Step back and refocus
Life has been crazy. We will probably get to a big blog post this week to catch up on baby goats and life happenings, but after putting some hay in the barn this afternoon, I decided an evening by an…
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Kidding Season 2023 has begun
Sawfish Camellia started off our kidding season today with a super easy delivery of twin does. She was due yesterday and based on how big her udder got earlier this week, we actually expected her to deliver about 36-48 hours…
This day in history…
9 years ago today, Amanda rode Huey Quinn rode Dakota, both bareback, in the snow. Amanda was 3 and Quinn was 8.
Tis the Season!
We spent some time decorating outside today. This year we added a 20′ Christmas tree of lights. It looks really nice as the first snow is falling this evening. Last weekend, the family picked out our Christmas tree and it…
ISO: Good friends to join me for bad ideas
Last weekend, Alex and Amanda joined me (Rob) at the CT Trailmixers Fall Fling trail race. It’s a 400 minute race around a 2.2 mile trail loop. You can do as many or as few loops as you want. This…
Fall is for campfires
My favorite part of fall is sitting by an outside fire on Sunday evening before the week starts back. The brisk New England temperatures and early sunset are a perfect combination to relax and get ready for the next week.…
Pine Tree Endurance Ride and Tie 2022
Last week was the second week of August, which means it was time for our annual pilgrimage to Fryeburg, Maine and the Pine Tree Endurance Ride. But before we get to the ride, we should do a little catching up.…
North Stonington Fair 2022
The North Stonington Fair was held from Thursday-Sunday this past weekend, July 14-17, 2022. We were there with our goats and for the first time, Huey in the driving show. On Thursday, we arrived before lunch and got our goats…
Firecracker Endurance Ride 2022 (among other things)
This weekend we took 4 horses to the Horses Across Maine Firecracker endurance ride to participate in the 30 mile Limited Distance. But first, let’s catch up on what else happened last week. Quinn went to Washington DC with the…
Let’s play catch-up!
May rivals December in our house for busiest month of the year. There haven’t been any blog posts for about a month because we have been so busy, not because nothing was happening. So, here’s what we have been up…