Everyday Is Like Some Day
A quiet week. Nothing new to report. Nothing interesting going on. Just some good goat times, walking around with the gang in the greens. Watching them enjoy it, and trying to keep them out of trouble. Waiting for the real summer. I think the forecast looks promising for June. I’m about ready for some real sunshine and better temperatures. Just hanging on.
And that’s all, really. So. Let’s go go goat photos.
Oh Popcorn, you’re too young for that. They grow too fast.
And a goatlog.
And that’s all for this week, folks. See you in the next one.
May 29th, 2015 at 18:29
Oh, stormy angry clouds! Did you have rain? We’re having rain off and on this week.
We worked outside on Tues, Wed, and Thursday since it wasn’t raining. Now it’s been raining some today and maybe tomorrow. So Sunday will be our next outside day to paint.
I’ve sure had a number of hummingbirds at our 5 feeders. At least 3 dozen of them last night before the rain moved in. They were feeding like crazy birds.
I almost have to shoo them off the feeder when it’s about empty so I can refill it. It’s amazing how much nectar they can consume in a day.
Snickers had a manicure/pedicure last night before it rained. She sure looks better with pretty feet now. I kept the front end of the donkey busy with treats while my husband held her halter and the hoof trimmer and his son got to work on her hooves.
Definitely a four person job to trim one little donkey’s hooves. She’s doing better about letting the trimmer pick up her feet, but she does have a ways to go before she’s a model donkey to trim.
May 30th, 2015 at 23:22
We are reading a book in our book club named: A Man Called Ove. Do you pronounce “Ove” so that it sounds like love or so it sounds like stove? Or is it pronounced entirely different?
Since you are the only Danish person I know, I thought you could give me the correct way to say his name. By the way, it is a very good book. I was laughing and crying when I was reading it.
We ought to have quite the discussion about this book when our book club meets in June.
May 31st, 2015 at 21:56
We’ve been having rain yes! The goats no like! But they do like the green grass so I guess we need the rain. Glad the hummingbirds are humming! I miss having our birds next to the goats with all their chirping. I mentioned they were stolen, right? I forget what I write sometimes. I forget what I say and do too, so.. what was I saying?
Ove is pronounced.. Oh, I always have a hard time explaining Danish pronounciations! It’s more like stove. Maybe something like “Oh way”. Or Oh vey. Or. O’vey. But not too heavy on the -y. Maybe O’veh. So that’s that sorted!
IS the book about a Danish man?
June 1st, 2015 at 1:18
When I looked up how to pronounce “Ove” online, one source said the “o” was pronounced like “rule”. Like ooo-ve.
How confusing! The man is Swedish and the book has been translated to English and was written by a Swedish author. It’s very good, has funny parts, sad parts, and a stray cat that Ove calls the “Cat Annoyance”.
Ove is a bit of a grouchy, lonely man after his wife dies. He’s thinking of doing himself in, but gets interrupted 3 times by his new neighbors and the stray cat.
The story shows how you never really know why someone is the way they are (grumpy) until you learn their life story. It makes you think about how you treat people and how Ove’s life changed when he helped his neighbors.
He felt he had to help this young family (as the husband was a ninny -per Ove) and he didn’t feel like they could get along without someone (him) stepping in to straighten them out. But they helped Ove just as much, even if it took him awhile to realize it.
It’s really a good book. You ought to see if you can get an audio book and listen to it.
Yes, you did write about the birds being stolen. I hope they all survived and went to live with someone who knew how to take care of them.