Finding Names for our Goat Milk Soaps

I only had one child, who's all grown up, but what does a person with an active imagination do with that creative enery? Name goats and soaps, naturally. We've had hundreds of kids born here at Hames & Axle Farm and I'm proud to say that I have only used the same name twice. Gandalf the white and Gandalf the gray was the first one, and since they were born years apart, I forgot about the Gray when I named "the White." Then came Lucky Charm. Add to the confusion of a Lucky Charm who was called "Charm" in the herd, and the Lucky Charm who was known as "Lucky," I added to the confusion at the registry as using the name Lucky a third time. We had a little buckling who I had planned on wethering, because only the best males become breeding stock here. But he grew faster than I planned. We had named him "Rocky Road," but when it came time to wether him, I couldn't get the band around him. His name was immediately switched to "Feelin' Lucky," and he went on to sire several top performing does here.

I try to use the naming convention that allows me to follow themes, so I can remember what goats came from what lines. For instance, we had a doe named Chamisoul, who gave birth to a beautiful little doeling. When I assessed her for sale I said "She's practically perfect in every way." Hence, she was named "Mary Poppins," and her sister "Tuppence," along with their brother, "Chimney Sweep." Jane Banks went on to give us "Penny Farthing," so the name line continues. We had a doe named "Gouda," who went on to give us Emmental, Camembert and that gave us Ticklemore and Mimonette. Who knows what cheese we'll come up with for next year. I used to name the goat milk soaps after the goats that made them possible, but it was hard to convince someone to buy a soap named "Surprize," or "Wonder," so I had to change that format. The government doesn't like small makers to use ingredients in our names, and sometimes I remember that, but it has freed me up to find other names. When I started making a patchoui and spearmint soap, all I could think of was hippies. However, "Head Shop," was antiquated these days, and "Dispensary," is not exactly customer friendly. So, that's how we came to have BrainFreeze. I was trying to be efficient one day and had planned on making a batch of Lavender Oatmeal Honey and a batch of Lavender Mint. However, in my hurry, I forgot that little fact and I poured all the oils into one batch. Now, the name Lavender, Oatmeal, Honey and Peppermint doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, so what could I do? I thought about how lucky people were going to be having a bar with twice as much lavender as normal, and came up with "Dotes by Goats," because it's a way to dote upon yourself. I guess it's good that I didn't have a lot of children because who knows what I would have wound up naming them, but goats and soap don't tell tales, so I can go on playing. Meanwhile, if you're looking for a great "doting" soap, you'll have to wait until 2027 because we're starting our "special guest soaps," then, and Dotes by Goats will be our first one. Stay tuned for what I come up with next.