Author Archives: Beth Donovan

About Beth Donovan

Wife. Mom. Grandma. fiber artist, goat farmer, messy housekeeper, decent cook. Oh, and I can shoot. Really well.

Okay, not so depressed now.

Posted on August 31, 2018

Drugs seem to be helping. So, as an update, we lost two of the three very sick goats that I wrote about in July. It’s been a rough 6 weeks or so.  I have spent a lot of time checking … Continue reading →

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Depression is so darn annoying!

Posted on July 18, 2018

Yeah, I wrote there for a few days in a row – a couple of months ago!! Then I fell down into that hole again. Climbing back up.  Working on recovering the house – vacuuming, dusting, all that fun stuff! … Continue reading →

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Kid Care

Posted on June 11, 2018

Well, my 7 bottle baby kids are slowly being weaned off the bottle.  Today, I decided to feed one at a time, then put the kid on my grooming stand so I could trim nails and spray anti-bug stuff on … Continue reading →

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Foxes at Ft. Leavenworth

Posted on June 10, 2018

From 1996 until 2007, our two horses, Willy and Petey, lived at the Ft. Leavenworth Stables.  I have so many stories of the people and horses and critters that lived in that area, in that era. A lot of members … Continue reading →

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On Habits

Posted on June 1, 2018

I did mention a week or so ago that I needed to give up some habits to be a more successful goat herder/ fiber artist. I did delete from my Kindle one of the two games that suck me in … Continue reading →

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The Wee Lost Kid Has Been Found

Posted on June 1, 2018

John found Cassie’s lost buckling this evening.  He was only about 4 feet from the fence, but the woods has a thick undergrowth, and I must have missed him four or five times.  He’s now back with his mama, filling … Continue reading →

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Is it Friday The 13th?

Posted on June 1, 2018

No, it’s not Friday the 13th, but it seems like it.  I woke up to find that something (likely a racoon) had pulled the hardware cloth off the chicken coop and my five keets were gone.  I did not see … Continue reading →

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Summer is supposed to be three weeks away.

Posted on May 31, 2018

We have been having temps in the 100s out here for over a week now.  It’s miserable. We need rain for the ponds, creeks, and hay.  We need cooler weather so I can get all my goats sheared.  I’ll be … Continue reading →

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I’ve got to Change My Evil Ways.

Posted on May 27, 2018

While in a rather depressed state for the last several years, I developed some bad, evil habits. If I am to succeed as a goat herder/ fiber artist, I have to change these habits.  I quit smoking 33 years ago, … Continue reading →

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Working in Retail on Holiday Weekends

Posted on May 26, 2018

What can I say.  The Memorial Day weekend is one of the biggest retail weekends of the year at Home Depot.  It’s a madhouse.  I’m working more hours that usual because of the many customers. We have some great sales, … Continue reading →

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