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 . . .

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.

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 . . .

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.

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. . . .

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!!!

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.

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 . . . .

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'.

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".

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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