Furry

Today there is a blog photo hunt for "Furry" so I present to you a photo of Luke. Since he is still a young buck - he was born on May 28, 2008 - he still has his baby fur. I don't say that around him because he likes to think he is a big strong buck not a baby buck. In fact, the publicist calls him Baby Buck and it drives him crazy!

His baby fur is very fluffy and not all that soft.

Here is an up close view.







I don't stand too close to him because well, he smells. All bucks smell, especially in the Fall but I won't go into that in a family blog.


As you can see in the photo Luke is eating some hay.

Luke is usually eating something!

I hope you enjoyed this furry photo.

Feature Friday

I can't believe it is Friday again and time for another showcase for one of my friends. Today I am going to introduce you to Annette from Dragon House of Yuen. She lives in Scotland and has two bunnies by the names of Arabella and Wesley. You can read all about their adventures here. While I like bunnies I don't think they are as cool as goats - no insult intended Annette! I am after all a goat.

You have read about Annette before because she has featured me in some of the beautiful Treasuries she makes on etsy.







Annette is talented in many different ways; she makes the most adorable soft sculpture hares with the most adorable eyes I have ever seen next to mine of course.






She also offers very well made and original cards in her shop.









She also works in mixed media collage. I think that would look beautiful in my goat house when I redecorate!









But I think what I like most about Annette's many talents is browsing through her watercolors. She has a gallery on her website where you can view her available works and already sold pieces. Plus you can commission her to paint a watercolor of your pet. I think I am going to have to talk to my publicist about this. My beautiful face should be preserved forever by a great artist - don't you think?



Annette is also very involved in trying to rescue bunnies that have lost their homes. I think all animals deserve a good home. She has donated one of her beautiful Arabella bags (not this one but one like it) to the Buckeye House Rabbit Society for the annual raffle. Tickets are $1.00 each and paypal is available. So why not try and win a beautiful bag and help a bunny?

Sneak Peak

I wouldn't be a good spokesgoat if I didn't reward my loyal readers every once in a while now would I? So today I am going to give you a first peak at the NEW SOAPS that will soon be available in the Happy Goat Soap shop. As I mentioned in an earlier post the Happy Goats Farm will be adding chickens this spring. Our male person hasn't made a final decision on what breed yet but the rumors that are swirling around the goat pens seem to have him leaning towards Rhode Island Reds. I haven't made up my mind about this addition yet; I came from a farm with chickens and they were always trying to peck and eat my grain! My grain is MY grain.

I should not be a greedy goat, I know but the chickens will have plenty to eat without eating my grain. I hope they are not planning to change the name of the farm to Happy Goat and Chicken Farm. I WILL NOT share top billing with a bunch of clucking birds


The chickens will be good for the garden here at the farm as they will eat all the grasshoppers that invade every year. I, for one, will be happy to see the grasshoppers go. I know the publicist will be happy they are gone too. Although it is very funny to hear her screaming all the time when the grasshoppers jump on her. She has a bug thing (some farmer!!!) and screams very, very, very loudly every time she encounters one. Ooooh, and the dance she does when a spider falls on her is REALLY something to behold. It is a shame I cannot hold a camera......but I digress.


So without any further ado I present:


The Rooster in the Goat Pen Soap and













The Chicks All Right by Pricilla Soap.












I like it when my name is in the soap shop. These will be available very soon. They are curing right now in really cool scents like Afternoon Tea, Spring Bouquet and others. You know I will make an announcement when they are available because I am a good spokesgoat.

I am Soooooo Embarrassed

Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

Wowzers! New treasuries opened and nice etsy folk have again featured my soaps!

My very popular Sea Urchin soap was in a list curated by eclipse. Her shop is lots of fun to browse through. I think that if I wore this I might not be as cold. I also might buy this and put it in Michael's pen - it might take some of the stink away but I doubt it. There is no hope of taking Michael's stink away - he is a buck.

The second list comes courtesy of another Montanan - AsianExpressions. Uyen has been kind enough to feature me before and I thank her again for showing my Rich Goat's Milk Soap Scented with Sandalwood. I wrote about her beautiful kimonos before but they are worth mentioning again. I still would like to have this for my goat house. But Abigail would probably eat it!

The Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

Hooray! I am so excited. Again. I think people are getting excited about the Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award. Our publicist found our soap in two treasuries last night so it is my great honor to bestow the award on:

MemoriestoYou for this list full of soapy treasures. She featured our Maaaaaaassage Bar Scented with Cherry Cordial amonst all the other lovely bath and beauty products. Her shop is full of pretty memory boards in all different shapes and sizes. I think this one would look good in my goat house. What do you think?

