Uncle Paul

"Well done, good and faithful servant" ... A harder worker I have never known, always willing lend a hand and do what was right. I'll miss Uncle Paul. I'd like to stop by for a visit and talk, but I'll bet heaven has Unc busy laying a new culvert or grading the driveway.

Goats keep coming - Just kidding

Kidding season in the goat barn is over for the year. We had 4 does give birth to 8 total kids this year, 3 bucks and 5 does. I'm milking two does now and the family is enjoying the fresh goats milk again and we are looking forward to some goat cheese flavored with sea salt and chives cut from the kitchen garden. The beef steer is happily enjoying the green grass in the pasture and the hens are still free ranging for a few more days. When all the gardens are in, the hens will be locked up as well.

As we say goodbye to the busy month of May we look forward to the lazy days of summer filled with lots of hard work ending with trips to the brook or lake for refreshment. This picture, included in one of my June 2010 blog posts show the older 3 kids cooling off in our brook. We are so fortunate to have this special place to raise our kids.

Ange & I often marvel about what a 20 Acre woodlot can become with a mere 20 years of clearing, building and dreaming. No matter when you start, dream big. Hope to see you again soon.