tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post1321965190930380035..comments2024-01-03T20:47:19.350-05:00Comments on Longest Acres Blog: giving thanks to winniekatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-40452565220493274022012-05-15T02:42:29.739-04:002012-05-15T02:42:29.739-04:00I actually have been reading your posts and commen...I actually have been reading your posts and commenting for a while now. And this one in particular got me...mostly due to the fact that you hadn't had the cow for long.<br /><br />I suppose if you don't need the milk for two people, a suggestion would be to introduce a small calf to feed the excess and relieve you of the milking duties for a few days a week. Or until you had enough stock.<br /><br />I know you are finding your way through, and as honest and raw as the post may have been, it just didn't really seem to be much other than complaining.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to respond to me.<br /><br />-HollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-56477462449693688192012-05-13T19:57:57.967-04:002012-05-13T19:57:57.967-04:00This was so lovely! I spent a semester at an envi...This was so lovely! I spent a semester at an environmental/wilderness type school on the coast of Maine in high school, and I was so happy to get to milk the cows. Possibly it's not so exciting when you have to do it every day for...forever, but it was so comforting to do the routine of getting the cow to the stanchion, clean her udder, and settle in to milking with my forehead against her flank. I love reading your story and hearing your love for your animals.Jenny Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368185136976982958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-58303264327948017442012-05-13T07:04:30.225-04:002012-05-13T07:04:30.225-04:00@redterrain thanks for your comment. i do very muc...@redterrain thanks for your comment. i do very much value other points of view. <br /><br /> it is selfish. that was kind of the point about the post. recognizing how unfair my attitude was for winnie in the morning. <br /><br />i agree that farming takes an immense about of foresight and forethought. but i don't think any farmer out there "understands everything that comes along with being a farmer". <br /><br />being a farmer for me is learning new things about myself and about the land and the animals every day. sometimes the things you learn aren't good things, but then you have to also learn how to take these things in stride and work with them. <br /><br />i have learned that SOME mornings i don't like waking up at dawn to milk a cow. it is much more different than waking up to let out the chickens or water the garden. so i am working with myself and my routine to make this work.<br /><br />i take my responsibility to all of the animals on this farm very seriously. they are my life. and i hope you can see that through other posts if you don't feel like i do through this one.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-23691360559993895082012-05-13T05:31:07.727-04:002012-05-13T05:31:07.727-04:00I am going to respond in a bit of a different dire...I am going to respond in a bit of a different direction...<br /><br /> I know not everyone is an eternal optimist (myself included) but I think that when one signs on to be a farmer....one would understand everything that comes along with farming, and wouldn't begrudge the animals...or the commitments.<br /><br />There is a certain amount of foresight that I think is crucial to making large decisions in life. Farming, and having a milking cow both require reasonable amounts of this. <br /><br />Being farmers...you are the only person responsible for this animals well being. I found this hard to read, as it sounds so selfish to be so bitter about milking.<br /><br />I know this might not be what you would want to read as a comment, but that's what I picked up in this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-52308498932017123992012-05-12T22:36:42.503-04:002012-05-12T22:36:42.503-04:00*sigh* I have no words other than I loved this pos...*sigh* I have no words other than I loved this post!Mistihttp://www.oceanicwilderness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-77446046551777197642012-05-11T12:11:53.492-04:002012-05-11T12:11:53.492-04:00I've only recently found your blog and I enjoy...I've only recently found your blog and I enjoy your writing and your photos so much. Thank you for sharing with us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-24020924235000958972012-05-11T10:27:39.350-04:002012-05-11T10:27:39.350-04:00Dear Kate
Thank you for sharing this wonderful po...Dear Kate<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this wonderful post.<br /><br />Your writing is so lucid and luminescent- with or without the wonderful photography- it is a joy to read regardless of whatever issuse of homesteading and farming you are dealing with at the time.<br /><br />You never fail to take the reader along with you on a journey of discovery, surprise and revelation.<br /><br />May 11, 2012 10:26 AMPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464523549700989753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-16079778477198663942012-05-11T10:26:05.599-04:002012-05-11T10:26:05.599-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464523549700989753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-88877896057365299092012-05-11T02:45:14.883-04:002012-05-11T02:45:14.883-04:00And best regards from Czech Republic!And best regards from Czech Republic!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501902723463880644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-52506453856092504762012-05-11T02:43:56.914-04:002012-05-11T02:43:56.914-04:00I like to read your blog! Sometimes I have problem...I like to read your blog! Sometimes I have problem with understanding....I like the idea of having some farm animals. We had only rabbits (when I was a child) and two lambs (one year ago - natural mowing machine) and they did not nead special care. All this thing about milking is fascinating. From your articles it looks so easy and peaceful. But I am afraid it is mainly hard work. <br />Good luck!