The second list was made by that Treasury Queen of the Big Sky Montana Team, Judy Elizabeth of JudyElizabethsFlock. She makes the most adorable soft sculpture lambs. She picked the Herd of Goats listing which shows an adorable photo of Michael and Sarah when they were kids. I think Judy Elizabeth is trying to wallpaper her house with her awards.

BRRRRRRR!

I just want to say that I am a NIGERIAN dwarf goat. My roots are in AFRICA. Where it is WARM. I don't mean to shout but it is COLD today. And windy. Which makes it feel even colder. I have spent my entire life in cold places (as far as I know - I think I was born in Idaho but I can't remember that far back) but that doesn't mean I like them. This year has been very snowy and very cold and this goat is having a hissy fit. Today we came out of the barn and the wind was blowing and it was very, very, very, very ,very,very,very cold. I have to say our publicist is good about these things; she doesn't like the cold either so she put us back into our warm barn. She also cares about our little goat feet - she puts hay down where we walk so we don't have to stand on the snow all the time.



Now yesterday was beautiful. It was still cold, but the sun was shining. There is nothing a goat likes more than to bask in the sun, well except for maybe grain, or apples, or pears, or carrots. I spent most of yesterday in my favorite place enjoying the beautiful sunshine and chewing my cud.



On days like that it is good to be a goat.

Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

Oh boy! Time to present The Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award. This is what makes my job as spokesgoat so much fun; I love giving out this award.

I learned of a sea urchin themed treasury curated by mmarielle She creates beautiful bottles, urns and amphorae but I think my favorite is this. The problem is, I would probably eat any flowers placed in it! So please visit the list and check out the beautiful shop. You will love what you see.

My Abby and Nora soap in the Strawberry Heaven scent is in a colorful list from the Treasury Queen of the Big Sky Montana Team - Judy Elizabeth from JudyElizabethsFlock. I am sure you remember reading about her adorable soft sculpture lambs in this post. Her shop is chock full of adorable lambs.

A big THANK YOU to both curators for thinking of me when they made their lists.

Michael's Big Adventure

Today Michael the goat went on a big adventure. Every so often the publicist/udder massage specialist takes Michael the goat for a walk. He needs to get out and work off some uh, excess energy. He gets very excited about these walks. He is also a very good goat on his walks; he loves the publicist as she bottle fed him as a baby so he thinks she is his mother.

His pen gate opened and Michael bounded out into the driveway and......slid on the ice! He was so excited - doing his high kicks - that he forgot like we all do that the driveway is an ice skating rink. It rather took away from his grand exit. Then off he happily trotted following behind the publicist as she headed for the goat barn. This is where he strayed. It was the hay pile. I must admit to being pulled by the allure of the hay pile myself. So much hay just sitting there for the munching. It's hard to resist and Michael didn't; he climbed right onto it and started eating hay. Michael's favorite thing next to a doe is hay.

Then it was off to see the horses across the street. They are so pretty and friendly. Sometimes they escape from their corral and come to visit us. But they also come and eat our hay! Now, I don't go and eat their hay so I think they should leave our hay alone. All four of them were in our yard one day last summer eating from our hay pile. Humpf! Horses eat a lot of hay. But I digress.....Michael enjoyed saying "Maaaaaa" to the horses and they neighed in return.

From there it was a quick trip through the goat barn for an extra handful of grain - lucky goat! Now Michael is back in his pen eating hay! The sun is shining today so we are all Happy Goats!

Crazy Goats!

I live with a bunch of crazy goats! I do not include myself in that sentence. I am not a crazy goat; I am a Happy Goat as befits the spokesgoat for Happy Goats Soap. But given the behavior of the other goats on this farm I am beginning to think it should have been called the Crazy Goats Farm. For example, yesterday when our publicist/udder massage specialist was bringing Abigail and me down from the barn to our pen Abigail decided it would be a good time to go visit the horses across the street - and off she ran. But she forgot that the driveway is a sheet of ice. Her hooves were a' moving but Abigail was not. She eventually got some traction but ended up doing a face plant and sliding a good four feet before the publicist caught up to her and got her turned around. I was trying to be a good goat and not laugh at her but it was very, very hard.

