Archive for the ‘goats’ Category

in the thick of spring

Posted on April 9th, 2019 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on in the thick of spring

I’m finally back here, writing in this space. I can’t believe it’s been over five months since I last posted, even though I never meant to take a break! The winter has come and gone here in North Carolina, but it barely felt like winter, compared to our winters in the mountains. I never thought […]

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9 chicks + 2 goats

Posted on November 3rd, 2018 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Our eggs hatched into nine chicks! They are a lot bigger than this now. I’m posting these older pics because little chicks are so much cuter than big ones. Soft and fuzzzzzzzy. Little did we know someone else was being born the same weekend our eggs hatched… someone even fuzzier than a chick. And the […]



goodbye, goats

Posted on February 18th, 2017 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Today we sent our three little goats off to a new home. After filling our lives with two years of pure goatiness, we gave them to a family with 6 acres of green pastures, two other little goats, and a couple of human kids. We really wished we could keep them, but we are going […]



finishing may

Posted on May 27th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

Our May has been a beauty and a beast. The weather has gone from snow to practically summer (70 degrees for a couple of days!) and back to snow, sleet, and rain. And cold–brrr. Today we have a fire in the stove to offset the lovely white flakes that came floating down this morning. I […]



visitors from kansas city, arm challenge results, and other fun things

Posted on September 7th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

We had the very best weekend. Two of our old friends from Kansas City came for a spur-of-the-moment visit, and we had a blast. Cindy and I talked and laughed for hours while the guys hung out.  Will and Caleb went hiking in the mountains during the day, and in the evenings it was a […]