There's not much browse for goats in winter, but we had an overgrown patch of blackberries and the leaves lasted for a long time. The goats loved to go out with us and it was a chance to take a deep breath of fresh air and just be. Soon we were in for a winter's treat, although some might say...trouble! The big wind storm of 2006 came in about 1:00 a.m. Huddled under the strongest part of our house until four in the morning, Gordon and I said many a prayer for our house, our barn and outbuildings as chaos and falling trees, branches and more were crashing outside. We took a small step back into the time of our ancestors when the power was out for nine days. Even with a small generator we ran for about 2 hours a day to keep our water pumped and freezers cool. it was amazing how busy we were just taking care of daily necessities like hauling wood for the woodstove, cooking on the woodstove and cleaning up after ourselves. The day power returned was a great relief, but I sure do appreciate the lives and times of pioneers in a way I never have before.
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