Catherine Friend
Catherine Friend

The Vain Shepherdess When I leave the farm I like to look nice. Few people have ever seen me in my baggy Oshkosh overalls, which are about two sizes too large but so roomy I can move and bend and twist, agile as a cat. Yesterday I was gone for most of the afternoon and […]

Goatless in Goodhue County Today I almost stole a goat kid. Here’s why: We’ve had goats for over ten years, and they give birth to kids in March. I cuddle and play with the kids; they entertain me all year long. Goats are just like dogs, only with four stomachs and horizontal pupils. This winter […]

Zen and the Art of Shaving a Cat Lambing is all done, I’ve done my author ‘thing’ in Atlanta, so now it’s time to get down to the really important business of spring: shaving our barn cat Pumpkin. Pumpkin has long, thick hair that mats badly over the winter; by spring it’s formed tight weaves […]