Locavore In Training

I think it's safe to say that one of these days, Jay is going to lock me up to keep me from doing crazy things. Things like, buying a sheep and transporting it home in the prius.

My New Sheep

Ok, raise your hands... how many of you think I really did that? I didn't... but I wanted to. And honestly, it probably wouldn't even be the craziest thing I've ever done.

Who wouldn't want to take me home?

I went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend. It was a blast. 90 degrees and thousands of people packed together in poorly ventilated rooms filled with wool. And it was still fun! There were sheep and goats and alpacas. Yes, yes and yes. I think one of the small sheep totally would have fit into the prius. Or a baby goat. Kid?

Baby Alpaca

Young Goat... or Kid

I've been trying to convince Jay that we should get a dog. But he's not so sure, since there's the whole - we aren't home for many hours in a row thing. He doesn't think it's nice to leave a dog stuck inside, or outside for that matter, all day. Ok... fine. (For now.) But you know what? Goats and sheep are supposed to be outside all the time. So, by powers of deduction, that makes both goats and sheep appropriate pets for us to have. Right now.

Looks like a goat, but it's a sheep!