Adventures with Dr. Barry - Part 2
Making Hay - part 2
Making hay - part 1
Making babies
1st summer
old Barn, new life
Bob
The day daffodil departed
It is typical for us in Vermont to have a few extremely cold days every winter when an Arctic blast blows in from Canada and our thermometer drops below zero…
Adventures with Dr. Barry - Part 1
One morning during the early fall 2017 when I was still a volunteer milker at Kiss the Cow Farm, Dr. Barry, the local large animal vet, paid a visit to attend to one of the cows that had an issue with her front foot, rendering her lame. I had never met Dr. Barry before and was taken aback by his physical presence when he stepped into the barn. . .
Princess Pomegranate
Despite my daily dose of self-doubting chatter, Pip was a champ. She tolerated my stumbles and apprehensions, especially since I diverted from Randy’s strict grass only diet and presented her with a heaping scoop of grain at milking time…
The Beginnings of Balla Machree Lamb
My fondest childhood memories always circle back to summers on Balla Machree Farm. We had 50 head of milking Holstein Friesian cows with almost as many calves and heifers. Summertime on the Farm was a mad dash to prepare for the next winter…