The Ladies Got Their Hoof's Trimmed

Thursday was a typical spring day; snowing in the morning changing to rain in the afternoon. Two vets and four students came out to trim the goat's hooves. They were in a hurry since they had to do a scope on a horse later that afternoon. After discovering the key was locked in the van they had time for coffee and muffins.

Crazzzy Snow

Sara arrived the next morning after Tonya left. Sara is a young German girl exploring the Maritime's. She did not expect to find so much snow and the snow was still falling from the sky. Every time it snowed Sara would say "crazzzy weather". She will be leaving tomorrow for Halifax. We worked hard making soap and getting the store open.

First Wooffer of the season!

Tonya from Newfoundland was our first wooffer of the season. She arrived late because of the big storm in St John's. We made soap the whole time she was here and fed the goats.

Sledding with Grace The Goat

As you can tell it has been busy around here, since my last post was January 4th. We had many ice storms, losing power for a few days at a time. Fortunately the temperatures were at 0c and it did not get too cold in the house.

There is a nice little sledding hill in the goat pen that Julia and I took advantage of on the weekend. As you can see, Grace wanted to participate as well.

Two snow storms ago I took these pictures. Just add 2 feet to the amount of snow in the pictures and that is what we have now. It is impossible to walk without snowshoes. The evergreens look like statues of very tall people and some small. I never noticed this before but there are exactly families. A set of parents one taller then the other surrounded with smaller trees of different heights. It seems to snow every 48 hours, so I'm off to shovel before the next snow fall.

Cold and Flu Essential Oil 15 gram $12.00
There are many different ways to use Cold and Flu Essential Oil when you feel the symptoms of a cold or flu striking.
Here are some different ways.
Sinus Inhalation Steam
Boil 4 to 6 cups of water. Put the hot water into a bowl and add 4 to6 drops of Cold and Flu Essential Oil. Hold your head over the bowl and place a towel over your head. As you do this, your eyes should be closed; and breathe in the steam slowly and deeply. Keep your head under the towel, over the hot water for about 5 to 10 minutes. If the heat is too much, take a quick break away from the steam and then resume.
Precautions
Discontinue if you feel any discomfort.
If you have asthma or broken capillaries, the inhalation method should NOT be used.
Stream longer than 15 minutes will not be that much more effective.
Hot water can burn the skin. Be careful.
Using more than 4 to 6 drops will not be as effective. If you smell the Essential Oil throughout the house, you probably used too much.
People with congestive heart failure or pregnant women or epilepsy or infants or small children shouldn’t steam
Essential oil should not be taken internally or used directly onto the skin.
Adding Cold and Flu Essential Oil to Carrier Oil or Lotion
If you want to make your our bath or massage oil at home you need to have a carrier oil. The easiest to purchase is Sunflower or Olive Oil at the grocery store. A carrier oil is any vegetable oil used for diluting pure essential oil. We use Sweet Almond, Grape Seed and Jojoba to make our Bath and Massage Oil. Dilution ratio is 1 tablespoon of base oil or lotion to 6 drops of Cold and Flu Essential Oil.
Adding Cold and Flu Essential Oil to Simmering Pots
A simmering pot normally consist of a small container that should be filled with water and essential oil added. The container is then placed above a candle or light. When the flame burns or the light becomes warm, the oil is heated and disperses its scent throughout the room.
Caution Remember to use caution with any equipment that heats up. Pure essential oils are flammable and must be attended while they are burning. Always ensure that the burners, diffusers, and any equipment using essential oils are out of the reach of children and pets.

Cold and Flu

I had a few minutes tonight to surf the web. With three kids and soon to be four we get a lot of cold and flu bugs going though our house. I found some interesting home remedies. One was to put wet socks on. I don’t even like the thought of wet socks. Another one was to wear a necklace made of garlic. That would be very attractive in both looks and smell especially at a Christmas Party.

There is no cure for a cold or the flu. You can treat the symptoms and aid your body to fight off the virus.
Canadians spend $300 million on cold and flu products to do just that and most mask the symptoms.

Stay home and rest in bed. I don’t think anyone does that unless that are so sick they can’t get out of bed. The virus would not spread so rapidly if us human would stay home.

