The Move to Fischer
My cousin, Sonny, passes away
I started this blog with my move to Fischer and a big part of my decision to make this move was to be close to my cousins, Libby and Sonny. With adjoining properties we could share in our mutual ranching and farming aspirations. Sonny jumped into action right away by helping dig the 4 foot [...]
Report on chicks
My chicks are 10 days old today and doing very well. When they were 2 days old I had to move them into a nursery so my cat, Owl, could not get at them. I thought it would be a simple deal to put them in my neighbors dog pen and then put [...]
Lady ??? – May 9 2009
I had to put our old donkey, Lady, down last Sat. I say “our” because Lady officially belonged to Andrea. Andrea was my vet tech when Lady first came to my clinic to be treated for laminitis around 1993. Lady was so sick and weak and Andrea nursed her back to health. Lady [...]
City slicker comes to visit
My brother, Morry, has come to stay with me for a while and he is getting used to life in the country. He has had the lesson of gate opening and closing but I have not introduced him to animal feeding yet. I have calls all day tomorrow so he may start with locking up [...]
Goat milking 101
I am having so much fun with my goats. When I decided to move to Fischer I was thinking that down the line I would want to get a milk cow but God had other plans. I did not think I liked goat’s milk or even goats for that matter but when Sally came [...]
More on goats and chickens
I have continued to work with the goats and get into a milking routine. Sally is getting much better about being milked but she lets me know in no uncertain terms when she is done. I was starting to get 10 to 12 ounces and day and with the longer milking time I found my [...]
Grace, Grace, and More Grace
I just finished Joyce Meyer’s book Grace, Grace and More Grace. Being such a workaholic I have struggled with grace in my life. For years I assumed that as long as I was working hard and not getting into trouble that God would be happy with me. If I wasn’t working for any reason [...]
New baby goats
I thought I had beat this cold but it came back on me so I have been resting the last few days. I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to rest as there have been times past in my life where I had to work whether I felt like it or not. Tuesday [...]
House cleaning
Now that I am moved in I am determined to keep my house clean. Not an easy task with all the animals and dust. Anyone who has horses knows activities concerning them tend to generate larger than average amounts of dirt. After struggling with sweeping and regular vacuuming which seemed to just move the dirt [...]
making coffee
I have never been a regular coffee drinker until I started my move to Fischer. I needed something to help keep me going with all the challenges of the move. I never understood why people bought fancy coffee machines that you program the night before. I get it now. I can’t tell you how many [...]
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