Category Archives: Goats

Making sausage

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Carrie

My mother said my last post about selling my pet goat to buy a saddle made her sad for Dicken and Garth Brooks. “I feel weepy when I think about it. They were such sweet boys,” she said. It’s been … Continue reading →

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Trade-off

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Carrie

I was a growing girl, and the part that was growing the fastest was my butt. Whether you consider an ample posterior a blessing or a curse, the fact was I was outgrowing the saddle I had been using for … Continue reading →

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Tasty little morsels

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Carrie

Megan was the bus bully. You always heard her coming before you saw her. The sound of her gum popping was like the first crackle of thunder during a summer storm. Her footfall was like the running of a hundred bulls. Her … Continue reading →

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Getting ahead of ourselves

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Carrie

While on the farm, I helped get this goat get her head out of the fence no fewer than three times. Some goats, like some people, never learn their lesson. The grass is always greener on the other side, little … Continue reading →

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All she wants to do is ride

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Carrie

These are Omagles. They are essentially life-size Tinker Toys, but better. Using interlocking joints and plastic pipes, children can build virtually anything. Some well-meaning relative bought my sisters and me a set for Christmas one year. This relative envisioned us … Continue reading →

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When a redneck comes a courtin’

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Carrie

My sister Katy answered the door to find Andy Johnson standing on our porch. Andy’s family owned a farm adjacent to ours, so we were on the same school bus route. On most days, Andy took special pleasure in tormenting … Continue reading →

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Maya the house goat

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Carrie

Whenever a doe rejects her kid, my mom brings the baby into our house so she can keep an eye on it. Maya was one of these house goats. She spent the earliest part of her life in a Girl … Continue reading →

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Jump!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Carrie

My mom has been raising goats for about 15 years. The babies are really cute, but destructive. Their favorite thing to do is jump on top of whatever they can find and then leap back off. Their sharp little hooves wrecked the seat on the … Continue reading →

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