Then Michael the goat escaped from HIS pen. Again. Now that he has discovered how to get a running head of steam and leap over his fence he just keeps doing so. He is just so proud of himself! The publicist drags him back to his pen by his horns -which he doesn't like at all! I think it upsets him that she is strong enough to do it. Hee hee. This week our male person is going to buy taller fencing so that Michael will stay where he belongs - hopefully.

But the topper of the day belonged to Luke the goat. When it was time to head back up to the barn for our goat treat and a good night's sleep Luke decided he just wasn't quite ready yet. Actually Michael didn't head right up either so the publicist had her hands full of rammy goats. She went to the goat barn and got a lead, hooked Michael the goat up and took him to the barn. When Luke the goat saw her returning he climbed the mulch pile. The publicist yelled at him; told him he better not dare jump into the doe pen. But you can guess what happened. Luke leaped! He started chasing Abigail around as if his life depended on it. I just stood back while Abigail ran like the devil was chasing her. And in a way I guess he was. Again, I tried not to laugh at Abigail's predicament but it was ABIGAIL after all.....

The publicist opened our gate and I ran out. Abigail finally figured out to escape as well. Luke had the gate slammed in his little goat face. He was not happy about this at all! Abigail and I RAN to the goat barn while Luke MAAAAAAAAed like a crazy goat. The publicist got us settled and went back for Luke the goat and found him with his head stuck in the fence! He put it through were our pen meets the garden. He was trying to fit his whole little goat body through an 8" x 8" hole. Crazy goat! When the publicist went in to help him he was so focused on getting to us girls that he did not want to back out of the fence, he just wanted to go forward. It's that whole "gotta get a doe" mentality these bucks have, you know? And I thought he was in love with ME. Bucks are fickle, FICKLE!

Anyway, with much wiggling the publicist finally was able to get Luke the goat out of the fencing, hooked up to a lead and into his pen in the barn. Whew! She was exhausted! Luke the goat was, uh, frustrated.

Visitors

I love visitors! Goats are naturally social creatures and as a spokesgoat I am even more so. We get plenty of people and other creatures that come to visit here at the Happy Goats Farm. More in the summer than in the winter but I have plenty of social activity all year round.

Today we had a visit from our Bald Eagle. He comes pretty regularly and sits on the big tree at the edge of the river. He is looking for a plump trout to eat for lunch. One time he thought Fred the cat would make a good lunch and he tried to take him away. Fortunately Fred is, uh let's just say well fed, and he was too heavy for the eagle to carry. Poor Fred had to go the emergency Vet and have his fur shaved but he was OK. Now Fred watches very closely for the eagle.

The Bald Eagle is our national bird and we are lucky to have a nesting pair not too far from us. My publicist took the photo.

Feature Friday

Today I am starting something new; I am going rogue as they say nowadays. I am going to be a spokesgoat for a product other than Happy Goats Soaps. DON'T TELL MY PUBLICIST! She will surely withhold my goat treat tonight and I love my goat treat! Just thinking about those apples......





Well on to our special guest shop, may I present JudyElizabethsFlock! Judy Elizabeth lives in Montana just like me but she lives way, way up on the border by Glacier National Park. She makes adorable soft sculpture lambs. You thought I was going to say goats, didn't you? Goats and sheep get along quite well and oftentimes graze together. We goats will eat weeds that are poisonous to sheep but don't bother us at all. Judy Elizabeth has based her design on one of the sheep she used to have in her flock, Jena the Gentle Ewe. With each purchase of a lamb you get the tale of Jena; it is a delightful story written with love by Judy Elizabeth herself.





She also makes hand stenciled sachets, sweatshirts, tee shirts and totes all featuring her cute little flock of sheep. Plenty of choices for a unique Valentine's gift.




So why not graze on over to JudyElizabethsFlock and check out what she has; I don't think it's a baaaaaaaad idea at all.

The Sweet Smell of New Soap

Mmmmmmm, lavender. And mountain huckleberry. Oooh and exotic red tea. It is an exciting time around the Happy Goats soap kitchen. New soap has been made and while lavender is an old favorite we are introducing some new scents and shapes for spring! Now of course I am not to be involved in the actual soapmaking I am, after all a goat but my publicist always lets me have a sniff of what she has made so I can give her my hoof stamp of approval. I have been a long time fan of lavender; it is so very relaxing. I think that maybe if we fed some to Abigail it might just calm her down a bit and she would stop trying to hog all of the hay.

