Luvmygoats- I saw some trees turning to yellow on my drive up to SF, which seemed early. But we have also had a cooler than normal spring and summer due to all the rain. We only get yellows here, not the firey orange, red and yellow combos of the northeast. I am originally from New England so I miss the falls there. Well, the summers too and the beach time. That being said, I still love the desert.

Here's a picture of my Bucky. He and the others were a rescue. Bought them from someone who was not treating them well just to give them a good home. They were about six months old, too old to dehorn. Bucky is very gentle, but the horns are certainly a hazzard. He could poke your eye out just turning his head! The girls are much smaller, they are dwarfs. These are our first goats. It has been a real learning experience.

I'd love to see pictures of your herd. 

Oh he's for sure at least part Nubian with those ears. I think Nigerian Dwarfs have more the curled horns. My goats do the funniest things, throw their head back and circle heads. I thought one goat the old herd queen had taught them this oddball maneuver. I think looking at in the last few years they may be trying to scratch their backs with the nonexistent horns. HaHa your fence looks like mine. Mine have never tried to escape. The only one that tore down any fence was the short time buck who went thru a fence to get to Mr. Bucky with his doe. He left not too long after that. Never tried collars. I did have plastic chain on one girl. She was my love Nellie (aka Sea Nymph), my avatar. She lived with #1 Mr. Bucky for about a year. The does hated her (most of my foundation came from one herd and she was an outsider) and she was much better with him. She died way too young from anal skin cancer. I'll see if I can get DH to dig up some pics tomorrow. I could no way get those on here.

BTW - the Lady Grey made very good iced tea. Yesterday was cold leftover iced coffee day with a squirt of whipped cream.

Spookie - You and Sassy and Loverly be careful out there. I see the monsoon has returned to your area to today.

Guess everyone is napping or celebrating.

Zills - I think DH is making an Amazon order tonight or tomorrow. Any tea recommendations? I see Taylors of Harrogate has a "tearoom" blend loose tea. I'm willing to try it. They also have a Christmas blend but not available direct from Amazon. And this as well - never heard of it - Ntingwe Kwazulu. A South African tea. BTW - what are crisps? I thought they were akin to potato chips.

http://steepster.com/

found this while searching. Not sure how useful it is but I see Amazon's reviews are jumbled. The tearoom blend and the Ntingwe Kwazulu have the same reviews.

www.englishteastore.com

where I ordered my 1st premium teas ages ago. Lots of stuff to spend $$ on.

What kind do you like? Intrigued because you were making room in your luggage for tea, crisps and chocolate. Living vicariously thru your trip lol.

We may start a run on tea here lol. I decided I can buy the Yorkshire Gold locally in 2 weeks. Why waste a perfectly good Amazon order. I need to get some benefit from the Amazon Prime DH is loving and 2 day shipping is it.

Queenie - our local grocer based out in East Texas has their own brand of jalapeno chips. I must say they are good. I don't think I've had salt and vinegar ones.

OO I found a tea store in North Park in Dallas. Mapping out the maybe 5-6 hours I can spend there b4 picking up DD at Love Field. Google maps says 64 miles, 1 hour and 11 minutes from home to which I say HaHa no way. I used to live in Dallas, 35 years ago.

I hope you are all having a wonderful Saturday/!

Goats: 64 miles through/around Dallas in an hour and a quarter? Can you hear the whoops of laughter from here? Not that I've ever driven through any city in Texas as an adult...but I've driven through Chicago several times.I could maybe manage that at two in the morning. If I were lucky.

A few of the national brands do salt and vinegar chips; Cape Cod's not worth the bother, but Kettle Chips's version is at least mildly interesting. Probably not a patch on the UK version though. Now dreaming of finding a shop that does tea and nothing else in Chicago....

I start with chowhound even though this thread is old. At the top it says Chicago. You can click on that and it takes you to more search topics on Chicago.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/114398

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/restaurants/chicago...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-chicago

Teavana in the last link is a chain. I even found one in Ft Worth. Specialty coffee shops are hard enough to come by much less tea here.

Looks like a much better selection in Chicago than Dallas.

Ah ha I looked at the map again. Part of the route is tollroad thru N Ft Worth but I still think that is a ridiculously short amount of time to drive to Dallas. It takes me 45 minutes to really get into Ft Worth downtown and hospital district.

Lovely picture Jazzy.

Scary Boyd. Glad all has turned out well after your eventful day. Wishing you a peaceful night.

Goats: I know where I'm going when I'm next in Chicago. That and the Asian foods markets, though my husband will have to sit on my head about NOT bringing back a half-gallon of soy sauce. Sissy.

Boyd: scary indeed!

Loveroflife- I hope the weather improves for you during your visit. You should be able to enjoy that lovely beach spot!

Sas got here about 3, we wondered how it was going over your way. Just beautiful!!

Ugh!!! Just lost a long post trying to address everyone!

Boyd-so sorry for the sudden loss of your DH's cousin. It is tragic when a spouse and young children are left behind without a chance to say goodbyes. So scary what happened to your daughter.

Jazzy, you can probably fold yourself into a pretzel now with six hours of Yoga? I love how you are living life.

Debiann- Buck is so cute. I didn't know goats can have such big ears. Minus the horn, he looks like Eeyore.

Goats, your pantry must be filled with tea.

Jacfin, no fun having seroma.

Zill, I find that the older I get the longer it takes to recover from jet lag.

Ms Sas, I don't like to kill any insects unless they are mosquitos, cockroaches, or ants. I don't kill them (roaches and ants) unless they are in my home.

Frey, I still enjoy coloring too. It's relaxing.

Where is our Mama CHEVY?

Rose, hugs.

Marlana, I hope you get your strength back soon and some time to pamper yourself before radiation.

Patty, hope your time with family is sweet and keep away from the hospital!

Ms. BLONDIE, hope you are having quality time with your friend and family.

Ms. Smaarty-I find that when I travel abroad, if I eat small meals or even skip a meal, it really helps my stomach to adjust. If I arrive in the morning or afternoon, I try not to take naps and try to adjust to the local time right away by keeping busy. Coming back to the States is always harder. Taking melatonin before bedtime for 3-4 days helps to reset the internal clock. Have a safe and fun trip!

Hello to everyone I miss.