Category Archives: Humour

Calling all Marmite Hoarders!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Lambs are natural escape artists. They have a tendency to leak through fences. Minty was winding herself around my ankles like a cat so getting her in the shot was impossible. These two were inspecting the trucks. Soon Mama started … Continue reading →

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Travelling with 10 chickens, 2 lambs, and a dog.

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Taking a car full of animals to the retirement home to visit the residents is a lot like traveling with babies. I feel like I have to pack everything, just in case. I have to prepare for all manner of … Continue reading →

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The Best Mother’s Day Gift is not a Toad

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

No, it is not a toad. Unless of course Mum loves toads or your Toad lives in a Hall.  The best Mother’s Day present is probably not a skinny nosy chicken. Better to have a fat one, served with roasted … Continue reading →

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Local food love and a few pages to visit.

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Look who came to visit the Kitchen’s Garden.  Milkweed is a protected weed in our gardens but it is not flowering yet Miss Monarch. You will have to settle for salvia. Today being Saturday, I would like to introduce to … Continue reading →

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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggedy Jig

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

We rose at 3.15 am  California time and began the pressure cooker air travel race to reach The Prairies  by 6.30 pm.  Travelling is all about waiting, interminable waiting, interspersed with wild spurts of frantic power walking navigating literally MILES … Continue reading →

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Kupa the Peacock finds an unlikely friend

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Kupa: So who are you then? Are you a minion? I was promised minions. Oh, maybe you are the butler then. Get me another drink.  My champagne has gone flat. Peghorn:  Uh no. I am not sure what a minion … Continue reading →

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Secrets and a chat with a Swine Herd

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Whisper whisper whisper..  Hmm mmm Thats what she said I said you said!  Gossip in the Rat house Paddock. Daisy was observed lying down in the long grass yesterday and eating at the same time.  She needs more sleep. Good … Continue reading →

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The draw: TonTon chose three winners for the Post Card Giveaway!

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

TonTon, stop posing.  You are supposed to be choosing a winner. Three winners actually to win a package of farmy postcards.  Pick a winner TonTon. TonTon.  Each  folded comment has a name.  Now take a wee paper out of the … Continue reading →

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Late afternoon on the farmy: Two Cocks Crowing

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Late afternoon on the Farmy is a peaceful time. Well it should be a peaceful time.  Except I let all the chook-house chickens out of their house for a run around. Which meant that the Barn Roosters rushed out to … Continue reading →

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The Things you find on the dining room Table

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Once a year, my mother used to take a week and go away by herself.  Usually on a retreat to a monastry or convent. Though I am sure she would have gone absolutely anywhere that promised peace, quiet and no … Continue reading →

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