking Blackberries involves becoming incredibly purple, watching out for prickly thorns, and eating almost as much as you pick. Picking blackberries is not an art, you just have to know your colors. This is a great sensory …
When you were a child, you may have played with your papa’s farm toys. Most farmers have at one time or another practiced “carpet farming” with their toys when they were younger. It’s a comfortable feeling for farm parents to see their children practice farming with their little tractors, combines and plastic cows. Practice makes …
As we bid February a big farewell, we can smell the scent of spring arriving in March. Sadly, it is still winter for just a few more weeks and we have to endure the cold weather for just a bit longer. Along with that, I feel like the cold weather has brought me down into …
Although Spring is so close we can smell it, winter is still here. When it’s cold outside, you want something warm and comforting in your tummy. My delicious homemade chicken noodles is so easy to make. Slow cooked to perfection, it is hearty and filling. My mouth waters for delicious homemade chicken noodles every time …
If you have an itching to make your own delicious egg noodles, you need to take a look at this amazing homemade egg noodles recipe! The only one I use!
Raising livestock is no easy task. I have had my share of hard times. Last winter, I was hitting rock bottom with the goats. Nothing was going right. Needless to say, I was feeling like a failure. I will admit it now. Kids were coming into the world weak or dead. My buck became very …
“Be honest,” she said. “You can tell me anything,” she said. My friend Chris is painfully honest. It’s a great thing. I think sometimes we as caring human beings fear to express how something or a situation really is. Chris is definitely a caring human being, but she is definitely not afraid to tell anyone …
In the goat industry, there is no set season when it comes to kidding. Breeders all over the country breed and kid their doe herd whenever it is most convenient for them. Which is a good production practice if you want to have a successful season. I’m going to share with you how scheduling breedings saved …