Take a break. Have a Kit Kat.
These were taken just after dawn yesterday. In the space of about an hour.
The cats are always waiting on the verandah for their feed.
Hey, look at that! Over there!
Suckers, says Thing Two.
Daisy is eating well, look at her round belly. She loves the Dairy Mistress Field! Though forage is getting low. hmm. 
Baby Bobby Blanc is a good doer, also eating and drinking well and such a nice quiet calf. 
Looking back to the dawn windows in the barn, there they are. The barn chickens. 
I ring my bell, Daisy storms through the doors, I pretend tether her and then shut the half door. Hairy begs me to open the door back up while I am milking. He promises to be good and hates closed gates. 
Before he starts to bash it in with his head, ( if he was head butting it I would NOT have opened it, he is learning that too) I reopen it, Daisy is standing being milked, and Hairy just waits at the door like a good sheep. He knows if he crosses the threshhold…
I will flick him with the wet rag. Something I was very good at when drying dishes with my brothers and sisters as a kid. So he stands right at the line and is happier. He has to be able to see Daisy.
Mama is also putting on weight. Sharing with the Big Bobby. She will go back in with the other sheep in a week.
Oops someone is in trouble. Pania what are you doing up there? Is Tui up there as well? Who forgot to close the garage doors. Oh that would be me. 
John showed me a tomato last night that was pecked at quite high on the plant. He suspects the peacocks. Oh dear. 
The Duke of Kupa.
I love this image. You can share it if you like. Or steal it. I don’t mind. 
Such a beautiful bird. Just keep away from the tomatoes.
Good morning! We have another gorgeous cool day.
Elaine, who you will have seen commenting as Le Petite Potager, (though her blog is not up and running quite yet) is still concerned about my run-in with heat-stroke the other day, and has been working on the food and drink I should be focussed on, both during the heat, after it and if I feel the symptoms returning. She works as a naturopath and is also in the advanced stages of her studies in nutrition and naturopothy. A perfect combination in my opinion. Learning is so precious. Sharing your learning is a gift.
I want to share her words with you because there are many of us who have to work in the extreme heat and humidity. This is important to know.
re: the electrolyte drink.
Vitalyte seems to be the closest formula to Hydralyte sports which is the brand I’m familiar with………..If you look for a product that contains sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese and copper. Drink it really cold, or made into ice blocks or a gelato.
The foods.
Do you want a list of foods that contain these elements as well? if not please ignore!
sodium; processed foods and table salt
potassium; spinach, bananas, milk and orange juice.
calcium; any of Daisy’s goodies
magnesium; nuts and green vegetables
iron; meats, spinach, seafood and broccoli
zinc; seafood, meats and greens
manganese; nuts,oats,beans and tea
copper; beans, nuts and fruits.
The Elaine’s HeatWave Smoothie. ( Designed for the next time any of us go outside to work in the extreme heat. Or maybe just every morning. )
Comment:
I made a smoothie today trying to put most of the food groups from your list for an almost complete meal; for the next heatwave.
Here it is:
1 frozen banana (peeled and frozen overnight) chopped into chunks,
8oz milk,
4oz yoghurt (or a couple of scoops of ice cream) or both,
a handful of spinach leaves or any other greens you enjoy,
a small handful of nuts,
plus any other fruits you may like; whizz up in a blender and enjoy!
There. I made one of these yesterday, and it is really good. Maybe we don’t need to wait for the heatwave to drink it!! Thank you Elaine for going the extra mile. Lovely.
Now off to work we go…
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
74 responses to “Let’s go Walkabout on the Farmy. Our favourite thing!”
A nice cold fruit smoothie sounds good..minus the green stuff. Let’s hear it for the cooler weather 🙂
Ah, but Miss T. The greens are an important part of the formula! You don;t even taste them! c
Good morning, c. I love the photo of Hairy looking over the gate. Just precious. I used your blog for a bit of research yesterday for a bit of prose that I wrote at http://bit.ly/P0uMEb It’s not, by the way, factual or based on anyone I know.
absolutely stunning piece of work. so good misky..I hope many more people get to pop over and read it.. c
Thank you, and I hope so, too.
