Comments on: Ready for Goats

By: Cheryl McMinn

Cheryl McMinn — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:27:49 +0000

Suzanne
Thanks for the answer. I went and reread your post earlier and noticed that you had explained it very well. Love your blog. Read it every morning faithfully before I go to work. Still amazes me that I stumbled upon it while doing some research for my dad (85) on the McMinn family tree. We just got info from a church in Ireland. We had a copy of the letter about one of my great aunts visiting there and the minister used it for reference and was able to locate our families birth, baptism and marriage information fairly quickly. We are now back to the 1700′s and there is enough info to link it to my father’s grandfather. Interesting but very involved. My father has spent most of his retirement working seriously on it.
I’ll try the vanilla and let you know what the girls think.
Cheryl
PS I’m making one for me while I’m at it.

By: Shari C

Shari C — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:37:20 +0000

Maybe she was watching QVC and heard about mud packs and wanted to try one out…doggie style

By: Suzanne McMinn

Suzanne McMinn — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:13:23 +0000

Hi, Cheryl! You’ve seen my vanilla extract post, right? It’s here, with step-by-step pictures. You put the whole bean in there. It’s so good! It’s just seems weird at first, but it really works and it makes the best vanilla extract!

By: Cheryl McMinn

Cheryl McMinn — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:03:14 +0000

Suzanne
This is not related to this post BUT I wanted to try to make my own vanilla so I went to the bulk food store to get the vanilla bean, of course I didn’t have any idea what I was looking for. I thought it would be more like a kidney bean or something, boy was I suprised. To beans come in a test tube thing so do I open it up and just put one little bean in or do I use the whole bean??? I’m a fish out of water here and I need your help. Just for fun I wanted to make my girls homemade vanilla to include in a christmas basket with other goodies from the kitchen. Please help!!! Cheryl

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:45:39 +0000

Coco is so cute

By: SuzieQ

SuzieQ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:07:19 +0000

You are so fortunate…I so much enjoy reading about your animals..I know Coco is/will be a working dog but with her looks she should just sit on the porch adding beauty to the scene.

By: Estella

Estella — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:30:46 +0000

Coco is definitely a farm dog now!

By: Shimmy Mom

Shimmy Mom — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:07:18 +0000

The last picture is priceless. Good luck with the new goats.

By: Katharina

Katharina — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:52:01 +0000

I love that Coco face. I’ve seen it many times on my doggies. I want sheep in my front yard. I want fencing and sheep and a Coco. I want alpacas in the back yard and a spinning wheel. I wish my hubby read this blog. Fencing, hubby, fencing. Then sheepies and alpacas and a Coco. Maybe I’ll just get the posthole digger and begin. He’ll see me struggling and take over!

By: Brandy

Brandy — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:43:31 +0000

Can’t wait to see your goats in your enclosure!