Comments on: A bitter sweet tale to end the week

By: karen

karen — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:56:04 +0000

I had a pet goat when we were living in Okahukura. A neighbour found it’s mother in a gully when out hunting. She had fallen and was badly injured so he put her out of her misery. Then he realised she was in milk and went looking for her kid. Found two and bought them home and gave one to his daughter and the other to me. I hand raised Star and she used to pull a little cart around. She also used to follow me everywhee, just like a dog. My Mum drew the line at letting her sleep in my room, though. 🙂

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:38:59 +0000

What a beautiful story and I hear your voice in your written words.. I admit I hear more Irish than UK.. but that is all in my mind 😀
Thanks for stopping in at our place, the mailboxes are a bit silly here, I am sure there will be more that I have to capture for fun.
Z’s mom (above) and I are friends and I am sure we will both stop back in for more stories (and maybe even tea)

By: Z's Mom

Z's Mom — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:24:02 +0000

Oh my but your house and land are BEAUTIFUL! I love the goats too…..yeah, they are little pushy….but harmless none the less. Sorry about the cat….I hope its just out wandering and comes home. Glad you got to meet new neighbors….that’s always good…..when they are nice!

Thanks for stopping by today! I’m gonna have to come back…I’m nosey about your life in New Zealand!!! 🙂

By: Domestic Executive

Domestic Executive — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:18:51 +0000

Hi all, thanks for your posts. As a goat’s cheese lover I can see a food benefit from having a goat. They also eat gorse and weeds which would be a real bonus. I do however recall a smelly billy goat from my childhood and that lingers even now. Maybe a goat on a rope for the future? Who knows!

By: Cara

Cara — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:01:19 +0000

I think goats are just the cutest, although they can be a might stinky! Your house is gorgeous!

By: Ruta M.

Ruta M. — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Me again. Just had an idea (it’s my age you know). Soon after we moved here to the wilds of Devon, someone, I think to do with FarmWatch ( a rurual neighbourhood watch), gave everyone in the area a list of all the farmers and their phone numbers. It has been useful on the odd occasions when sheep or cows are wandering the lanes or one sad time when a sheep was obviously about to expire. Maybe compiling such a list nmight be useful both practically and for getting to know your neighbours.

By: Ruta M.

Ruta M. — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:36:52 +0000

Um, goats can be a bit of handful. I used to work on a city farm in East London and have happy memories of milking goats, sometimes directly into a mug of tea but goats’ milk is a bit of an aquired taste. Billy goats STINK and they are all very good at escaping and eating precious plants. Might be better to admire someone else’s goats.
I have one cat who leaves home for weeks at a time. He just prefers to live out in the fields, presumably on rabbits, and only comes home when it’s too cold or wet. And yet he is the cuddliest of cats when he is home demanding to lie upside down in your lap to have his tummy stroked.

By: Claudious

Claudious — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:20:16 +0000

What a wonderful visit you had, sad to hear about the missing cat, it’s hard to really ever call a cat tame, and it’s got a chance of coming back to her owners. Those goats are so cute! I told my wife I want some, but she’s not sure she could ever make use of having goats… I have to admit, I run out of inspiration in that regard too.