Archive for the ‘Goat Love’ Category
Happy Mother’s Day to All You Goat Maaaaas!
I hope all you goat maaaaas out there are having a wonderful Mother’s Day!
I know I am.
And check out what the kids got me:
A goat scarf!
Soon to be all the rage.
Maaaaaaa!
I Kissed a Goat…and I Liked It!
The other day, faithful reader Lori commented how she wanted to give Pinta a little kiss on her head, and I told her I’d do it for her.
Because you know I kiss the goats, right?
I don’t do it when Paolo is around, of course; he thinks kissing the dogs is weird…imagine what he’d think of goat kissing!
And you know what else? I don’t only kiss them on the head. Yes, I think it’s time I come clean.
Come in close…
Closer…
I kiss them on the lips.
Yes, it’s true. And I know I’m not the only one who does this. How do I know? Because of this adorable design from GetYerGoat.com:
Phew. I feel better now.
Wanna smooch?
Dammi un bacio!
(Give me a kiss!)
Pinta Appears at Nanny Goats in Panties!
Just in case you haven’t heard the exciting news, be sure to check out our own lil’ Pinta over at the wonderfully caprine-themed site, Nanny Goats in Panties.
Margaret’s Nanny Goats site has been in my feed reader for a long time, so it’s truly a pleasure to have one of our kids make an appearance…perhaps next time they’ll even put on some panties for the occasion!
To thank Margaret, I’ve put her button over there on the far sidebar, and I’ll also take this opportunity to encourage you to click around the sites I’ve linked to in both sidebars. If you love goats (and I know you do!), you’re going to love all of them.
On Goats, Banana Peels, Tin Cans, and Pants
You know you’re a goat mom when after you eat a banana, without thinking, you split the peel into six parts — two for each of your goats.
Did you know goats love banana peels? Mine sure do.
They do *not* however eat tin cans. Yes, I know what you’ve heard. LIES! ALL LIES, I tell you! Seriously, it’s a nasty rumor, so let’s just stop it right here.
They may, however, nibble on your pants if given half the chance as recently happened to Jorge Garcia, Hurley of Lost, at Maui Surfing Goat Dairy:
Thanks to my friend Girasoli of Shave Ice & Gelato for passing along that link.
If you have any other questions about what goats eat, please leave them in the comments!
In the Pen with Pinta and Me
If you’ve missed me around some social networking sites and/or email lately, it’s because I’m using mornings to work hard and spending afternoons with the kids, just letting them get used to me.
I’m going to take a few days off now from everything but the kids to enjoy some of the Easter Holy Week activities around here, but before I go, here’s a sweet photo I snapped of Pinta and me this afternoon.
Please feel free to click through to Flickr to see the photo with a little more vibrant color.
Hope all is well in your pens!
Giggling for Goats
Do you want to know how much happiness these kids have brought me?
The other morning, Paolo told me I was smiling and giggling in my sleep. Indeed, I remembered dreaming about the kids that night, their little faces looking up at me with their big eyes and adorable smiles as they hopped around on my lap and jumped up on the gate, looking for love in all the right places.
So yeah, pretty darn happy.
If I wasn’t before, I’m officially a goat lady now — indeed, Paolo has taken to calling me La Donna delle Capre, and I take that as a huge compliment.
Or do I prefer the Goat Whisperer? Hmm….
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GoatSpotting!
Goats that readers have spotted out and about. Send your photos to michelle(at)goatberries(dot)com!
