I've been thinking lately about the children's story, Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, trying to recall details. It has been many, many years since I read the book or viewed the Shirley Temple version of the movie (I'm super excited to see that the Swiss released an updated movie version in 2015).
Apparently, my childhood "take away" from the story was that "goats milk and fresh air make you healthy."
I'd forgotten about wheelchair bound Clara, Peter's jealous behavior and the book's religious theme (I'm determined to re-read the story, however. It's now en route thanks to Amazon. I've also promised to read the story with the younger boys who sheepishly admitted that they'd never heard of Heidi).
We recently purchased a milking French Alpine goat and her doe kid.
Milking is coming along. I'm learning how to feed her properly and to reduce her stress (she is a Nervous Nelly - wary of the dog, cats, moving objects...). I look forward to the daily 6 p.m. milking hour.
Her milk is beautifully white and creamy. I add it to my coffee and pour it over cereal.
The internet tells me that goat's milk has many health benefits, not the least of which is reducing inflammation.
Call me crazy but I sense that her milk is already helping us to feel more energetic. It could also be the fresh air of spring (we won't count yesterday's May 15th snowflakes).
Fresh air + goat's milk + springtime = pure joy.
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