A Milking Poem

In spondees, equal weight to each (udder).

SILENT POEM

backroad leafmold stonewall chipmunk
underbrush grapevine woodchuck shadblow

woodsmoke cowbarn honeysuckle woodpile
sawhorse bucksaw outhouse wellsweep

backdoor flagstone bulkhead buttermilk
candlestick ragrug firedog brownbread

hilltop outcrop cowbell buttercup
whetstone thunderstorm pitchfork steeplebush

gristmill millstone cornmeal waterwheel
watercress buckwheat firefly jewelweed

gravestone groundpine windbreak bedrock
weathercock snowfall starlight cockcrow 

Robert Francis

0503...

The World's Tastiest, Most Impractical Latte

You know latte, in Italian, just means milk.  This might qualify as a cappuccino in Italy, but here on the farm we call this a gatte, a goat's milk latte.  
This beautiful cup, if you're curious, was made by our Italian speaking friends Thea Tenenbaum and Lele Malferrari of Thea Lele Pottery.

And now for your language lesson-
Goat: la capra/il capro (as in capricorn, and capering!)
Goat Kid: il capretto/la capretta (but in our case it's always tanti capretti)
Goat's Milk: latte di capra
Goat Cheese: formaggio di capra (in general, but we've made a caprino romano, specifically)