The new scents we have made so far for Spring include: Afternoon Tea, which is a sweet and lightly spicy fragrance that I think is my new favorite. Orange Creamsicle, mmmmm remember those ice cream bars with the orange ice on the outside and the vanilla ice cream in the middle? It smells just like they did. Mountain Huckleberry, this one is like a bowl of fresh, tart wild huckleberries. Red Tea, slightly sweet and quite exotic. This one is limited and I chose to have Pricilla bars made in it. So you can see that it is going to be a sweet smelling place around here...

A few of the new shapes have already been introduced in the shop like the I Heart My Goats, The Eagle on the River and A Pet for The Goats but there will be more new soaps coming soon to celebrate the soon to be new residents of the Happy Goats Farm - WE'RE GETTING CHICKENS! That's right, cute little feathered friends to frolic with on the farm.

I realize this has been a highly informational post but I am , after all a spokesgoat and must sometimes do my job and put forth the good word about the wonderful soaps that are produced with my milk. So head on over to Happy Goat Soap and check them out for yourself. Tell 'em Pricilla sent you and you will get a 15% discount on your order. You can wait for an updated invoice or just pay and my publicist will issue you a refund. Aren't I a generous spokesgoat?

ANOTHER Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

Wow! I think it is working; our Award is so coveted new Treasuries are popping up! This new one is by the uber-talented Natalie at Humblebea she has been gracious enough to include us in one of her Treasuries in the past but this was before we instituted the Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award. So technically this is her first one. She has included our A Pet for the Goats Soap in her beautiful list.

Natalie is the artist behind the papier mache sculptures in our soap listings but she also makes so many other beautiful items like these; I think they would look wonderful in my fur.

So we thank you Natalie and hope you like your award!

Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award

I was browsing through the Treasury lists and found one created by Twinklefish that features our Sea Urchin Soap. It is a lovely list that features items from the sea. So of course this means (insert TA DA here) that I am awarding Twinklefish my Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award!

Her shop has a lovely assortment of jewelry items including this necklace that I think would look lovely on me. Well, if it could be extended, of course.

So thank you Twinklefish - we really appreciate it!

Happy Goats Farm Interview - Luke the Goat

I continue today with the interviews with my fellow animals on the Happy Goats Farm. Today I am introducing you to Luke the goat. He is the only goat on the farm to whom I did not give birth! So here we go:

So, Luke how did you come to be at the Happy Goats Farm?

When I was just a little buckling at the Glory Bea Farm in Washington State one day a man came in a truck and put me in a carrier. Then I went for a long, long, long, long, long ride. It was windy and noisy and I was scared. But then when it ended I found myself at the Happy Goats Farm. I will admit that I was still scared when I arrived. It was so new and different. I missed my brother. I missed my mother. But then...then...I saw YOU! It was love at first sight.

Now Luke, keep to the interview....

What do you do here at the farm?

I eat a lot of hay and grain. I love my goat treat at night but only if it is apples or pears. I don't like carrots. I like to play with Michael the goat. And well, this is a family blog so I won't go into my other, uh, duties. I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you.

LUKE!

What do you like best about the Happy Goats Farm?

You! Want to go out later tonight?

Ugh, I can see I am not going to get anywhere with this interview either. The bucks on this farm are just too difficult to have a civil conversation with.

I hope you enjoyed this little peak into Luke the goat's little mind.

One World-One Heart Giveway

As a blogging goat I want to be participatory in what goes on in the blogosphere. I discovered this delightful giveaway from one of my Montana friends, Spirithelpers and have discussed it with my publicist and we have decided to participate!


So, to win a delightful bar of Happy Goat Soap you just need leave a comment on this post. On February 12th I will go to Random.org and let the program pick a winner. The winner can then make their choice of any three of our delightful soaps. How easy is that?




And if you want to note in your comment how beautiful I am, by all means feel free to do so. This will not, however increase your chances of winning the soap. That would be unethical and I am a most ethical spokesgoat.

I Am Not Fat - I Am Pregnant!

I know I should not have to bring this up, but I am a famous spokesgoat and need to look my best at all times. I never know when I will have a media appointment and then there are always those pesky paparazzi. You never know where they will pop up. Last summer I found one hiding in the corn stalks! A goat has no privacy!

I have announced my pregnancy so it should be no surprise that I am gaining weight but the tabloid press can be so nasty. All this talk about "Piggy Pricilla" and "Greedy Grain Gorging Goat" can really get to a doe. I NEED to gain a certain amount of weight to give birth to healthy kids. I think I look wonderful in this condition. So I am asking the press to back off - or I will be forced to butt!

My publicist did not approve that last statement, but I am hormonal....

