Mr. and Mrs. Goatherder aka Brad and Katie live over at Cornville just a hop, skip and a short drive away from Montezuma Well, where Mr. and Mrs. Montezuma reside. Goatherder does love his goats and his 23 or so chickens. And most importantly, he loves good beer and good wine, too! Thanks for the Boom Boom Syrah, 2008 from Washington State. It was mightly tasty.
Well, before getting ready for the downriver race on Saturday, I went over to the Goatherders place late Friday afternoon to commune with the goats and chickens. These Togenbergs (probably have the name not quite right) are dairy goats. They are big and sweet as can be with humans, though sometimes are proverbial butt heads with each other. They love having their heads and ears scratched and jump up or rub on you just like a favorite dog. They think they are people, actually. And there are all manner of chickens, too.
Goatherder just picked up an ancient Troybilt tiller for about $40 and is into it for about $80 with repairs. Perfectly sized though it has no reverse, making good planning to traverse corners rather critical. But it's small enough you don't feel like you are using a floor sander that mimics a VW bug dragging you through the dirt.
I really enjoyed my time at the Goatherder's place and look forward to future visits with Brad and Katie, who are awesome folks.
We enjoyed having you visit SpB, goats are great judges of character and the way they cozied up to you right fast is proof of your gentle spirit. Thanks!
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