Christmas is close and we're as ready as we're going to get. Husband Bob and I really don't do Christmas any more. Although we're very spritual people, we view Christmas as being a holiday for children. Our children are our goats, chickens, horses, cats, and dogs. Oh yeah ... our 61 year old son. He's …
Author: Carolyn Patricia Allen
I used to breed purebred Nubian dairy goats so I could make goat milk bath and beauty products with their milk. All of our products are made with 100 percent fresh goat milk. When I 'm not making soaps I write about life on the farmstead and care for our other critters.
Most of them produce marketable products: chickens, goats, and horses give us fertilizer for our organic garden, chickens give us eggs, but the bees produce the most goods. I bottle their honey, make candles, lip balm, skin creams and lotions with their beeswax.
My husband and I recently took a One Stroke painting class with Vicki Galloway so now we can paint the hives and make a few signs for the ranch.
Historical Blogs
Like most folks who are told they have cancer, my life changed when I heard those words. These blogs tell my story as I journeyed through this experiece. Uncertainy was my constant state of mind; was this the way I was 'going out'? My cancer journey isn't over, thank goodness. But it has changed dramatically. …