I wished for a fine cold day …
and that is exactly what we got … 
with plenty of Sunday to hang out in the wintry sun all day.
The Duke of Kupa …
… was particularly spectacular with his sparkly colour. 
We went to collect the hay from a lovely old farm …
where this dog …
… and this little boy’s Daddy’s grandfather lives.
It is a beautiful old farm. It was a very reasonable price of six dollars a bale. Though I said to John, last year I would have been appalled at buying hay at six dollars a bale and today I think it is a good price. Everything is relative to something else.
Good morning. Yesterday I made mint and chocolate ice cream with my very own mint essence. To make the essence I packed a jar with mint from the neighbours that has been in her garden so long it has no name, covered it with everclear (you can use a good vodka too) and left it for a few months. Strained, it is very minty and bright green. Now we are wondering what else to use it with. Maybe I should add some to yesterdays yoghurt, well maybe not!!
I wish you all a fun and safe New Year’s Eve. We will be in bed early as usual as Daisy has no respect for sore heads or tired milkers. So I do not mind at all if you have an extra glass for me. And speaking of Daisy, after beginning the process to see if she has mastitis or not, she turned around yesterday morning and gave 5 pounds more milk than usual. So whatever is bothering her is not accelerating at all. I am still going to have her milk tested though, just to be sure. Something is not right.
Have a lovely day and a Happy New Year. See you next year. Just before dawn as usual.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
74 responses to “A Sparkly Farmy Day”
Happy New Year, C.
Happy New Year to the whole farmy! Maybe you should just down a glass of that mint Everclear before bed…
Happy New Year to all on the farmy, and to all visitors as well!
Guten Rutsch! 新年快乐 2013!
That does look like a nice crisp day, C. Glad everything is back to normal on the farmy. I like the sound of that ice cream, and the mint essence sounds wonderful! Hope you have a wonderful new year and yes, I will have that extra glass of bubbly for you. Cheers!
Kupa has become such a delightful and sparkly addition to the farmy
…..unexpected as are the delightful shush sisters….went to get
one and someone decided two……they are a pair indeed.
So glad ‘boss is seemingly better. Also glad you are getting her
milk tested, we have to follow our ‘gut with our animals since
they have not learned english yet.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL AT THE FARMY !!
Happy New Year tomorrow!!! Is there a bruise on your lovely cows bag? On the quarter that isn’t acting right? She may have kicked herself…yes they can do that…just like women with large bosoms. A knot maybe. The test from TrapperCreek should be able to tell you something. From our ages ago experience the best thing to do is to keep milking so that quarter doesn’t dry up. Maybe the breeder would have an idea.
It’s snowing here…lots of snow and its WET snow. A lovely end of the year treat!
Linda
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Can just smell the minty goodness!
Always love bright crisp winter days since colors seem so much brighter – the rugged barn picture – and the Duke’s are wonderful. Such textures and contrasts.
Cheers to all on the farmy – may the new year be wonderful.
I am glad you found some extra hay to get you throught until the srpring grasses. As always I love your farm pictures.
Your mint and chocolate ice cream sounds wonderful. I am wondering if you could make some rather tasty mojitos with some of your mint essence. 🙂 Wishing you all a wonderful new year!
I adore sparkly days. Happy New Year to you and farmy!
A happy new year to all in the kingdom of the Farmy. Becoming a vicarious member of this magical place has been a highlight of 2012. I click on this post and suddenly I am there – checking on the Shush sisters, worrying about Daisy, admiring everyone, and thinking how clever the wee beasties are. Cousin Husband and I send all our love and heart-felt best wishes for a wonderful 2013. V.
Just enjoyed a morning of NZ travels and the homecoming like a couple chapters of a good book- The upside of saving several weeks of posts for one morning over a cup of green chai Favorite bits besides the beaches and lovely scenery were the feelings you transpired of being with loved ones, drift net parties (will fit perfectly into our island life), and a couple of written lines… One about the feeling of the stretched rubber band snapping and dropping you in the moment forever and that anywhere we are, we miss somewhere.
Happy New Year…. wendy
Of course, you would know that I appreciate that old farm and that little boy is, oh, just so darned cute. Good to hear you got more hay at a good price.
Happy New Year to you, John and the rest of the Farmy!
Say, how is the Old Codger doing? I haven’t heard anything about him in a long, long time.
These photos are gorgeous, such shimmering, vivid colours. Happy New Year to you all.
It does look like a gorgeous, crisp day on the farmy!! I had no idea you had a peacock! Well, you never stop surprising me! Now, why didn’t I think of infusing my mint in vodka…