I’ve been trying some new recipes this Christmas season to make use of all the yummy goat milk we’ve been getting. I don’t usually have two goats in milk this time of year, so we are quite fortunate to have the abundance! I tried and failed several times to make eggnog before I managed to … Continue reading Goat Milk Caramels →

I swear the Beulah parade and Yule Log Festival get better every year! Last night Phil and I took Finn and Sputnik to Beulah for the annual parade of lights. Phil dressed as Santa Claus and I was the elf. We used our big, pretty carriage this year so Santa was able to sit in … Continue reading Beulah Yule Goats! →

Day 4 dawned clear and cold. It would be our last day of sunshine on this trip, and the temperature was predicted to stay cold. We originally planned to hike up to Williams Lake at the base of Wheeler Peak–New Mexico’s highest mountain. But that would have required a fairly long drive with the goats in … Continue reading Seventh annual Hassey “Goat Vacation” Day 4: Of Thrones and Fountains →

Phil and I drove our team and carriage in the Colorado State Fair parade this morning. And just for a little added fun, we brought Max and Sadie with us as passengers and to help us advertise Goat-O-Rama. I had some custom car magnets made up so we could add them to our carriage. I figured this … Continue reading Goat-O-Rama at the State Fair Parade →

I awoke next morning to a heavy feeling in the air and the smell of rain. The sky was low and dark. We packed up camp before breakfast so we could beat a hasty retreat in case it started raining. But the rain held off and Gayle cooked egg and bean burritos for us. It drizzled … Continue reading Multi-species pack trip: Day 4 →

I turned the goats loose after breakfast and Sputnik soon settled himself on a sunny little perch on a mossy rock. This morning I waited until the llama saddling was well underway before I began packing up my goats. But it didn’t matter. Soon my goats and I settled back down while Alexa and Gayle wrestled with Tuvoc … Continue reading Multi-species pack trip: Day 3 →

We broke camp after the sun was well up and the early morning frost had melted. Gayle and Alexa went to saddle the llamas so I figured I should start getting my goats ready. One person saddling three goats should take about the same amount of time as two people saddling two llamas, right? A few … Continue reading Multi-species pack trip: Day 2 →

I can’t believe it’s already been a month since we took these photos, shortly after we got home from the Rendy. The baby goats are starting to skip the “baby goat rock” now. I guess they’re getting too grown up for these kinds of antics, and the baby goat rock seems small and mundane to them now … Continue reading The ones I never posted →

I’ve been busy, busy, busy lately! Monday I drove up to Longmont (about 4 hours) to teach a harness goat class to the 4-H utility goat group up there. It was a lot of fun and a great turnout. I took Finn, Sputnik, and Tigerlily. Before the harness class, we also did a little obstacle … Continue reading “Working goat” week →

For our second day in Utah, Herb took us to Calf Canyon. It is a beautiful area of sandstone rock and boulders, and more “classic Utah” scenery. I loved this giant split rock. Looks like it got struck by a lightning bolt. This old dead cottonwood tree had a lot of character. Shade was a … Continue reading Clamber up Calf Canyon →