Month: July 2011
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Salsa in Spite of the Hungry Chicken
“ Anger is a brief madness” Horace The chickens have been banished to the hen house for the duration (they have a great big run and it is cool in there) because it was discovered that they have discovered the Tomato Garden. Some naughty chooks have been feasting on big fat tomatoes. Very…
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Sustainable in the city, while making cream cheese.
My beautiful daughter who lives and works in London called me the other day. She wanted to remind me very gently that not everyone who wants to live a sustainable life lives on a farm. Could I maybe write something that she and her friends would find applicable to their lives too. And she is…
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Murder in the Chook House
I am going to tell you a gruesome tale. But not quite yet. Nice story first. Your Kitty has been named. Her name is Mary’s Cat. We know a little more of her story now after talking to the neighbours. So a few days ago this fellow and his wife were working on their house…
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Dairy = Daisy and the Bees are Swimming.
This is not my barn. It is an empty barn down the road. It is waiting for a cow. It has been waiting for a long time. A sleeping beauty. We have many abandoned barns around here. I decided to buy Daisy because she was pretty, had big brown eyes and long, long legs. Also…
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Puss and Gumboots
Well your kitty survived the night and here he/she is with a wet little nose and a bowl of milk and honey. Still limping and slow but at least it has given up on that piteous crying. And yes – ( thank you for all your heart-wrenching messages ..) she is kind of cute I guess. …
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