Winning is Fun!

I just love it when I win things. Now for me winning is as simple as not having to spend too much time with Abigail, but for you winning is as wonderful as three bars of Happy Goat Soap. I am sure you recall this post when I told you about the delightful interview my publicist did at the SimplyShiny blog. With the interview we offered a great prize; three bars of Happy Goat Soap and a wooden soap dish! The big drawing happened yesterday and a winner has been chosen.

Drum roll please!


AbbaDabbaBags has won the soap! Hooray! I wonder which soaps she will choose? She has a lovely shop on etsy where you will find lots of pretty bags in many different styles.

At this time I want to give SimplyShiny our Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award for featuring us on her blog and for providing the opportunity for such a cool giveaway. Be sure to check out her blog on a regular basis as she writes about so many interesting topics. Even a goat finds them fascinating. She also makes really pretty jewelry that you will find in her ShinyAdornments shop on etsy. Do you think if I pierced my ears these would look good on me?

SpokesGoat Alert - Now to be Known as The Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award!

I was thinking about "SpokesGoat Alerts" and how boring that must sound so I have come up with a new idea. I have run this by my publicist and she thinks it is a marvelous idea! Perhaps you recall from an earlier post my comment on how much I enjoy a good scratch of my tail. I thought it would be a good idea to rename the SpokesGoat Alerts and call them The Coveted Scratch of the Tail Awards. I don't know about you but nothing feels better to me than a scratch on the tail...


So here we grant the first two Coveted Scratch of the Tail Awards: they are presented for two beautiful Treasuries on etsy featuring Happy Goats Soaps.

The first list was curated by JunkyardGypsy and features our Rich Goat's Milk Shaving Soap Scented with Dragon's Blood - don't be scared it's a sexy scent with a cinnamon overtone. Her shop is full of recycled items and there is even an barnyard friend for me!

The second curation by TamaraDesigns shows our Sea Urchin Soap Scented with Lavender. (Aren't the new pictures great?) I took a look through Tamara's shop and she makes beautifully detailed paper cutouts. I love this one, don't you?

I thank both of these lovely creators and bestow upon them the Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award!

Goats DO Love Pine Trees

As the spokesgoat for Happy Goats Soap I do have to do some work. Today my work is actually a pleasure. We offer a lovely soap called Goats Love to Eat Pine Trees Soap and my publicist thought it would be a good idea to prove this. A very generous person over at the Forest Service office gifted us with their personal Christmas tree - yum! Our male person chopped it up into four sections and we all got to share in the munching - yum! Then the Forest Service gave us its office Christmas tree. How exciting - even more yummy green pine tree to eat. Yum! This time of year with all of the tasty weeds covered by snow it is nice to get something green.

I have been enjoying my pine tree even though I have to share it with Abigail. I also use the trunk of the tree to scratch my head. I guess this spokesgoat thing really isn't that hard after all, is it?

So why not head over to Happy Goats Soap and check out ALL of the rich, beautiful soaps available. I wouldn't be a good spokesgoat if I didn't encourage you to do that, now would I? The soaps make a good, fluffy lather and leave your skin feeling moisturized, not dry. You can read here what our customers have had to say.

Goat Rant

I am ususally a very mellow goat but today I am going to have myself a good goat rant. What do you think has me all ruffed up? Cats! Cats you ask? Yes, cats! Why is it the cats around here get to run free? I see them all around running in the fields, running in the garden, running up to the top of the hay pile. Well, I WANT TO RUN TO THE TOP OF THE HAY PILE. Don't you think it is more appropriate for a GOAT to be on top of a hay pile rather than a cat? I know I do. Cats don't eat hay; well Stinky does but she is a strange cat. (You will meet here when I continue my series of interviews with the other animals around here.)

A goat is meant to roam free. I know, I know I have a HUUUUUUGE pen and I should be happy. I have a lovely, handcrafted goat house built with love by my male person. BUT I HAVE TO SHARE THESE WITH ABIGAIL. Why can't I run free like the cats. It shouldn't matter that all those times I escaped I tried to run back to my old home. Or after that I tried to visit the horses across the street. Or after that I tried to go down the bank to the river.

I am calling for goats to take over the world. I think we would do a good job of running things. Just think - hay for everyone, grain for everyone, roaming free just like cats. Doesn't this sound great? So join me as I start a goat revolution. Just don't tell my publicist. I know she would think this was a bad idea on the spokesgoat front....

GOATS OF THE WORLD UNITE!!!!!

