Pioneer Woman at Heart

That sums it up - nothin' much goin' on here that's too exciting.  Other than we are crossing a few jobs off the list.  The irises are in full bloom right now, but I may have to thin them out next spring.

Using a gallon of our precious lamancha goat's milk, I made a new cheese. Thanks to Candy's instruction s on making this cheese, I acquired the culture and made a batch of Fromage Blanc cheese.

The carrots and beets are now planted.  Each row is about 43 feet long.  We really need more, but I'm working on that.  I got the last two rain barrels in place for the next rainfall as well.  I need the water to plant everything else mid-May. Hubby and I are figuring out the best place to install my new  (concord) grape arbor.  That is next on the list too. Remember my new elderberry trees I planted last year?  Well, I found another use for them.  I read that you can stuff elderberry branches/leaves into mole tunnels to get rid of them.  My trees are not really big enough yet, but I do plan to try this if the moles continue to dig tunnels.  

Unfinished. Maybe it's two words - unfinished projects . I've gotten too many irons in the fire lately, and need to stop myself and regroup.  And I'm only talking about the fun stuff, not the daily to-do list.

If you are wondering about the cut back on usage of electronic and social networks, I have a quick update. Day one:  one child just about had a meltdown, but later used her time to read a library book she has had for a few weeks.  Another got out the water color paints and painted these:

I have been trying to get clips of the kids (baby goats) romping around the kitchen, but I end up laughing so hard, the videos end up with headless goats or just feet.  Or, as you'll see in the video, the dogs get excited when they hear the pitter patter on the floor.

Everything is normal here today.   The sunrise is a beautiful pink.

Mama Peanut gave birth to twin boys.  One black and one brown, with markings like their dad.

I purchased the culture I needed for cream cheese making, and made homemade cream cheese again.  I am desperately taking advantage of the goat's milk this summer. How did it turn out (photo included this time)?  

The night we pulled into the driveway, after bringing our son home, we saw 4 baby raccoons trying to get catfood at the side door.  Of course there was none to be had, but the stinkin' things would not leave.  Even Timmy (barn cat) came up to see us, and two raccoons charged at him.   Hubby grabbed water bottles and threw them out the car so we could get into the house.  They would still just run to the door.  Mom Raccoon was not around, that we could see anyway, but we were still careful.  There's nothing worse than a Mad Mom.

(photo of them very young) Bonnie and Ava are still not sold (the two doelings), but even so, we are getting some goat's milk.  I hopped on the computer and ordered myself some non-gmo vegetable rennet, and waited patiently for it to arrive. What did I make?

Yesterday I had a very nice laundry day.  Every line was completely full.  I did not get all the rugs washed as planned, but got all the barn cat bedding washed and put back.  It was nice to see Timmy in one of the boxes this morning, sleeping peacefully. The baby goats had outside playtime.  They love to run and play.  By the time I got out there to film them, they were pretty tired.

In the midst of a mad-woman cleaning day, I ran across a box of printed cardstock that was storing an unfinished project.

Rue, short for Rudy, does not like the early heat we are getting.  I took some scraps out to my daughter , to feed her goats, and saw her giving Rue a h air cut with her trimmers.  He was panting miserabl y. The lamancha goats han dle the heat better, unless they are babies, but generally the ir bre ed c an handle heat better.  Poor guy. Here is an update d photo of Primrose.  I had trouble getting a good pho to, as sh e thought my camera was food.  When I went in to her st all to get th e water bucket, that little stinker got out twice.  Good thin g she has a collar on her. Well, the joke is still on us .  No rain as of this morning.  Hmpf.  The w eather continues to for ecast th understo rms, yet we get nothing.  I did read that torna do type weather was coming our way around Tuesd ay.  They are forecasting storms around 2 pm today.  Shou ld I bel ieve them?  Hubby was so happy that he was not working ove...