OK, my puns are a bit rusty. That is what will happen when you no longer write regularly. Having not done this in a while, I chose to start with a heading, and now need to take it somewhere.
SO, I guess I will head in the direction of my goat herd.
Its near the end of the cold dry winter we have in these parts, and there are green shoots appearing everywhere. I wish the green shoots of a shot economy were as tangible.
Just over 2 years ago, for my nth birthday, I got a goat. Yes, you read right. In mathematics N being a symbol for natural numbers. In real life N being a number, I do not particularly want to say out loud. And yes, it was a goat, for my birthday.
Anyway, not long after Kruispad Cecil arrived, along with “his papers” I realised that a lone male goat is a plaintive thing. Nagging about being lonely. So shortly thereafter, we bought him a lady friend. De Mille.
Now, if you are well read, you will start to recognise the combination of names. Or, if you are a follower of my blog, you would have seen the hints before. Failing which, if you are persistent, I will share that with you after a few more lines of prose. (Says she with a mouth filled with hot potato).
Cecil and De Mille were a hot item, and so we were confident that if we introduced another 20 ewes, their relationship could withstand the competition. It did, she remained ewe number 1.
That was two and a half years ago. Today we have one additional ram, Curt, one swop ram Coetzee and I just learned, 29 little kids We are at 160 units of livestock, not counting the young rams we sold over the last two years.
I would be as bold to say my goat farming is doing well.
Those are the facts of this scenario. Now its onto the vibe of goating. They are soo cute! In anyone’s language. Most notably my Chicago dwelling niece & nephew, who engaged with the other kids as if they had known them forever. Just like kids do everywhere.
The character of goats, explained visually:
And they are fast 
Before I forget – Cecil Blount DeMille 
was an American film director, producer & actor. Not of an era that I would be directly familiar with, but that is the way pop culture works. Osmosis. Somehow you absorb your surroundings, which nicely brings me back to my topic. Surrounding oneself with life and joy. Looking forward to seeing you soon.