Chamois

Our only goat left is named Chamois, pronounced “Sham-ee”. She is so fun to watch, a little Nigerian pygmy that is as round as she is long. More on her later.

Gentlemen…. start your flowers!

In Minnesota where there is still snow on the ground, it is time to start growing flowers inside. Every year I do at least some to get that head start for the year. Keeping it simple this year, just coleus and morning glories. Oh and some ornamental mini gourds and mini pumpkins. Ahhh… springtime on the farm.

Makin’ Maple Syrup

Well it is that time of year when I make maple syrup. Such an easy thing really. I am syr-prised not too many do this as the reward is wonderfully delicious. All there is to it is this:

1. drill a hole in the tree
2. pound a “tap” acquire from a store or online (cheap, like $2 each and reusable every year)
3. put a plastic milk container over the tap (or use a bucket as the purists do)
4. when container is full, boil the sap down to syrup

That is it! The only problem is finding enough maple trees. 40 gallons makes about 1 gallon of maple syrup. Any maple tree will do, does not have to be a sugar maple.

This morning I had a waffle with homemade maple syrup, that is living large.