Layton Hollow Diego de la Vega

 I am so proud of our latest addition,

 a Nubian buck out of

 Banded Rock Santa Ana's Gusty

 and 

Layton Hollow Penny's Abigail  

The Dancing Goat

Diego de la Vega

The Dancing Goat

Coffee Discovered by a GOAT?

Yup you heard right, coffee was first discovered by a goat! The myth is a young Ethiopian goat herder by the name of Kaldi in the 9th-century noticed his goats acting strange, that they became more energetic, and began to dance when they ate the cherries from the coffee tree, so he tried it for himself. His exhilaration prompted him to bring the berries to a holy man in a nearby monastery, but the holy man disapproved of their use and threw them into a fire, from which an enticing aroma billowed. The roasted beans were quickly raked from the embers, ground up, and dissolved in hot water, yielding the world's first cup of coffee.

The Country Visits the City!

Most people come to visit in cars or trucks, but 

some people  saddle up and visit on horseback!  

Hank and Katerina

Gypsy

Splash is happy to rest in the shade with Patti, his driver.  

James makes sure that Splash gets a snack before moving on...

Katerina riding Lucy!  

Hey, there is a cowboy and a horse out on the lawn.  

Patti skillfully drives Splash down our 

steep driveway...

He runs on a pellets, hay, and lots of TLC!  

 Thank for stopping by friends...

Friends

I get by with a little help from my FRIENDS!  

Chickens and Ducks

Hey, wait up! 

Where are you two going?

Nowhere 

Awh, that's where I'm headed too!

The Simple Life. One Weekend at a Time.

You are sure to see Colonel David while touring Gillis Hill Farm, and if you ask, "What do you do with an enormous horse like that?"  Why he pulls carts, wagons for hay rides, sleighs, and carriages!  Besides looking handsome, Colonel David is a Percheron Draft Horse and pulling carriages is his primary job on the farm.  He can however, plow a field, but the dignified Colonel would just assume leave that job to the modern day tractor.