A Day Off

I took a day off from the markets this weekend.  Something I don't do that often.  I really needed a break.  I really didn't "take the day off" because I did spend the day working making soap, feeding chickens and goats, etc.  But I did get to sleep in a bit - just an hour.  Boy did that extra hour feel good!

I guess it was sort of a "mental health day" - at least, that is what we used to call it when I worked in an office.  We needed a day off to "clear our minds."

Did it help??  I think so.

The Simple Life

I am so very blessed to be living on my farm!  No, we will never be rich.  There are times when I am not sure if we have enough money to pay all the bills, but somehow they do get paid.  And there is always food on the table - a lot thanks to my good friends at the farmer's market who like to swap!!

I was just thinking this morning how extremely lucky I am as I was feeding and watering the various goats and chickens.  It is so peaceful out here.  God has surely richly blessed us.

My buck is STINKY!!!

It is THAT time of the year when all young (or older) bucks REEK!!  Mating season.  Oh how any goat farmer loves this time of year - NOT!!  Well, we do in a sense because that means babies on are the way and that means a fresh supply of good goat's milk.  BUT that also means stinky, smelly bucks!  UGH!!!  And if you have never smell a buck during mating season - trust me - you don't!!!

He pees on his beard about 100 times a day (I am bending the truth a bit but it does seem that way!!).  And he does this 7 days a week!!!  After a couple of weeks, he STINKS!!!  You can smell him a mile a way!!  Supposedly, this "attracts" the girl goats (???).  I guess it works because 5 months later, I find baby goats in the barn.

So for the next couple of months, I have to endure the smell but I keep "focused" on the "end product" - LOL!!