It was the day when it seemed winter was coming back. There was no sun, the sky was heavy and threatening, and the wind gusts made it hard to be outside. But we had to go out anyway to check on our does who all of a sudden decided to go into kidding, three of them at once. All was going well and we were blessed with a few more cute kids. But then the night was coming upon us and one of our goats seemed to be having a hard time. The weather was not getting any warmer and the t

It's this time of the year again! It's the kidding time! On Thursday we were up in town for our music lessons when my hubby called me, "Darling, our family is growing!" Huh??? Isn't it usually the news that the gal delivers, not a lad? We were all rushing back home to see the new additions to our "barn family". Our goat Vera, the best milker, presented us with two beautiful, adorable, kissable kids! A buck and a doeling! Both of them are cute as a button! So, it was very easy

And spring is slowly, but surely coming our way! Hopefully last week's blizzard and a foot of snow were the final attempts of the winter to hold its grip on us. Now all the snow is gone. The air is full of noises from birds returning north for breeding. Even though the sloughs and lakes are still under ice the Canada Geese have paired up and built their nests. I am slowly getting used to the color of spring here in North Dakota. It is not green. It is sepia, with all differen