Drink plenty of fluids and not the alcoholic kind. Water, fruit juice, tea with lemon and honey, frozen fruit juice are all great drinks. The fluids will help loosen mucus and prevent your body from becoming dehydrated.

Gargle with warm water a few times a day to relieve a sore throat. Mix one cup of water to 1tps of salt and gargle.

The best thing to do when the cold and flu symptoms start is to stay at home away from work and school. Eat Chicken Soup. Meditate “I’m living in a healthy body” Uses the bathroom a lot. Make funny sounds using your throat. Last thing is to use our Cold and Flu products to help the body fight off the virus.

Transparent Soap

Finally I have accomplished making transparent soap. After 5 years of trying with no success it happened. I would take out the books and unsuccessfully make a pot of glob and put everything away very discouraged. This time the stars were all lined up and the batch looks perfect. We will be adding transparent soap (made right here) to our product line in 2008.











Here is a testimony from one of our many happy goat milk soap users.

Thank you so much! It makes all the failed batches worth while in order to make a product that is great for your skin.




Dear Sir or Madam:

I am quite pleased with your product - as well as general washing, I have successfully tried it to wash my hair and to shave with (this is a little more tricky, but I do seem to be able to get a lather suitable for shaving).

I hope in the future you will be able to develop specific shaving cream soap, laundry soaps (gentle on septic systems) and shampoo.

Bravo to your locally produced product!

Thanks.

Paul Cheverie
Bedford PEI

First snow fall for 2007 kids

It is exciting to open the barn door after the first snow fall of the season. The five doe kids that were born this spring ran out into the snow and turned and ran back into the barn. They slowly ventured out on to the white ground for the second time. I wonder what is going on in their little minds.

Volunteers

Well, it has been a long time since my last post. Molly went home because she got home sick.

Melissa from Quebec came the first week of July and stayed until the end of August. We had a great time. I miss eating ice cream with Melissa.

Lindsay from Ontario came for 1 week in September. She got the job of putting the flowers to bed for the winter. Lindsay helped Katie make a scarecrow to enter in the fall fun day.

Sara from Quebec and Mark from Ontario came for one week in October. They rushed around putting everything away since a hurricane was coming.

A big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who came this year to spend their time with us and help us with the farm.

Dianna Had Triplets

May 11th in the late afternoon on the hill in the pasture Dianna had two boys and one girl. It was a difficult birth since the legs were not coming out straight.

All the does have had their kids. We now have 14 kid goats. I'm glad all the kids are on the ground but now all the work starts.

Molly has come to spend the summer with us and help with the goats. She will be posting and keeping you up to date.

Early Arivals

Friday evening we went to the barn and there was Hana with three big beautiful kids two boys and a girl. She is a first time mom and to deliver three kids with no help is amazing. Since Hana is a little low on milk to feed all three, we will bottle feed the girl, Rose.

Snow Again

I put my snowshoes away thinking spring was here but the weather has a way of surprising us. We now have as much snow as we did in February.

It will not last very long. The April sun is hot and the days are longer then in February.

Four more weeks and we should have goat kids running around.

April Fools Day

Oh summer is coming too soon for my mom . My mom seems to really like winter so I guess she is a winter

Mom . All the stuff she really likes is sledding making ice hills and much more . I can not believe

how different my beach looks with no snow . It feels like a million years since I have last seen it with no snow .

Katie






The top picture was taken today, April 1st, the bottom the beginning of March. We are slowly tilting back towards the sun and our friends in Australia are slowly tilting away from the sun.
It is amazing to see the difference a month can make. It is still cold here and I really can't feel any difference in temperature compared to last month but comparing these pictures there is a big difference.

Feeding Time

Feeding time is the time to get together and drink some warm goat's milk. The race is on to finish first. Usually the bigger kids' stomach's gets fuller faster leaving the littler ones finishing the last drops of milk.

Adam is now home and I no longer have to get up before the sun rises. All the animals co-operated with me and the week flew by.

Hats off to all the diary farmers out there who milk twice or three times a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, and 40 years until retirement. It is a lot of work and commitment to bring milk to the masses.