Maybe it goes without saying that I was thrilled when the breeder reached out to me and said she thought she’d identified a doeling that would be good for our situation — our situation being that we were looking for a “family milker,” as it’s called in the parlance. She sent pictures and we fell…
Embarking on a Goat-Raising Adventure
The fight for legalizing chickens continues, though I’ve taken a bit of a campaign hiatus while summer activities caught me up in their clutches. I have to say I’m thrilled that — here in Central Texas anyway — school started this week. And as we get into the new school year routine, we’re introducing another…
The Homemade Ice Cream Contest — With Recipe
How I lost the contest but gained critical ice cream knowledge with my Summer Sweet Corn and Buttermilk Blackberry Ice Cream recipe.
Hope, Hope, Hope, Hope…
I almost hesitate to say it, for fear of jinxing it somehow, but this has absolutely been my most successful year in the garden thus far. Who knew how much difference a fence, dogs keeping deer away and two additional raised beds would make? Well, I did, of course, and now I have no one…