There's something in the barnyard that wasn't there before. Rapunzel was a little shocked. Brandy tried to hide. Doink, well, Doink wasn't paying much attention. Is the anticipation just KILLING YOU? Well then, meet the Littles! We needed a little joy in the barnyard to lift our spirits, and these two guys were just the ticket! I've actually been … [Read more...]
Doink and The Goats
Doink the pig and Brandy the goat were raised together from birth and came to Happy Mama Acre in 2012. We're pretty sure they don't know they're not the same species. Doink is our resident curmudgeon/comedian. For this we are eternally grateful. We affectionately refer to them as "the poats".
Jessie arrived at the barnyard a year later. I thought Brandy would appreciate a playmate. I was wrong. A year later, I got Sammy and Kenny. Because you can never have enough goats!
Pig Problem Solved
April 2, 2014 by
What a week. First, I'd like to thank everyone for your kind comments and support regarding the taking of Ethel. I will write more about that soon, but yesterday, as I picked up feather after feather that had blown into the yard...I thought about all the love and friendship this blog has brought to my life. Thank you. In the barnyard, life goes on. Doink, who was in the midst of a crisis … [Read more...]
I’ve Got A Pig Problem
March 26, 2014 by
Oh, what a day! I am into my second gin and tonic and it may not be my last. As I mentioned in my previous post, I have a paranoid pig on my hands. Doink, for some unknown reason, has developed a crazy fear of going over the threshold between his shed and the ground. Over the past few days, he would stand inside and SCREAM AND SCREAM, but when I produced a treat, he did this weird leap and … [Read more...]
Let Spring Begin!
March 13, 2014 by
Doink and I had a little chat today. However, when I first arrived in the barnyard he was napping. He woke up and said, "Hey Lady, now that it's daylight savings time and all, and we've had a few warm days and all, and you've been out here with us more and all..." A bit later, he perked back up. "As I was saying, can we just call it spring? Because it kind of feels like spring … [Read more...]
Whispering Sweet Nothings
March 8, 2014 by
I consider myself an optimist. There's simply no reason, IMHO, to dwell on the negative. So today I tried to focus on my accomplishment of installing two new light fixtures in the garage successfully. Old, non-functioning fixtures removed and in the car to take to the recycler, new fixtures in and working. Yes - let there be light! I WON'T focus on the total failure of my new toy, a … [Read more...]
My DIY Hay Feeder
February 13, 2014 by
Well, the first project of the new year is installed. I built a hay feeder for Brandy and Jessie. Yippee! I had been using hay bags and they were a pain to take down, fill, and hang every day. They were also falling apart. Their only asset was I had hay in two places. Brandy never shares nicely, but she can't be in two places at once - ha! I have a multi-level shed for the animals, with … [Read more...]
Oh No! Injuries In The Barnyard!
January 30, 2014 by
If there's one profession that I would never, ever be able to support myself doing, it would be nursing. I would be on food stamps and living in public housing because I have not a single skill set that nursing requires. More specifically, I have been passing out at the sight of blood or having a needle close to my person since I was young. Since I now have a pacemaker I don't completely pass … [Read more...]
But It Itches!
January 26, 2014 by
Sometimes I wonder what goes on inside their heads. I'm out there in the barnyard and I look over and something odd is going on. It happens all the time. I caught this one a few days ago. Jesse seemed to think it would be a good idea to use Brandy as a scratching post. It went on for what seemed like forever. Brandy barely moved the entire time. Sometimes Jessie comes round looking for a … [Read more...]
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