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Things are going really well around here at the moment. Firstly, it's warmed up finally. Now, that's a relative thing, of course. It's now about -10 C, which probably seems horribly cold to some of you, but for us, that's normal for winter and it beats the heck out of -40! Secondly...I got...

Got up this morning to -32 on the thermometer, -43 with the wind chill, and frozen water lines. Unfortunately, when our water freezes up, it does it right where it comes into the house from the well, which means the entire system is down, including the lines that run out to the barn etc...

With the wind chill factored in, they're calling for temperatures of -50 C tonight!! If you're wondering, that's -58 F. To me, that's just a hair on the wrong side of ridiculous! All the goats have good wind proof sheds to go into and the chickens are locked up tight, but I was really worried...

Wonderful idea, except the hay is all in large round bales. Small squares are nearly impossible to find around here...especially this year.

Oooooh, I knew we were going to pay for all the lovely weather we had in November. It is now -25C and on it's way to a projected low of -34C tonight. (That's -29F if you're wondering.) I am sitting here under a blanket, with a brand new oil filled portable heater not three feet from me, the...

Like Fynnigan, I'm on the mend. :) Each day is a little better and my energy is starting to come back. Good thing, too, 'cause it's turned bitterly cold out and in temps like these, DH refuses to set foot out the door, so the chores are my problem till it warms up.

Well, it's been a week since the whole thing with Smiley and Fynn. Fynn is doing very well. The swelling has gone down considerably. He's still on antibiotics because a couple of the puncture wounds did become infected. He's been milking this for all it's worth and I've been indulging him...

How long do you let the soap cure before putting it in the plastic containers. I recently changed from a Crisco/sunflower recipe to one that has some coconut oil in it and when I put the soap in small plastic tubs, it went moldy. I guess the coconut makes it moister and so it needs to cure...

Your soaps are absolutely gorgeous. I was making soap like a mad fiend for a while there, but haven't done much since I got sick. Do you mind if I ask you about packaging? In the picture, it looks like the bars bare and are just wrapped with your label. Is that right? I have been wrapping...

The swelling was even worse this morning and my regular vet is away (it's Grey Cup Weekend, after all) so I phoned one of the other vets in the area and as soon as I described the situation, the first words out of her mouth were, "get the bandage off." My vet told me how to cut it and resecure...

Fynn is doing okay, eating and drinking well, but the poor boy is swollen up like a balloon. We'll be going to the vet again first thing Monday morning because I think the pressure bandage is forcing all the swelling above and below it. Here are some pictures we took tonight. They're not very...

Oh, and the reality is, fixing the dogs is going to cost me big time in income as well. The two litters last year brought in around $3000 and allowed me to buy a more economical vehicle than my big 1/2 ton 4x4. It's hard to give up that income, especially since I now have to recover from a...

Ellie won't be an issue for much longer, as I am going to sell her this spring. Even when she's not in heat, if the gate gets left open, she's gone like a shot. Her sister, Angel, on the other hand, might go sniffing around, but she's catchable and sometimes even comes when called. Angel will...

What started out as an annoying but somehowlaughable situation with the dogs has turned into something extremely serious. In my earlier post I mentioned Smiley attacking Fynn. Well, I figured I'd just keep Fynn out of his way till all the testosterone blew over and since we've been keeping...

The yard is gorgeous and the house has real potential. You've got quite a lot of work ahead of you but think of the satisfaction you'll have, knowing you did it all yourself!

Thanks, I needed that! :D

She did it again!!! :barnie I have 4 LGD's, two female Pyr who are penned with the goats and two males who are loose in the yard. This is normally the perfect situation, giving the goats both offensive and defensive protection. The problem is, the one female occasionally likes to escape...

Hey, Quail, you didn't ACTUALLY go to sleep for a week, did you? You okay? It's not like you to go this long without posting.

I saw my regular oncologist yesterday and it's official. I am DONE with chemo! :weee :ya :woot There, now that that's out of my system. :D He was very concerned about the possibility of fluid on my lungs and wanted to run a bunch of tests, including another CT scan (I just had one a few...

Despite being a fairly aggressive form of breast cancer, mine was thankfully very localized. Two years ago when it first cropped up, they removed the lump and at that time, there were no cancer cells left that they could detect. I did the chemo and radiation treatment as a preventative...