Spokesgoat Alert

It is a busy day in the Spokesgoat world! I am more than proud to note that an exceptionally funny blog called Nanny Goats in Panties has featured ME today as her Goat Thing of the Day. You cannot imagine how thrilled I was to see myself! While the writer of this blog is not actually a goat, I feel she understands goats completely. Do check it out - you will surely chuckle.

How I Came to Live on The Happy Goats Farm

I realize that many of you may wonder how I came to live on the Happy Goats Farm. I wasn't born here; in fact, I don't remember where I was born. I do remember where I was immediately before my current home. It was a beautiful place full of goats, chickens, horses and llamas. Then one day my publicist put me and Abigail in a truck and took us for a ride. This is how I, and Abigail of course, came to be at the Happy Goats Farm. But, I will admit, I was not a Happy Goat at first. I missed my old farm. I missed my old publicist. I did not know this new publicist; and let's just say she was VERY unpracticed at being owned by goats and leave it at that. It was a very pretty place but it was not MY place.

I will be honest. I kept escaping from my pen. I know this was frustrating for my new people but I was just afraid and it was all so new. This does, though, lead to a funny tale: one night I escaped and Abigail joined me. We started running, running, running until we reached the end of the farm. We turned right thinking to head back to our old home. I ran, Abigail ran, our new male person ran, the publicist ran and the family cats ran. All down the road in a row. Until I was distracted by some tasty weeds on the side of the road. My appetite allowed me to be caught and brought back to the farm. I will admit I did this several more times; one night the horses across the street also escaped and were running the other way. This is how I met the neighbors...

Obviously I have adjusted to life on the Farm and am now a very Happy Goat. Otherwise I wouldn't have my current job and I love my job! How many goats do you know that are so gainfully employed?

I wanted you to see what I get to see when I am grazing so I have posted a photo of my view. This is a winter view - it is much nicer in the spring and summer.

Spokesgoat Alert

We start today with another Spokesgoat Alert. I do want to thank all of these wonderful people for featuring our soaps in their beautiful Treasuries. I as a humble spokesgoat am very honored.

The very talented TwoLeftHands curated a glorious Treasury and featured our I Heart My Goats Soap. Her shop is full of the most adorable dolls I have ever seen. But I will be honest, this is one creature I NEVER want to see up close! What I do wish for all of you is for Cupid to grant all of your Valentine's Dreams!

Spokesgoat Alert

One of our newest soaps, The I Heart My Goats Soap is listed in a beautiful Treasury created by the very talented Uyen from AsianExpressions She is very talented and if she would only make goat kimonos I would shop like a goat with a $10,000.00 credit limit. But since she doesn't I will have to satisfy myself with just looking at her beautiful products. She also lives in Montana, just like me.

The I Heart My Goats Soap would make a perfect gift for your Valentine! You can see that my publicist/udder massage specialist has taken a new style of photo including an adorable papier mache ME! A truly talented artist by the name of Natalie created this beautiful sculpture. Her work can be found in her shop, Humblebea. She also makes beautiful kid's clothing. Oops, maybe I should say children's clothing....

WOW! Another Treasury listing! HeathensHearth has listed my Sea Urchin Soap in her beautiful curation. In the relaxing lavender scent. There are a beautiful collection of bath and body products in her shop. If I used body frosting I know where I would find it.

Interview with Michael The Goat

I, of course, am the most well known of the goats on the Happy Goats Farm but I feel it is important for all of you to get to know the other goats here. (Actually my publicist is making me do this - she feels it will be good press.) I am choosing to start with Michael because he is my son and I think the nicest goat on the place beside me of course. He can have a bit of a one track mind, so please bear with him....

How did you come to live on the Happy Goats Farm?

Mom, uh, you kidded me. Duh!

What is your purpose on the Farm?

I eat lots of hay...gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe!

I run around and chase Luke...gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe!

And I protect the publicist...she's fun!

If you ran the Farm what changes would you make?

Well, for one thing I wouldn't be in a pen all by myself! I would be in with the does, of course!

Gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe,gotta get a doe!

I think I would feed myself more grain too.

It seems you only think about yourself, do you ever think about the other goats on the Farm?

I do think about Luke - I really didn't think we needed to add him into the family. And I don't understand how you can say that when I am thinking of you girl goats all the time! Gotta getta doe, gotta get a doe, gotta get a doe.

Well, Michael I can see this interview is going to devolve from here so I think I will end it. Do you have any last comments?

Gotta get a doe!