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501902723463880644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-36902657070819145262012-05-11T02:07:58.046-04:002012-05-11T02:07:58.046-04:00my goodness... what a beautiful post. so honest an...my goodness... what a beautiful post. so honest and raw. so you.jennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023370195103264782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-74459162712426782702012-05-11T00:39:35.217-04:002012-05-11T00:39:35.217-04:00"but it doesn't stop us from living our l..."but it doesn't stop us from living our lives as though it is a problem that will find its own solution."<br /><br />Oh my, I feel like though we're hours and hours apart, I keep reading posts from farmers (like you and Jaime from Ngo Family Farm) that resonate so incredibly with what I've been thinking.<br /><br />Isn't it all such magic? The way that once you actually go down to the barnyard to take care of "business" all of your stresses just melt away...mckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617910290820472508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-61939865026563426072012-05-10T23:41:55.845-04:002012-05-10T23:41:55.845-04:00I just read the comments here, and I am not the on...I just read the comments here, and I am not the only one who teared up! :) THAT makes me SMILE!abbyhttp://www.infusionfibers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-72198015558054944802012-05-10T23:40:05.501-04:002012-05-10T23:40:05.501-04:00you lucidity on this matter is my most favorite pa...you lucidity on this matter is my most favorite part of this post. I love how in touch you are with life. I have met very few who are and it sometimes brings a tear to my eyes.abbyhttp://www.infusionfibers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-30787922505201535212012-05-10T22:56:31.325-04:002012-05-10T22:56:31.325-04:00So beautiful. Dare I say you are now ready for a b...So beautiful. Dare I say you are now ready for a baby! ;-)<br />-JaimeNgo Family Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484243776589015749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-24739891140916561242012-05-10T22:05:28.330-04:002012-05-10T22:05:28.330-04:00thank you for this. i've been focusing on the ...thank you for this. i've been focusing on the burden, rather than the joy or ritual and provisions, of milking our goat. this helped to remind me why we do what we do.emilyhttp://www.adenverhomecompanion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-48988381575638135102012-05-10T21:10:25.937-04:002012-05-10T21:10:25.937-04:00Very nice. Even though it is such a chore and obli...Very nice. Even though it is such a chore and obligation, in the end it is worth it all. :) Winnie sounds like a lovely cow.Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091254545447284945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-84646526826123146112012-05-10T18:36:43.491-04:002012-05-10T18:36:43.491-04:00This was absolutely beautiful to read. Thank you f...This was absolutely beautiful to read. Thank you for sharing such a captivating and honest account. Winnie seems like a real gift.Norahttp://nora-kathleen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-22166990897994267882012-05-10T17:03:11.536-04:002012-05-10T17:03:11.536-04:00This is one of the best written pieces I have read...This is one of the best written pieces I have read on a blog for a very long time. The simple need and trust of an animal towards it's owner...and an honest portrayal of farm life and commitment.Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-82767626873163985692012-05-10T15:16:27.375-04:002012-05-10T15:16:27.375-04:00i teared up as well (god, i hope i'm not pregn...i teared up as well (god, i hope i'm not pregnant)...you write beautifully and winnie is such a love<br /><br />thank you for thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-84703240695772363282012-05-10T15:12:44.136-04:002012-05-10T15:12:44.136-04:00sorry... keep IT clean.sorry... keep IT clean.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-72412186660335266372012-05-10T15:12:15.862-04:002012-05-10T15:12:15.862-04:00I know an awful lot of folks selling raw milk in V...I know an awful lot of folks selling raw milk in VT, and ain't none of them abiding by those ridiculous state regs. <br /><br />Keep in clean, know who you're selling to, and don't sweat in. <br /><br />IMHO.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-7373848894853913782012-05-10T15:07:12.066-04:002012-05-10T15:07:12.066-04:00I haven't been reading your blog very long but...I haven't been reading your blog very long but this is definitely one of my favorite posts. Why did it make me tear up? I don't know. The sweetness of her photo, maybe, and your description of her. Very, very nice post today. Wish I could be your substitute one day, but you're a bit far. I'm in TN. Take care.Mary Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180029062515413462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-75520149998422427232012-05-10T14:16:25.552-04:002012-05-10T14:16:25.552-04:00*sigh* simply lovely. i love these type of posts, ...*sigh* simply lovely. i love these type of posts, little glimpses of your daily farm activities. i want a fresh jar of milk! too bad my 450 square foot studio won't accomodate a milk cow. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-38640901068962004932012-05-10T14:15:16.655-04:002012-05-10T14:15:16.655-04:00I don't think I have ever read anything that p...I don't think I have ever read anything that painted the picture of milking responsability in such a beautiful way. She is a lovely cow. I am so curious about your wholesome milk that doesn't come from the grocer fridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com