Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Survivor goat


This is the male goat, Survivor. He was born Tuesday, January 22 early in the morning--when it was very cold here on Terdal Farm. His mother, Godiva, had two kids at the same time her mother Ganda had two kids. Three of the four succumbed to the cold. Hence the name. Survivor's mother is not quite sure what to make of the kid, her first. Grandma Ganda is nursing him. We don't know if she understands that Survivor is her grandson, not her son, but we're not going to tell her as she is doing such a good job with him.
Survivor is the first son of proud dad, Solstice (born Dec. 21, 2007). Well, I assume Solstice is proud as he talks a lot. Surely he isn't just asking for more food?
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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Dining room ceiling


We had cold weather this week, the coldest of 2008. A thin copper pipe in the ceiling burst, and look what happened! The weight of the water brought the ceiling of the dining room down. What a mess!
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