I did warn you that he had a one track mind people! But he is a good looking goat if a mother can say so. I will continue the interviews as time goes on. Hopefully Luke will be a little less focused on ..... what am I saying. He's a buck too!

Boys Will Be Boys

I am sure like many of you females out there in the world that no matter what your species - THERE IS NO UNDERSTANDING MALES. We have two males on our farm, Michael and Luke. Male goats are called bucks for the educational portion of today's blog...Michael is my son and Luke came to us from a farm in Spokane, Washington. I will, as I mentioned in another post, be interviewing them so you can get to know them better but I thought you would like to see them first.

Yesterday my publicist/udder massage specialist took her camera out while the boys were uh, engaging with each other. Now, I watch the boys everyday; I am after all a doe and what doe does not like to look at a handsome buck? Even after daily viewing I can't tell if they are playing or trying to kill each other! They stand on their hind legs and bang their heads together so hard sometimes. Perhaps this explains their, hmmmmm, stubbornness. Yes, let's just call it stubbornness.

You don't know any males like that, do you?

Spokesgoat Alert!

Wow! It's a busy day on the spokesgoat front! Another lovely Treasury featuring my Goats Love to Eat Pine Cones Soap in the intoxicating Spicy Nights Fragrance! What are the odds?! This one was created by the generous Annette from DragonHouseofYuen to support The Buckeye Rabbit House Rescue . She has donated one of her beautiful rabbit bags to the raffle. My publicist has sent off a check to the cause. Cute, furry bunnies should have good homes, don't you think? So here is another beautiful Treasury for you to visit. What a great day in spokesgoatdom.

Spokegoat Alert!

Today I will start with my new series called SPOKESGOAT ALERT. I will post short notations anytime my beautiful soaps appear in Treasuries or other blogs. This way I keep my publicist/udder massage specialist happy and can give full attention to these beautiful lists.

A lovely Treasury is listed on etsy today that was created by the owner of an interesting shop called ShavingKitSupplies . It shows my beautiful Goats Like To Eat Pine Cones Soap in the intoxicating Spicy Nights fragrance. I thank ShavingKitSupplies and must admit I found her shop to be a revelation. I suggest you all check it out for yourselves.

Ahhh, Sunday!

I love my Sundays. I don't have any official spokesgoat duties and I just get to relax and enjoy myself. Unfortunately today was not a nice day. I woke up to another new layer of snow. Now my publicist is very nice about getting the snow off of my hay pile, but really! I am getting tired of all this snow. I can't find any little weeds to nibble on or any fresh grass. A goat gets tired of hay, hay, hay and more hay.

But I am not going to be a whining goat. I will share with you a funny story. Yesterday Michael decided he didn't want to stay in his pen. Why yesterday was his day to attempt to escape I have no idea but it was fun to watch. He would run up the side of his fence and LEAP. Well, after about 5 attempts - HE MADE IT! He jumped right out of his pen. Now I did not give him up but shortly thereafter the publicist/udder massage therapist came out and Michael went trotting up to her quite proud of himself. Needless to say, she was not happy....pen adjustments were made.

Starting next week I am going to interview the other goats on the Happy Goats Farm so you can get to know them better. Perhaps I will start with Michael so he can tell you more about his athletic feats.

The Glory of Being a Goat

Now I know that most of you reading this will never know the glory of being a goat and I am sorry for you. My life is just wonderful. My publicist/udder massage therapist takes wonderful care of me and I get to browse in a most scenic corner of the world. My only complaint is Abigail and since I gave birth to her I suppose I am mostly to blame....

But today I am going to discuss Happy things. It is Saturday and I am taking time off from my spokesgoat duties. A doe needs a break now and then, don't you agree? The first topic I want to bring to your attention is a wonderful fundraiser for another worthy species; the bunny! My furry friends from across the pond Arabella and Wesley (you can read all about them here ) are donating a beautifully crafted rabbit bag from their publicist to a wonderful organization - The Buckeye House Rabbit Organization to raise money for abandoned bunnies. A beautiful treasury has been created to showcase bunnies and other cuddly creatures and draw attention to this worthy cause. So why not check out the raffle and the Treasury?

And the MOST EXCITING NEWS since I have become spokesgoat for Happy Goats Soap
a wonderful etsy seller by the name of Lambert curated a Treasury and NAMED IT AFTER ME!!! How exciting is that? I cannot tell you how thrilled I was when I was told. I immediately did my famous goat dance of joy. Sometimes being a spokesgoat is just too much fun. I thank you Lambert and I must say I do like the Two Hens painting. When I next redecorate my goat house I will surely keep you in mind!

