Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Best Laugh Of The Day!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by The Goat Cheese Lady

My day was crazy.  The following drivel may bore you or put you to sleep or give you a headache, verging on raging, like it did me.  But, you must plow through it to get to the end.  The punch … Continue reading →

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Harvest.

Posted on September 29, 2010 by The Goat Cheese Lady

We had enough of these cukes to make my first ever 8 jars of pickles!  (Potatoes not included.  Would that be potatos or potatoes or potatoes or potatos?  I’m old enough to remember that debate and old enough to forget how to … Continue reading →

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What It’s Like At 6:30am.

Posted on September 27, 2010 by The Goat Cheese Lady

Here’s where I balance urban and rural life.  I get up at 6:30.  Or 6:37 depending on how many times I’ve pushed snooze since my alarm started going off at 6:00. I do not, I said I do not, get … Continue reading →

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Liability? What Liability?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by The Goat Cheese Lady

We’ve known ever since we moved in that the deck rail was a little wobbly.  We just level-headedly warn any person who comes to our house that they…and especially their children…should stay safely away from the railing.  And, they should … Continue reading →

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Visitor For Breakfast

Posted on September 26, 2010 by The Goat Cheese Lady

We were out on the deck for breakfast.  Coffee and apple pie.  So much for the no-carbs for breakfast plan.  But, it’s Sunday.  It’s OK to fall off the wagon on Sunday. And Saturday. The view from our deck:  Crab apples.  Pikes … Continue reading →

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Stuck. Contemplating.

Posted on September 26, 2010 by The Goat Cheese Lady

What do you do when you get stuck in the sort-of-stinky, sort-of-fly-infested barn with 10 chickens, 2 goats and 5 bunnies during a torrential downpour that prohibits your escape back to the house?  You contemplate. You contemplate life. You contemplate … Continue reading →

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Milking

Posted on September 26, 2010 by The Goat Cheese Lady

How many people does it take to milk a goat?  5 Yes.  5. One to hold the feet. One to hold the head. One to bring food. One to bring more food. One to milk. Or at least that’s how … Continue reading →

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