Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Eternal Sheep Question

is, of course, “why do we have sheep?”.  This question came up today, a few times in fact.  I went out to the barn yard with the innocent idea that I would walk the pack goats and milk the nursing … Continue reading

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SAMISH TIDELANDS STILL STRESSED

Governor not happy with river cleanup progress By KATE MARTIN   Staff Writer Skagit Valley Herald April 21, 2001 A three-year effort to end fecal coliform pollution on the Samish River that threatens tidal shellfish beds has been declared “a failure” by … Continue reading

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Blind Bob, Naked Shortcake, Wild Hens and the Eternal Goat Question

So Old Bob is nearly blind.  We heard a bash in the barn a couple of weeks ago and saw Bob squaring off against two of my new pack goats.  It was at that time we noticed Bob’s right eye … Continue reading

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