Lovely walk this morning…Little Miss is in love with Big Dog. 😉
may our lovely weather continue for just a leeetle longer!
Fancy her taking a liking to the Big Dog.. cute wee dot.. well they are cute in the mornings aren’t they!! c
Kupa’s tail is really filling out nicely!
How kind of Elaine – useful info! Enjoyed the walk around the farmy and really had to smile at Hairy standing on the threshold. Our little dog Alfi does exactly the same when he hears we are sitting down to eat. He doesn´t come in until Big Man calls him when we are done and he gets a tiny little scrap as a reward for being aa good dog and staying “his” side of the door 😉
.. made me laugh.. i guess hairy is a bit like a dog.. good little alfi.. morning tanya.. c
Thing Two is one bright cookie! And Baby Bobby Blanc doesn’t take after his Mum if he is quiet!
I’m not allowed sodium in theory, but I reckon life’s not worth living without salt. Also, I have to take a diuretic, ,and it drains salt, potassium and magnesium, so I eat all the things on Elaine’s list. So I cheat, a little -I’d be KO all the time if I didn’t.
Iron: Do you have an old-fashioned iron cooking pot? The longer food lies in one of these, eg to marinade or after cooking, the more iron the food absorbs, or so I’m told by a very health-conscious friend.
I have cast iron pans! Good for you with the healthy eating. but I knew that you did. i think the trick is to eat each component at the same time so they help each other to be absorbed into the system. I am sure Elaine can explain that better than me. morning ViV
Your Himalayan is such a stand out in that group of kitties; funny caption!
Bobby Blanc is too cute.
Jess
Oh, what lovely followers you have! To be so caring.
White Cat looks so comfortable doesn’t he!
What a darling Elaine is!
Finally, the heat has abated!! I’m sure the entire farmy is grateful.
We have been having cool nights, 50F, and hot afternoons 90+F. But that’s just a break…….
well we will keep the Heatwave recipe in the freezer for round TWO. hopefully it does not get that hot again though!
How sweet – both the post and Elaine’s kindness. That Hairy McLairy is quiet and calm when he wants to be! It’s so fascinating that you and the animals have these understandings.
He is a sweet old thing though that ram, the big lug! c
I love a walk around your farmy! How’s your garden doing? We’re getting lots of crookneck and zucchini and the peas are about done. Hairy is such a gentleman. I could wish my children listened as well as he does! Can I use a wet towel on them? Hummm. Better not! Have a great day. We’re off to look at property tomorrow!
Our zuchinni are failures, one after the other the plants succombed to the heat.. we are replanting. great cabbages this year and the tomatoes are going to be a bonza crop! The beets and beans are all coming along.. How exciting to look for the new farm.. maybe you will find something special tomorrow.. c
I am curious as to why Hairy needs to see Daisy when she is being milked.
Oh, I should have clarified that. Those two are joined at the hip, they go everywhere together. So he gets very agitated when he cannot see her. he will start to wack the door with his head. c
That is one cute calf and I love the jumping bird too.
I love that shot too greg, his feet curled.. that is my favourite! c
I’ve saved those food details, which luckily reflect our eating habits nearly exactly, minus the meat.
Fabulous opening pics of the cats and the rooster in the barn ( I don’t know what a rooster is, so maybe it’s a chicken with a red hat)
morning roger.. it is gratifying to know that we eat well isn’t it.. c
is it my imagination or does kupa look healthier and more beautiful all the time? compared to the first photos of him when he came to live with you, he looks fabulous now and seems to be improving all the time. glad to hear you are getting some good weather!
his tail is growing so fast, i think that is it. It was only a few inches long when he came, i must find a comparison pic for you! c
Very kind of Elaine. Such brilliant photos again today C!
Have a happy cooler day.
🙂 Mandy
Morning Mandy! Hope all is well with you.. c