Cornershack Divas

Cornershack Divas Raising and showing ADGA registered Alpine Dairy Goats since 2005, added Lamanchas starting in 2016.

Sometimes, when it's been a day, I like to just sit and watch them eat. Just breathe and be.
04/02/2026

Sometimes, when it's been a day, I like to just sit and watch them eat. Just breathe and be.

Finished kidding with final kid count 4 Bucks, 2 does this year. Small group freshened. With focusing on training Lady B...
03/31/2026

Finished kidding with final kid count 4 Bucks, 2 does this year. Small group freshened. With focusing on training Lady B and the reality that there are only so many hours in a day, I'm downsizing for a number of reasons. I will be making soap this year, but I won't have the numbers I've kept in past years.

"You know a dream is like a river
Ever changin' as it flows
And a dreamer's just a vessel
That must follow where it goes,"

March 20th herd update;Kidding kicked off not great; Tuesday first freshener Kioko had a large, single buck kid who did ...
03/20/2026

March 20th herd update;
Kidding kicked off not great; Tuesday first freshener Kioko had a large, single buck kid who did not survive birth.
Wednesday EZ gave birth totally unassisted, live and thriving twin doelings,
Just now (rough 12:45 AM Friday 3/20) EZ first freshening daughter Paparazzi needed assistance with another large, single buck kid. Both kid and Pippi are doing fine after a traumatic one leg back birth.
Still waiting on Kora (2nd freshening,) and Madeline (2F,) and our kidding will be done. All kids were sired by our Skybird Alpine buck Mandrake/Manny. No kids available this year.

02/17/2026

A great "problem" to have, (mom Karen Budman Carl) and I plan to can some tomatoes this year, one way or another. What are your favorite varieties for fresh eating (off the vine or in tomatoes sandwiches?) and for canning; tomato sauce and tomato soup are my goals. Salsa if I can find a recipe I actually like.
I plan to start some Black Krim, Cherokee Purple and Black Cherokee for funsies, Rutger and Mountain Fresh on recommendation of my Aunt Helen ;) and some other heirloom options for paste and soup canning.
Not to mention cucumbers, summer squash and hopefully some fun pumpkins and luffa this year.

Seed starting earlier this year, I counted 35 (35!!) 🍅 varieties in my Seed stash, plus 23 peppers, carrots, corn, sugar...
02/17/2026

Seed starting earlier this year, I counted 35 (35!!) 🍅 varieties in my Seed stash, plus 23 peppers, carrots, corn, sugar and snap peas, oh my.

Way behind on posts but the Divas did trek to Harrisburg in January for the 2026 PA Farm Show. Kora and Kioko (Kira x Wi...
02/08/2026

Way behind on posts but the Divas did trek to Harrisburg in January for the 2026 PA Farm Show. Kora and Kioko (Kira x Winsome) were in the dry yearling and 2 and under 3 classes, as well as best Doe bred by Exhibitor this year. Tough competition in the Alpine classes, but we enjoyed the mini vacation and seeing friends from across the state. Now we hunker down and wait for kids.

Because I will forget in about ten minutes ---Started 4/30 Tomatoes with White tags and tomatoes in Chaos Tray (which i ...
05/03/2025

Because I will forget in about ten minutes ---
Started 4/30 Tomatoes with White tags and tomatoes in Chaos Tray (which i then knocked off the chair and mixed them up) Red Warty Thing, Red Kuri, K Kabochan, Lakota and Cushaw winter Squash. Plus Birdhouse gourds

Nasturtiums all soaked atleat 24 hours before potting today.

No idea when I started the Chiogia, Sibley, and Thai Eggplant, nor the pot of Jolly Jester Marigolds, added mixed Marigolds 4/30.

Started today -
Zuchini varities - Black Beauty, Early Yellow Prolific, Emerald Delight, Cube of Butter, Grey
Cukes - Boston Pickling, Market more, Homemade Pickles
Carrots in planter w Bolero, a Dwarf Marigold - Short n Sweet and Rainbow Blend (fun colors!)

Chaos Gardening... I also have 4 jars of soaked beet seeds to figure out tonight/tomorrow. And at some point, possibly in the rain, I need to pick rocks and set out some corn seed "just for fun" because I'm a glutton for punishment. 🙃

Spent a ridiculous amount of time putting tomato seeds in one seedling tray tonight, meticulously label the tray itself ...
04/30/2025

Spent a ridiculous amount of time putting tomato seeds in one seedling tray tonight, meticulously label the tray itself then photograph and label the photo... just to have an ADD moment and knock the darn tray on the floor, sideways, so of course the seed starting mix and seeds are all shuffled... Maybe we should be rename this the Chaos Divas??? Fingers crossed we'll have Several fun varieties in the chaos tray, plus a couple determinate varieties in the tray I did on Sunday. Plus, plus, Soaking beet seeds (4 varieties bc why not?) And 3 kinds of Nasturtiums, and I still haven't actually found the saved Marigold seeds from last summer (a whole sandwich bag of marigold seeds just *vanished*)

I've struggled to find the words to share the passing of my beloved Kira, but here we are a month later and I still can'...
04/27/2025

I've struggled to find the words to share the passing of my beloved Kira, but here we are a month later and I still can't quite believe she's gone. Kirabean, Mama Kai, Grammy K was no show stopper, but she was my heart, she was sass and vinegar, and she was my favorite (now she's gone I can admit that outloud.) She picked a warm, sunny day to lay down and breathe her last, and I suppose, in the end, that's all we can ever hope for.
March 22, 2012 to March 29, 2025. See you over the rainbow, Kira girl.

How it's going so far- we have 3 Alpine doe kids to register this year; a Mandrake daughter for CS*Divas Winsome Kora, k...
03/09/2025

How it's going so far- we have 3 Alpine doe kids to register this year; a Mandrake daughter for CS*Divas Winsome Kora, kid's name is Kory for now. Two Kenji daughters, Pax out of EZSIMPLELIFES BN POKERFACE (barn name EZ,) and Rissa out of Skybirds SBJ Rexana (barn name Rexi.) Kory is TEENY, Kora had a tiny set of 4.5 and 5.5 pound buck/doe twins, both are growing well and took to the bucket like champs. Pax is a little beast, tipping the scales at almost 25 pounds already by a month old. Rissa is keeping up easily, though I need to get updated weights. The 2025 boys are all heading to the Easter market this year. Now we wait for Betty's babies.

Betty White is keeping secrets... Will she have one, two, or three? Will they be boys, girls, or a mix? Will they look l...
03/09/2025

Betty White is keeping secrets... Will she have one, two, or three? Will they be boys, girls, or a mix? Will they look like her or more like daddy Mandrake? Will there finally be a Betty Boop? (Name saved for a sundgau or broken black doe kid, I will have a Black and White Betty Boop, at some point 🤣) Betty is due Wed the 12th. Will she keep me up on baby watch, or will she be "nice" and kid during the day, after work hours? Keep watching the page to find out!

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