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neighbors
it’s been 34 years that my friend and neighbor has been opening and closing each day milking his small mixed herd of cows. before he tended his own dairy, he milked his father’s herd. he is well into...
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thankful
i am writing here from the perspective of addie, our family cow. from these photos i am sure it is clear what dear addie is thankful for, but i will say it anyway: grass, green grass, spring’s first...
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this too shall pass
i had to take a week off from this space. things were spiraling and i couldn’t make heads or tails out of anything. without my own clarity, i just couldn’t imagine sharing. alas, a fine week has passed...
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breeding
i have definitely talked a lot about addie, our family milk cow. she turns grass into cream and i love her each day with my morning tea or coffee. i adore her again as i top my salads with fresh...
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the cream rises
It’s been a whirlwind the past few days. I hardly know where to start, or where to end, if you know what I mean. My dear sweet milk cow, Lilly, calved (or “freshened”, as milk cow owners might say) on...
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twice daily
Twice daily, I spend some time meditating on a cow. As the length of the days are right now, my chore time is basically coinciding with sunrise and sunset. I can’t think of a better way to start and...
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right now:: birthdays and bovine news
today is my birthday and although it is a harvest day here on the farm, we will sneak in a moment to share a white cake with meyer lemon icing and meyer lemon curd filling made especially for me by my...
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a fine line
It’s very wet here. Oddly wet for October. September was oddly dry. I think there have been more thunderstorms so far this month than we had during our typical thunderstorm-laden July. For at least the...
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right now :: sparrow
Sparrow is my sweet little heifer calf that was born to my milk cow, Lilly, back in August. Every evening, she gets separated from her mama so that when I go to milk in the mornings, there is some...
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birth days
we celebrated the 4th birthday of my youngest this weekend. it is mind boggling how quickly time passes. these milestones offer us a delightful opportunity to reflect. my third child was unexpected,...
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lactation at large
We’ve been milking this sweet young goat for nearly two months now and I have hardly written anything about her. There’s a reason for this. The learning curve is steep and round. Annie is new to...
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