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RE: On the difficulties of fencing goats, and other things

in #homesteading6 years ago

hahaha March muscles! I grew up on a farm and totally get that! By the end of August, I was always a machine, but in the spring, after a first full day of work, I'd wake up the next morning and be unable to get out of bed. My dad insisted otherwise though :) Love the kittens and pups too; my phone is full of photos of my cat (birthday present from my hubby) and a kitten we rescued here in Mexico. Thankfully (?) my landlord said no more pets, or I'd be bringing a dog or cat home here daily ... there are so many who need homes here.

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I didn't realize that everyone has experienced the March muscles until I mentioned it. I thought it was just me! My machine is slower to get started these days but hopefully it will be up and running by hay season!
What kind of farm did you grow up on?

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haha I guess it's pretty common after all :)

We had greenhouses with cucumbers and tomatoes and in the field, onions, potatoes and tomatoes. Besides dogs and cats, no animals though ... always a sore spot for me :)

That still sounds pretty great. We can't grow tomatoes here without a greenhouse. Still waiting...

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It was. As a teenager I didn't appreciate it, but as an adult, I really appreciate the understanding of it all, and of course the work ethic I got from the experience.

Good luck with the greenhouse some day :)

Thank you! We moved out of the city when my son was 11 and I'm not sure he will ever embrace this life. He does appreciate more of it the longer he lives in town, but it will be a cold day in hell before he ever mucks out a barn!

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hahaha perhaps 11 wasn't the best time to bring him there :) Nothin' like a pre-teen to know exactly what he likes or dislikes!

Oh yes! And the perfect age to be grossed out by everything! Except somehow he was never grossed out by his room....

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Speaking from experience (my boys are 20 and 23), he never will be ... until he moves out and gets his own place haha

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