An Opportunity For YOU

I am pleased to bring all of you an opportunity to win some FREE SOAP! Yes, you read that correctly - you can win some wonderful Happy Goats Soap. And it's easy. I have taken my spokesgoating on the road and have been profiled by the wonderful Kristy of Simply Shiny .
She is a member of The Artisan Beaders Street Team with my publicist/udder massage specialist and she is profiling handmade bath and body products on her very popular blog .
Being a good spokesgoat I gave the interview questions to my publicist and we are now featured!

We thought it would be nice to offer a giveway as part of the interview so go check it out at
Simply Shiny where you will find instructions on how to enter to win a three bar pack of delightful Happy Goats Soap . Plus, if I were you I would keep reading Kristy's blog because it is full of wonderful information on a myriad number of topics.

That's all for today! I am off to eat my hay....wow, I am a poet goat too :)

SpokesGoat Duties

Now you might think that being a spokesgoat is all about just looking good in my photo but that is not the case at all. Remember, I am the face and Maaaa of Happy Goats Soap so I must, at all times remember to get my name and the soap's name out there for people to see. Today I did my job well! The first thing I did with help from a wonderful etsy curator; Happy Goats was on the FRONT PAGE of etsy today! I was so excited when my publicist/udder massage specialist told me I did my famous goat dance of joy! What better way to get the news out about Happy Goats Soap?

The second thing I did today was curate my own Treasury. This was a first for me, I will admit. And it was tough for me to do all that searching with my hooves - but I think I did a fine job. You can check it out here . I tried to add a screenshot but that was beyond my spokesgoat duties.

Well, I am going back to the goat barn to eat some hay. I am hoping that since I did such a good job today I will get some extra carrots tonight!

How You Can Become a SpokesGoat

Now I am sure that many of you out there would just love to become a famous spokesgoat just like me. It wasn't easy and as I mentioned in my last post there was some luck involved but I am happy to share what I know with you so that perhaps you, too can enter the realm of caprine glory.

Most important is a good head shot. Any famous super model will tell you this. While it is BORING to sit still for all the picture taking when you get a final result like my world famous Happy Goats photo, well, it is all worth it. I have, of course, included it here for you all to see. But with a face like mine it is very easy to take a good picture. My problem is I just don't like to stand still. I have better things to do with my time like eat hay and those apples and carrots of which I am so fond.

My publicist/udder massage specialist worked for quite a while to get this photo of me and I do believe she did an excellent job. It shows off my eyes just right. The snowy background is a perfect compliment to my soft brown and white coloring. Hopefully you all have a publicist/udder massage specialist that will be as willing to work as hard for you.

Well, that is enough for today. There is hay to be eaten and Abigail to be avoided. Maaaaaaa!

How I Became So Famous

I am sure many of you are wondering how I became so famous. It is not every ruminant walking around that gets to become a spokesgoat. I think I chalk it mostly up to luck and timing; I am the nicest goat on the farm and I do take a good photo. I, unlike Abigail, will stand still when the camera comes out so my shots are nice and clear. I also do not butt the publicist/udder massage specialist - and this makes a very big difference in the way one is perceived as a goat.

So while I did not ask for this job I can say I am enjoying it. The attention is wonderful and I love all the petting. I especially love to have my tail scratched. I am looking for staff right now and would like to hire a good tail scratcher so if you would like to apply just contact my publicist and I will set up an interview....there is no pay, just the glory of my presence. As I have said - how many spokesgoats do you know?

That's all for now. Tomorrow I will offer some tips on how one can follow my path and become a spokesgoat themself.

Maaaaaaaa!

Greetings all. I am Pricilla; the spokesgoat for Happy Goats Soap. I have decided it was time for me to maaaaa and let everyone know what life is like for a goat. I mean we are a neglected species. How many goat bloggers are there really? So with the help of my publicist/udder massage specialist I will be spreading the word about life on the Happy Goats farm and with the other goats here; Abigail, Michael and Luke.

I won't have much to say tonight as it is late and I am tired, being pregnant and all but I did want to get started and introduce myself. The photo shows me with my publicist/udder massage specialist, Patty. She takes really good care of me and brings me lots of treats. I love apples and carrots by the way..... I am a little embarrassed by the photo. Patty made me wear a necklace for some crazy photo contest she was entering so please excuse her.

Aren't I gorgeous?