Once upon a time, there was a girl who thought that it would be a great idea to wash a half pound of angora goat floof in her crock pot. It boiled and bubbled (with the help of a little Dawn), and generally made like all good cauldrons in fairy tales do, but the girl did not count on one little thing...
The girl did not count on the fact that hot, soapy goat floof smells like the darkest pits of Hades. Hot, soapy Hades. Who knew that Hades was hot and soapy? I'm thinking some folks may have already guessed the "smells like goat" part...
Due to many moons spent shovelling poo at a vet's office, the smell was tolerable to the girl, but boy, it wrecked Prince Charming!
Yeah, it seems that Boygenius does not tolerate the smell of hot, soapy goat. Good thing to know. Especially when he wants to eat dinner. Go figure.
I'm going to file this experience in the "things to keep in mind when processing fleece" file (cross referenced in the "things to do when normally princelike Boygenius is not being charming" file ).
I'll be finishing the final rinse on the fleece tonight. Wish me luck, and lets hope that Boygenius can handle the stank. I've got a clothespin at the ready in case he needs to plug his nose...
Then I will have pretty fluff to spin as we live happily ever after.
2 comments:
My mom always has pretty nasty things to say about the smell of goat, but then she will cook a mixture of broccoli and cauliflower (well past its prime) in the microwave. For some reason, this happens just before I drop in for a surprise visit -- every time! I think it's a curse. (Or maybe she uses it as a secret summoning spell to get me to come by.)
My folks used to raise goats-at one point they had 140 on the farm...nothing quite as stinky as a boy goat! And for some reason the smell just lingers....like broccoli and cauliflower :)
Smell is so subjective. I have an aunt who actually loves the smell of pig farms. (I'll never understand that...I've tried, but wow!)She'll totally roll down car windows and breathe deep. e gads!
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