Category Archives: Life, the Universe and Everything
Itinerant Postings
I foster no excuses. As with many today, life is busy. I will in no wise complain, however, since God has continued to provide for my family. For that I am truly thankful. But in a house with a large … Continue reading
Why
Justification. It’s something we all do. We justify our actions all the time, if not to someone else, to ourselves for certain. And after the past week of fighting with the amorous buck, I question myself, my sanity, my motives. … Continue reading
Herd Management, Scripture, and Gardening
It’s been quite a while since I dropped by, or even stopped long enough to gather a few thoughts together. It’s almost July, and there’s still so much to be done. We made it through kidding season without incident. The … Continue reading
The Herd – Conclusion
The herd stabilization is now complete. In total, we had nine kids, the last when our two-year old Toggenburg kidded on February 20th. We sold one doe with kids to a friend so they could start milking. Now, we have four does … Continue reading
The Herd
The herd had grown in the past month. Eight more kids, four sets of twins, now prance and bounce around the pen. Here are a few pics of the caprine critters. More will show up later.
Update on Writing
Well, my previous post on writing out scripture has been lingering here for long enough. Truth be told, I’ve not put the effort I planned into this. But, that comes with life when you are the father of five. There’s … Continue reading
Goat Update
Well, finally, I made it out during daylight hours with a camera. I’ve been aiming to document the new shelters I’ve been building hoop houses for shelter: one for hay and two for the goats. I can’tcurrently find the site … Continue reading
A Fortuitous Meeting
Near to us, 145 years ago today, three days prior to the signing of the peace in Appomattox Courthouse, the Union army blocked the retreat of the Confederates leaving Richmond and Petersburg, forcing the Battle of Sayler’s Creek. As the … Continue reading
A Few Words
Good Friday evening all. And I hope you have a joyous and blessed Resurrection Sunday. I need to get back here, but the blog hasn’t been a high priority of late. Maybe I’ll carve a bit of time out for … Continue reading
New Additions
He arrived yesterday, early evening. His sire is a Nubian, dame is an Alpine mix. So far, he’s doing well. No name yet since we’re waiting to make sure he makes it. UPDATE 18Feb2010: Little guy is doing well. Checked … Continue reading
