tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post5863775771316020515..comments2024-02-29T09:31:25.294-05:00Comments on camera-obscura: hodge-podge of a week here on November Hillbilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-53380601266856423962011-09-27T11:43:37.649-05:002011-09-27T11:43:37.649-05:00Rafer was definitely happy to hear that I spilled ...Rafer was definitely happy to hear that I spilled the beans and that you are on the way to deal with this!<br /><br />Redford got a wicked gleam in his eye - I have a feeling he thinks Jack is coming with you and he will, at long last, have a herd of donkeys to rival the horses here. Donkeys rule! is his mantra.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-29046993514505954782011-09-27T08:42:39.457-05:002011-09-27T08:42:39.457-05:00billie - A grazing muzzle?! Tell Rafer I will be r...billie - A grazing muzzle?! Tell Rafer I will be right there to deal with this new nonsense...Redford is wise to be leary of the monstrosity.ponymaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996833096239732307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-90686477724269355422011-09-26T21:33:50.036-05:002011-09-26T21:33:50.036-05:00Sheaffer, it's crazy! I also have to tell you ...Sheaffer, it's crazy! I also have to tell you that the dear husband took it into his head to put a grazing muzzle on Rafer Johnson yesterday. He said that Redford was afraid of it and Rafer was taking full advantage - waving it at Redford to fend him off. <br /><br />Things are more normal this evening - about time!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-47103116848705448512011-09-26T20:30:49.923-05:002011-09-26T20:30:49.923-05:00billie - how alarming! I'm very relieved to he...billie - how alarming! I'm very relieved to hear that both leg and hoof respectively are doing better. And of course the feline bladder situation...Perhaps the bovine is simply on hold for a bit...ponymaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996833096239732307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-410281898115784412011-09-26T19:12:17.943-05:002011-09-26T19:12:17.943-05:00Maire, I have heard amazing stories of folks curin...Maire, I have heard amazing stories of folks curing things with raw milk. I think it has a lot of live enzymes and cultures that get cooked out of it when processed. <br /><br />Thanks re: no sugar... :) I am having some treats now and then but only those that use evaporated cane juice. It's like tiny brown pellets - not processed at all and supposedly doesn't produce the same glycemic response.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-60417178410209315532011-09-26T19:08:54.479-05:002011-09-26T19:08:54.479-05:00A, thanks for the good wishes. She is turned out r...A, thanks for the good wishes. She is turned out right now, enjoying the relief. Rafer Johnson has a sprain that is also much better today. <br /><br />What a week!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-64422851562734393482011-09-26T19:07:48.709-05:002011-09-26T19:07:48.709-05:00Amy, the cow we were looking at is a smaller heirl...Amy, the cow we were looking at is a smaller heirloom breed and doesn't produce as much as the bigger dairy cows do - we were told to expect a gallon and a half a day.<br /><br />My plan was to use some for drinking, cereal, and baking, and some for making yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese, cream, and butter.<br /><br />(ambitious, aren't I? :0 )<br /><br />With anything left over we had hoped to barter with local farmers for meat and veggies. We have a fairly huge and flourishing sustainable agriculture community here and I suspect it would work out well.<br /><br />Now we're thinking about a 6-month old heifer who I think might be ready about the time we are in terms of adding this new family member and routine into our lives. <br /><br />We'll see!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-34083624336330993112011-09-26T16:07:36.430-05:002011-09-26T16:07:36.430-05:00That is so interesting. I was at an excellent ope...That is so interesting. I was at an excellent open day of the Irish Seed Savers yesterday and Darina Allen gave a cookery demonstration and sang the praises of raw milk (and was very cross about EU regulations).<br /><br />A cow does sound like work, as you have a lot of animals there. I am so glad that Salina's abscess burst.<br /><br />Good luck with the no-sugar diet: I have done that quite often and always feel better for it (and vow that I will always stay sugar-free and lapse of course).Máirehttp://poniesathome.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-49957754765674319672011-09-25T15:31:46.909-05:002011-09-25T15:31:46.909-05:00I'm happy for Salina that her abscess finally ...I'm happy for Salina that her abscess finally burst. That's a relief for her and you both. I don't have cats but I'm glad the little puff princess is doing better. As for the cow, don't really know enough about drinking milk fresh from the cow to comment. We buy organic. Sounds like a busy time on the Hill but at least the news is getting better and the leaves are changing the scenery.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-62245939330341961382011-09-25T15:11:33.231-05:002011-09-25T15:11:33.231-05:00First thing I was going to ask when you started ta...First thing I was going to ask when you started talking about a milk cow is, do you have an outlet for all of that milk? They can give gallons a day and that would be alot of milk to deal with. I have a family milk goat and she give about a quart a day when I just milk 1 time a day and that is enough for my family.<br /><br />I know how you are feeling. Having all your animals at home can sometimes become completely overwhelming. I wouldn't trade it but sometimes we have to know when to say enough is enough. SO glad to hear Salina is better!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472219069662152722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-5395608189939104272011-09-25T11:50:32.366-05:002011-09-25T11:50:32.366-05:00Thanks, C.
Apparently some cats can manage the fr...Thanks, C.<br /><br />Apparently some cats can manage the free choice routine w/o issues, but since we have one slightly overweight cat and one now having urinary issues, we had to accommodate their needs. I read that the urine needs to concentrate and that continuous feeding affects that - if fed the way they tend to eat "in the wild" - as carnivores do - the urine does what it's supposed to do.<br /><br />It was marked how quickly this made a difference for her.<br /><br />Meanwhile I am in taking a little break. Husband and daughter are volunteering today at the P'hurst dressage show. (and hopefully looking out for rollkurists and those who crank cavessons way too tight)<br /><br />I am dealing with a monumental amount of manure as well as Rafer Johnson who seems to have sprained his right front leg. <br /><br />That's the third thing. Enough already!!!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-41538616211091087112011-09-25T10:58:37.604-05:002011-09-25T10:58:37.604-05:00So glad to hear that Salina's abscess burst! S...So glad to hear that Salina's abscess burst! Sweet relief for horse and her humans. <br /><br />Around here we do two daily feedings of a measured amount for felines and canines. I've also heard that the scent of always available food isn't good. They'll get used to it. :)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.com