The country house was heaving with children. The wedding punctuated by baby gurgles and laughter. We attended the ceremony under the trees, seated in rows of white chairs under big old trees planted by Johns grandfather and father. I sat ever so calmly in my lovely summer dress my legs demurely tucked to the side. Heels together like my mother taught me. My hands laid in my lap. But the moment it was over, like a racehorse out of the gates, I ran for the car and raced back to the farmy through country roads. Got back home by 4.30, and tripped through the house dropping shoes, and clothes, ting went rings and bangles. Hair stuffed back into a farm hat.
On with the farm clobber and boots and out I went to do the chores. The animals were hot and noisy. I was only a tiny bit late but they were not impressed. I moved from one group to the next feeding, watering and settling. Daisy swanned in to be milked and swanned back out again followed by Hairy. Everything settled down and went quiet.
I trotted back to the house, kicking off gumboots and shedding dirty farm clothes like a caterpillar. Ran through the shower, picked my wedding dress up off the floor, stepped back into the heels, rings, bangles, lipstick and dark sunglasses, then transformed back into the wedding guest, butterflied my way back to the wedding.
Just in time for the next round of bubbly. 
We were home at dusk to finish and all was peaceful. 
Though look at Mama. Time to have her in to look at her feet. We have to do Mama’s feet frequently and she hates it. I walked the rat house field where the sheep are and beside the root cellar I found that the chickens had scratched up some very old glass, bits of a broken green glass bowl, which is a worry for any animal in the area. The old people before us pushed soil up on either side of the root cellar to keep it cool, they may have thrown rubbish in there too. I will need to do some investigations. 
Good morning. The wedding was an outdoor affair so I was able to wear my sunglasses the whole time. The bride was giddy and we were well fed and watered. Today there are wedding people from the city coming out to visit the farm with their children, so I had better pretty it up a bit this morning.
My eye is still red but no longer aches. Thank you all so much for your wonderful care and concern yesterday. You are a fantastic support team. This morning I am ahead of myself and getting my groove back. It will be a good day. We will nail it today. You and I.
You have a great day too!
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
75 responses to “Miss C gets her groove back”
Good for you, love! Have a wonderful day! Glad to know you’ve got your mojo back.. 🙂
yup.. back in the saddle! c
You’re my hero, C. No. Doubt. About. It…
Who, but you, would have even attempted such a day? AND pulled it off? I’m awestruck…
The Little One is adorable…everyone should be able to go barefoot in the green grass while wearing a Pretty Dress!
Have a lovely day. With fewer changes of clothes. 😉
wasn’t she sweet, that orange against the green just vibrates! c
Atta Girl … everybody will love the Farmy. Enjoy your day 🙂 Laura
Morning Laura! c
Phew – I felt breathless reading that! I adore the colour of the little girl´s dress…beautiful! Hope the visitors enjoy their time with you and realise jsut how lucky they are to ACTUALLY be there 🙂
Both lots are old friends of johns so he will get a kick out of it! c
Little girl? I thought’s you’d shrunk, like Alice in Wonderland! Sounds like a fraught but happy day. I bet you enjoy your visitors today.
If I could shrink to her size I would definitely be wearing that dress.. c
Good morning! Happy to hear that your groove is back and your eye is feeling better! Can you please email me some of your energy?
Have a lovely day and enjoy your company! ~ April
It’s in the mail!! c
you are a hoot…..you are a regular mrs. dougtfire!
Of course Mrs Doubtfire but without the vast bosom.. I loved that movie! c
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Morning Sarah, all better now, thank you for your advice yesterday! c
Glad it’s better. Keep an eye on it (hahaha)
Your energy astounds me! So glad you got your groove back, (as I knew you would…) You worried me with your eye, so it’s good that it’s better. Where was John during all this swanning back and forth?
At the wedding were a group of old friends that he had not seen for ages so I did the zooming without him, and just quietly. sometimes I can work quicker alone! morning maggie.. c
Hee hee! I know what you mean…
…and Superwoman zooms back to the farmy, strips off her wedding guest look, where underneath she wears her concealed disguise, the farm gal outfit. She tosses fairy dust over the animals, which moves them back to the submissive state, and flies back to the wedding as she pulls the fancy dress back over the daily duds.
Brilliant.. ! c
I’m so glad it went well. I think it’s a beautiful thing when there’s children and babies at a wedding, multi generational and a celebration of family rather than some prim, stuffy social. 🙂
yes i love kids at weddings too, it really is all about family then! and the little girls always look like mobile decorations in their tiny summer dresses.. c
You certainly give multi-tasking a whole new meaning Cecelia! relieved that your eye is feeling better.
Christine
Morning Christine! i slept well last night.. that is for sure.. c
I was wondering how you’d manage your milking with a wedding. So glad you enjoyed yourself and that your eye is doing better. Stay in your groove! (And keep a close check on that eye!)
Morning missy, lovely to see you.. i am being a good girl now, much more careful!! c
Way to go, Celi! It would have been something to watch you tearing through your house, swapping party finery for work clothes and, not so very much later, reversing the swap. And in between, the farmy got fed. Despite all that and the drive to and fro, I’m glad you managed to get out a bit and spend time with friends & neighbors. And an outdoor wedding on a June afternoon is a great reason to do so.
Have a great day, Celi!
It was stunning weather, a perfect day for it! morning John i hope you and rex are getting some good walks in these lovely mornings! c
You are a movie … a delightful little indie film.
I can do it for 6 million in 6 weeks!.. well maybe less if we don’t have to shoot the amalfi coast scenes and spend a week in paris on a recce! .. but not much less because I really want good caterers! c