Like asking Dwight about beets, Obama about healthcare

It's really hard to photograph goats. I quote Owen far too much, but as he puts it, "They're like paparazzi when th…

Feeding the goats

Here's a cute video Isabel made:

A perfect Berkeley day

That's not a Novella Carpenter cardboard cut-out Owen is standing behind, it's the real Novella Carpenter, author of Farm…

Does that look heavy to you?

Capital letters denote words spoken in anger. Tipsy: Owen, it's time to feed the goats. Owen: Why do I have to do EVERYTHING…

Our goat family is complete

This is Natalie. She's a good kid.  If all goes according to breed reputation (she's an Oberhasli), she will grow up to b…

So much for the goat brie

Yesterday, we bought a second goat, a gangly Nubian beauty named Pastry. She stepped into our yard, glanced around, started yelli…

Some cornish game hens, some crackers

I'm behind in my Ad Hoc at Home reporting. Monday, Isabel and I made Thomas Keller's flatbread which looked simple, b…

From the San Diego Airport

Thank-you for all your compliments on our new goat! She is doing fine. Or so I hear. I've been in San Diego for the last coup…

Too late now

The new baby goat is hard to photograph -- her coloring is a little like that of a pinto horse, but also calico, like a cat. She …

I remember when I remember I remember when I lost my mind

Yesterday, Owen and I went shopping for a mature milking doe. (We're getting our baby goat today and she will eventually nee…

Now is the moment for this kind of crazy

Supposedly a small tub or kiddie pool is enough. Supposedly Indian Runner ducks are quiet and lay lots of eggs. (We also got one …