I shared in yesterdayās editorial board meeting that my great grandfather was a young man when his family left Belfast. I mentioned my family came from the Protestant side of the mounting religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants, so we wear orange on St Patrickās Day. My mom followed up with the following:
āThe Irish Civil War of the 1920s was "resolved " By a partition of the country Into 26 counties green and six northeast counties orange, under English rule.
This was unacceptable to many, which ultimately led to the Irish Republican Army and the terrorism of the 1970s against the English government, known as the Troubles. 30 years of urban guerrilla terrorism which was brought to an end in 1998 with the Good Friday accords.
John Black and family emigrated at the beginning of the Irish civil disturbances back in 1906 when he was 16 years old. Anne Murray Black and her husband, John Black , (Your great, great grandfather) left Belfast with six of their nine children (the ...
Sassy got a pedicure today and the farrier used a blowtorch. Itās the first time Iāve ever seen this done but she didnāt seem to even notice. Then again she wasnāt looking at the fire blowing on her hoof! š
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Sundaeās kids will only drink off her right teat, and the left one gets so big it looks like itās about to explode. This exact same thing happened when she had triplets last year. We are milking the left teat to try to keep it small enough that the babies will eventually latch and do the work for us. Sundae also produces more milk than her kids can drink - itās a great problem to have as a mom!
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Our mini Nubian milk goat, Sundae, gave birth to a boy and girl while we were gone yesterday morning. We've been on baby watch for days and she is such a stinker for having them right after we left for a couple hours! That said, we are always happy to return to good news as there are so many things that go array when we leave. Lily has named the new additions "David" and "Olivia". Both are doing well and as cute as can be.
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