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Monday, April 4, 2016

The Morning Walk


It's so relaxing to head out for a morning on our very own acreage! It's one of Duke's favorite pastimes; of course after sleeping.  Surprisingly, Smokey the cat actually follows us each morning as well . . .

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Learning to Weave


One of the things I want to add to my "second career" repertoire is weaving.  I'm basically teaching myself with the aid of books, online videos, and lots of searching/reading on the internet.  This is the second project I completed, a dresser scarf.

Monday, March 28, 2016

Baby Goat Playground


It's time for the next installment of "Baby Goat Antics".  Today's feature includes two short video clips.  Sit back and enjoy . . .

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Milking, Yogurt & Cheese


We are milking, getting about a quart a day.  The girls are producing more than that, but we're only milking once a day and leaving plenty for the growing babies.

Monday, February 22, 2016

More Babies


Lily had 2 baby girls in typical Lily-style at 3 a.m!  Both are solid white and weighed in at 6 pounds each.  All are well!  We thought you might enjoy seeing a video taken about 15-20 minutes after delivery. . . .

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

The Brick Oven


Last summer Pete completed one of the projects we had really been looking forward to - an outdoor brick oven!  The chef has sure put this farm addition to excellent USE!!!

Monday, February 15, 2016

We Have Babies {Goats}


Announcing the arrival of 3 babies at Green Pastures Farm.  

Above is 'Coco' born February 9 to Jill, Baby Girl, 4 pounds.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Prepared for Kidding



As you can see by the size of Jill, we're getting close to her due date of February 14. 

We're ready . . . .

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Animal Spotlight-Nigerian Dwarf Goat

Meet Ziggy, he is our purebred Nigerian Dwarf buck.  His registered name  is 'Holly Ridge Caspia', although we affectionately call him 'Zig'.

Friday, January 29, 2016

Retirement? Nah . . . Second Career


I wanted to be a nurse since I first cared for my wish-niks (trolls) as a 5 year old.  That dream became a reality when I started "nurses training" in 1976 at Sewickley Valley Hospital School of Nursing.  And what a wonderful journey it has been!  I can think of no other career where you can interact with people from so many different walks of life and have such a variety of choices in roles and work settings.  

But now, after 40 years in healthcare, I have decided to pursue other interests on my "bucket list".

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Green Pastures Blog 2.0


So, where have we been?  It's been 2 years since the last update on the Green Pastures Farm blog! A lot has gone on . . . maybe that's why there has been no posts???? Or maybe the blogger just took a respite . . . more the case. . .

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