Month in Pictures- January 2016
winter travel feeding the stock twin Alpine doelings Pepe the Alpine buck
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Baby Season Has Begun!
Yep, its official… baby season is here! Cedar the Alpine dairy goat had twin girls on Saturday morning. Colette my milk cow delivered a bull calf on Monday morning. Brie the Nubian/Boer cross goat is due any moment. Ailagh’s puppies and Abigail’s calf will be close on their heels. And then there are [...]
Krystal’s Winter Garden Journal
Watch for it... Spring 2016!
New Blog Feature- “Month in Pictures”
I am starting a new blog feature called “Month in Pictures”. It will be posted at the end of each month. Each post will most likely be wordless, and will feature Krystal's beautiful photography of life on and around the Ranch. We hope you enjoy it!
The Book Shelf- “The Complete Book of Irish Country Cooking”
“The Complete Book of Irish Country Cooking- Traditional and Wholesome Recipes from Ireland” This gorgeous coffee table book written by Darina Allen presents more than 300 recipes for native Irish dishes; embellished with comments, history, and amusing anecdotes from Chef Allen. More than a mere recipe book, it’s a record of how the Irish [...]
Dogs
"Without dogs, our houses are cold receptacles for things. Dogs make a fire warmer with their curled presence. They wake us, greet us, protect us and ultimately carve a place in our hearts and our history. On reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs." -- Paul [...]
The Creator’s Paintbrush
Magnificent!!! 100% natural. Not retouched by any program whatsoever. The second photo shows an almost 3-d effect as the sky continued to change. Enjoy the beauty of our Creator's hand!
Dairy Goats Revisited
Back in 2013, we had a darling Nubian doe named Moonshine for a spell, taken in an emergency from a friend. Her twins died at birth so needed to be milked twice a day. What a dream on the milking stand and a great producer! I was happy to have her. However that milking schedule [...]
Too Close for Comfort
Just when the clearer air made us begin to relax a little, while still keeping alert to fires, Wednesday Sept. 3rd on the way home from a rather fortuitous visit to a neighbor, we spotted a tell-tale plume of smoke on the hill ¼ mile north of our property. We rushed home and called it [...]
Ring of Fire
The forest fires here in Ferry County and neighboring Okanogan County this summer have given a new meaning to those song lyrics. We all thought last summer was horrible, setting state records for large, destructive wildfires. This year makes the last seem almost timid, as if it was holding its breath waiting to unleash bigger [...]