The weather has been brilliant for my daily treks through the fields with our Kalahari Red Goats. We have our goats divided into groups and each group has a Maremma dog attached as a guard. When I take the older male goats out for a walk, I’m always accompanied by … Read more →
An Autumn Ramble with Kalahari Goats
I adore this time of year on our Kalahari goat farm. The fields are burnished gold with cheery little flowers hidden among the tall grasses. It’s the time of year when our usual paddocks have been eaten down to the ground and we need to take the goats foraging for … Read more →
Gorgeous Autumn Mornings and Cranberry Semolina Porridge
I adore Autumn mornings on our Queensland goat farm. They start misty and quiet, thick waves of fog rolling over the fields and into the bush. Then the sun eases over the neighboring hills, turning the fog into golden clouds like a blanket of light. Every spider web and blade … Read more →
A Good Day for Fencing
After a very stormy summer, it’s been an exquisitely beautiful Autumn with hot, golden days. Yesterday friends arrived to spend ANZAC Day with us only to announce that they’d spotted several of our goats in the neighbors paddock. The guys headed for the fields and tracked down the escape artists … Read more →
New Ducklings, Refinishing Furniture, and Glorious Autumn
It has been a wonderful holiday here on the farm. Two whole weeks of lazy breakfasts, leisurely cuppas, and oodles of time to tackle fun projects. It is well and truly Autumn in Queensland now, and I love it!!! Mornings are chilly and require flannels and cozy blankets with my … Read more →
Homemade Concord Grape Juice and a Blogging Break
This morning we woke to this gorgeous sight. How I love Australian sunrises and sunsets. Easter break starts today and I will be taking a blogging break until the middle of April. I am so excited to knuckle down and tackle all sorts of projects: clearing out sheds, building fences … Read more →
Autumn Sunshine and a Savory Crustless Veggie Quiche
We’ve had sunshine for three whole days now. Glorious, warm, golden, Autumn sunshine, the kind of sunshine that seeps into your bones and cozies you from the inside out. I’m loving it. After weeks on end of rain and bluster, this quiet, glowing, warmth is exquisite. I love it especially … Read more →
Learning to Be Brave on the Farm and A BBQ Goat Sandwich
Winter is nearly here on our Queensland goat farm, and we can feel it in overcast days, blustery winds, and frigid mornings. The chooks have stopped laying for the season and the baby goats are growing like weeds. I’m so glad that they’ll be big and strong before the bitter … Read more →
Homemade Bread, a Woodpile and Sunshine
How I love these glorious Australian Autumn days! Every day starts off crisp and cool, but soon the sun is out, drenching everything in a warm, golden glow. We’ve been working hard here at Citadel Kalahari: stacking hay, readying gardens for winter, and hauling lots of fallen deadwood to cut … Read more →
Three Baby Goats for Mother’s Day
We had a surprise this Mother’s Day in Australia. Three new baby goats born in the wee hours of the morning. Three boys who are strapping and healthy and cute as can be. They are very sweet-natured, more than willing to be cuddled and stroked. I’m smitten. Our friends Neil, … Read more →