Well, the New Year is here again and with it the Winter cold. It has been a long time since we’ve experienced temperatures below 32 degrees here in South Texas. Thank goodness both Ziggy and I have grown sufficient winter coats to keep us warm! Our mistress also makes sure our coats are brushed daily so the hairs can stand up and create a warm air barrier between the cold air and our skin. We have also been eating well: feed and alfalfa hay or cubes, which keep our bellies full. There is still grass in the pasture, but the pickings are slim. The goats still have plenty of browse to keep them full. They’re lucky being able to live in two worlds: grazing and browsing; unlike Ziggy and I who are strictly grazers, although Barnaby, the Boer goat, has been complaining that the yaupon leaves aren’t so tasty in Winter as in Spring or Summer. I told him to quit complaining and be thankful he has any browse at all!

Our mistress was quite sick over the holidays with something called “The Flu”. Nevertheless, she took good care of us while bundled up like an eskimo. The dogs, Barkley and Rio, were full of piss and vinegar. Ziggy runs around which only makes them chase her all the more. I’ve told her time and time again: “Just stand your ground and make as if you are going to kick them. They’ll stop chasing you.” But she won’t listen. Silly mare.

Well, enough talking. Hopefully, the weather will warm up in a few days and the sun will be out and we can go back to basking in its warm rays. See ya!