I am back

So I went AWOL and missed the last few days…let me explain.  My dog ate my homework,  I was kidnapped by aliens and I got lost in the mail!

I have not had one extra minute since Saturday and I am sorry for leaving you all hanging with the craft-along but my farm was screaming for attention and then I was flooded with last minute Easter orders and just sent out the last ones yesterday.  I love getting orders of course but when a holiday is looming it is like a great big deadline hovering over my head wherever I go. Later today I will be back on with two more Easter crafts and tomorrow I will be posting the Easter dresses.
So really I have at least one great excuse and pictures.  I have been looking for a Jersey milk cow for our farm.  I have been far and near and guess what…I found one.  She is four years old and is in milk right now and ….she is 2 months pregnant.  
Ms Penelope at the dairy
(I’m not upset in this picture, just trying to not slip and fall in cow poop in flip flops)

 the boys loved the baby calves

Yesterday, I was invited to come back to the dairy to work.  We helped wash cows, wash udders and hook up milking machines to over 50 cows.  It was super funny to watch all the cows line up to get into the milking barn.  Some cows would hold up the line and then the rest behind her would start protesting.
I got to hand milk our cow and came home with two half gallon mason jars of beautiful Jersey milk which is in the fridge right now waiting for the cream to rise so I can skim it off and make some butter!!!  So see, I had at least one good excuse.  I will be back later today.  See you then.

7 Responses to I am back

  1. Josette April 25, 2011 at 4:46 am #

    whoo hoo….raw milk!

  2. Crunchy Momma April 22, 2011 at 3:04 am #

    all you ladies are so funny! For the record, I was wearing rubber boots when I went back yesterday to milk the cows. I still wore my girlie clothes but with rubber boots : )

  3. Kelly April 22, 2011 at 3:01 am #

    She's beautiful. I was laughing when I saw the shoes. At our camp we always require close-toed shoes around the large animals so my eye went to the shoes before your expression.

  4. Felt On The Fly April 21, 2011 at 9:48 pm #

    I see there are others who were thinking the same thing!! I looked at that cow's picture and thought "Wow, that's one pretty cow!!"And yes, please get some barn boots. You're making my toes feel all squidgy!!!: )Janet – FeltOnTheFly

  5. Beth April 21, 2011 at 4:25 pm #

    ooh! Penelope is so pretty! We just dried up our Jersey and I'm missing her milk. Love the pictures at the farm too!

  6. The Luminous Goat April 21, 2011 at 2:57 pm #

    Miss Penelope is beautiful. I think you will need some boots! 😉

  7. Teresa April 21, 2011 at 2:03 pm #

    Penelope is just adorable. Such a face. Enjoy the homemade butter, sounds delicious.Teresa's Heartfelt Stitches

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