Sunday, December 19, 2010


A busy weekend, it began Saturday morning with the sale of our little goat herd. Between life changes and farm management changes, the decision was made to sell them and we were fortunate to have them all go to the same farm in Iowa. We'll miss their caprice. We managed to finish up some holiday shopping later in the day and finished up with lamb and barley stew. Sunday we got the snowblower going on the tractor, Jim hooked up the dog trailer and readied it for our trip to New Mexico next week. I cleaned the barn and hauled some bales of straw to the henhouse which is now deep in litter and warm for the hens. We worked and worked at clearing snow from the big hay bales and are now feeling more confident that the sheep will be able to eat without getting their heads stuck. With another big snowstorm poised to hit us tomorrow, it is a relief to have that chore done. We will need to figure out this whole hay situation better next year; going from small squares to big round bales has its challenges. Assuming the snow holds off, I will be taking Solo into town for training and Trouble to the vet for hip xrays tomorrow. This evening I was delighted to get a little note from one of the folks we placed a dog with - we are always thankful and appreciative when we see our old friends and hear how they are faring.