tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655331047420981527.post8558130862991326515..comments2024-01-07T14:40:10.488-07:00Comments on The Nickel and Dime Ranch: The Deaths of Two BuddiesBridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057947365589446443noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655331047420981527.post-63683106156927365202012-01-10T11:12:40.002-07:002012-01-10T11:12:40.002-07:00Richard said, you did it right. You have his appr...Richard said, you did it right. You have his approval.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655331047420981527.post-30997700073406602482012-01-09T06:19:46.919-07:002012-01-09T06:19:46.919-07:00Thanks for your comments, folks. This was a diffic...Thanks for your comments, folks. This was a difficult post to write. I think the whole process would have been worse if I had raised them from babies. Donald, our neighbor who sold us the Black Angus cattle, didn't even want to look. His name for #31 was Besitos, which means little kisses, the sound the newborn calf made when his wife was feeding him from a bottle. <br /><br />Donald says he has a hard time giving up his cattle, but his wife says it's time.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057947365589446443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655331047420981527.post-64600847459423866492012-01-09T05:10:43.637-07:002012-01-09T05:10:43.637-07:00I almost didn't read this as everyone who know...I almost didn't read this as everyone who knows me knows how I feel about animals and it seemed as though I came to know Mignon from your blog. I am glad I finally read it though. You did a wonderful job of explaining it even though I still have tears in my eyes.Marilyn Tiptonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655331047420981527.post-29540778401492974252012-01-08T20:23:12.280-07:002012-01-08T20:23:12.280-07:00I've never done what you did. I love animals, ...I've never done what you did. I love animals, as anyone who knows me can attest, but I make all the usual jokes about them: " I love animals — they're delicious!", and "What's my favorite animal? Fried chicken!" But those are jokes about animals that I've never seen or had a personal relationship with. I prefer to maintain my comfy position at the top of the food chain, but if I had to eat what were essentially household pets, I would almost certainly eat less meat. Obviously I don't condemn in any what what you did. I'm merely acknowledging how difficult it is and what a different lifestyle you're in now from the first *@#& years of your life.Phil Hovatterhttp://www.steepingtimes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655331047420981527.post-38368778721767555772012-01-08T19:23:20.802-07:002012-01-08T19:23:20.802-07:00I thank you for this. I had steak last night and r...I thank you for this. I had steak last night and really enjoyed it. I looked through the meat section at Safeway today and I did not need to have any today. I think it's important to listen to your body. I had Gratin I made last night from mostly cauliflower and some golden potatoes. I also had salad.<br />When I have meat I don't go unconscious anymore when I eat it.<br />I am glad your animals had a good life, most don't.<br />Mary Flemingmary flemingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655331047420981527.post-13318284002016281432012-01-08T16:58:15.674-07:002012-01-08T16:58:15.674-07:00How fascinating! This takes me back to my college...How fascinating! This takes me back to my college days at Texas Tech, when I dated a guy who spent his summers pig farming in Knox City. I went out to visit, and "met" a sow who was to be slaughtered soon. He later gave me some of the sausage--some of the best I ever ate. Thanks for an interesting story.Cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485300845528483642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655331047420981527.post-71230500729966347952012-01-08T15:03:49.712-07:002012-01-08T15:03:49.712-07:00what a lovely post! i am mourning and celebrating...what a lovely post! i am mourning and celebrating mignon and #31 at the same time. thanks for the insight into responsible husbandry. this is the way it's suppose to be. keep on keeping on! theerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com