Here At Home

Here at home..........I have my own little slice of Green Acres and it is the only place I want to be. Being in the midst of the city, it is easy to forget that life doesn't have to be hurried and complicated. At least not always and rarely simple. 

When the kids were growing up, we wanted them to have the experience and responsibility of caring for animals. For most people this would mean a puppy to raise. But not for us.....we went for a small herd of "pygmy" goats. Now, somehow these goats got mislabeled or mixed up with the regular size variety which came as a surprise down the road.

My thinking was that along with the lesson plan on responsibility, I could press these goats into service clearing the undergrowth which covered an acre or two behind our house. Smugly, with a pencil over my ear and pad full of calculations, I informed the big man of our house, that this would be a cheap prelude to landscaping. And, on top of that, the goats would be well fed for a couple of months without needing extra feed. As a future goal, I had an eye on renting out one or two of the better eaters to my neighbors suffering from similar landscape issues. How well this was planned with all expediences addressed. 

I'll leave you with the thought that this was a good idea! Those of you with any knowledge of goats or other animals of this ilk will see what my future held. More about this another time...........