New Baby Zebra!

Finally after 12-13 months we have a new baby zebra. Born last night August 9th around 7pm. 

Fresh juiced apples

Madison made fresh juice with apples, orange, cucumber and ginger it was delicious. We picked the apples off the tree a few minutes ago. 

Sparklers

The other night was my youngest childs' birthday and we had left over sparklers from my older daughters wedding that we forgot to use.  Everyone got sparklers and we started writing names and designs in the air for a long exposure.  Everyone had so much fun I want to do it again one night.  It's not as easy as you think to write your name backwards for the camera.

Homemade Peach Sorbet

We had the most delicious sorbet last night.  Made from fresh peaches off the tree on our ranch Saddlerocck Ranch. 

1. Peel and pit 8 cups fresh peaches off the tree or from the Farmers Market. 

2. Combine 1 cup sugar into 1 cup boiling water stir until sugar dissolves. Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice. 

3. Blend peaches with sugar water in vitamix or blender 

4. Put into ice cream maker of your choice and turn on depending on your particular ice cream maker. I have one I have had for years and I love it. I turn it on and 25 minutes later I have sorbet. 

New baby zebra soon?

We're getting ready for more stripes.  Our pair of Zebras Timone and Pumba are expecting their we believe 8th baby, we have kind of lost count over the years.  we wait quite a while for the babies as  gestation lasts from 358-438 days with an average of 409.  Baby zebras weight 66-77 lbs.  and are about 33 inches in height.  They have some brown stripes at birth.  This long wait gives them ample development time so they are ready to move and can stand within minutes of birth and run short distances within an hour. 

Hopefully we will have a new baby by the end of July here at www.malibufamilywines.com

Pumba anxiously awaiting her newest baby to be born

Zebra Mom and Baby June 2011

Life at Saddlerock

The chickens that were in Micah's bathroom are all grown up now and we get about 16 eggs a day. We have many different types of chickens and they all lay different eggs. There are large and small, white and brown but they are all delicious.

I am very excited to write about our garden that I have created with the kids. we are growing tomatoes, snap peas, green beans, chard (red, yellow and white), kohlrabi, corn, carrots, turnips, beets, radishes, peppers, squash and a few other things I have probably forgotten to mention. This is so exciting because it gets kids to eat the vegetables since they grew them, the bunny also gets some nice delicious vegetables. We picked from the garden in the afternoon and tonight I will make chard sauteed with olive oil, garlic and capers and will add a little balsamic vinager at the end. I will also cut up a few kohlrabi to try raw for snacks before dinner. I can't wait....