Donna's Cottage

A Busy Day

What a beautiful day I had today. I got up at 5:00, made coffee, threw in a load of laundry, looked at some things on the computer and went out and milked at 6:00. What a nice peaceful time to be in the barn. I can milk my girls and watch the sun come up. When I came back in I put the milk in the water to cool and sat on the porch with a cup of coffee and the dog and my knitting and watched the animals munching on hay. After I took care of the milk I cut the feta cheese that I set last night and while that was going through it's next step sat back out on the porch. Came in drained the curds, found a way better way to do it than dumping in all in the lined strainer at once and hung it up to drain until 12:30 and hung the laundry. I had to make an appoint for Lexy to go get her sports physical and after I did that I went out to the barn to do some work out there. I came back in around 11:30 to make sure I was in here in case the doctor's office needed any information as this was the first time Lexy went all by herself. I ate lunch and then it was time to put the cheese in the press. After I did I started my bread and during the first rise I went back out to the barn again. Worked out there for a while and came in to get the bread ready to put in the pans. Put it in for it's second rise and finished up in the barn. By that time it was 4:15 and I baked the bread and had warm bread and chicken soup for supper. Milked at 6:00 and am going to start some yogurt tonight. I'm hemming a skirt that I made three years ago and has been just sitting there with the hem pinned up and I decided it was time I did something with it. It's back to work tomorrow.

All day today I looked around me and was in awe at all the wonderful things Our Heavenly Father has given me and am truly greatful.

I have made the decision that I'm am going to start wearing skirts, jumpers, blouses and dresses again and also a head covering.  I have wanted to do this for a long time and now, through God's grace, am going to do it.  I started about two weeks ago.  I had to go to a fund raiser breakfast for Lexy's volleyball team on Sunday morning so I wore a dress.  I had a head covering on and just left it on.  I cannot tell you the strange looks I got.  That would have made me feel like I was doing something wrong before but I don't care what other people think anymore.  I'm doing this to the Glory of God not man.

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{ 03:23, Friday, August 15, 2008 } { Posted by gilsanla }

You're day sounded just beautiful. Some day, I hope to have a day like that on a farm of our own.

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{ 11:10, Sunday, August 17, 2008 } { Posted by CitySteader }

Hi there! Welcome to the Homestead Blogger. I noticed you keep goats and I was wondering if you might know the answer to a question I've had. Can you milk a goat in the morning, then leave the kid on her for the day so that 1) you don't have to bottle feed the kids, and 2) that you don't have to milk at night? I'd love any help I can get!

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{ 01:55, Sunday, August 17, 2008 } { Posted by backtotheland }

Yes, I think it is possible to milk in the morning and then leave the kid with her during the day and take the kid away again at night to give the milk a chance to build up. What kind of goats do you have?