Penelope

This is such an exciting time for me. I look around each day and give thanks for the blessings I've been given. I have a wonderful family, a supportive husband, a lovely home in the country and I'm living my dream.

We have several animals including horses, chickens, dogs and a cat. Oh, and four pet parrots. Want one? We have all these pets mostly because of me. Without my influence we would probably have one dog. Maybe two.

If you'd asked me five years ago what interesting things would be happening in my life today, I never would have said "Cows!" I probably would have said something about having more horses or raising German Shepherd Dogs or some such thing. Cows just weren't on the menu five years ago.

Today, though, I would like to introduce you to Penelope. She was born August 13, 2009 at 6:30AM right here at Full Circle Farm. The first calf for me. Polly's fourth baby. I couldn't be more pleased. She's a she. A heifer calf to be proper. Dairy farmers hope for heifer calves for obvious reasons. Most bull calves have no future other than beef, but a heifer calf will go on to be a milk cow. My hope for Penelope is that she will be a wonderful family milk cow for us, or some other lucky family.

Welcome to the world little calf.