Every day there is a new dawn. Every day. Everyone gets one.
It is true. No matter what troubles we are dealing with, we all get another chance tomorrow.
Yesterday the farmy woke to a little snow and more of the deep chill. Not as deep as some and certainly not as much snow and ice as many. It is just us. This is how we were. Cold.
A bit chilly.
Mama and I lived to see another day. Moments after I put the call through to the vet, she cleaned. Three more long dead little fetus lambs and all the other extras. The vet said we will see how she is tomorrow. She has had her shots and I shall continue her home made electrolyte regime. Mama is still very shaky when standing, but is doing better by the hour. She is an old girl, but determined, we will see what today brings. But her breeding days are over. She can be the old gran on the farm now.
The general consensus is that she is old, she has had too many multiple births, not in good condition when she got pregnant, out on the fields and not coming in for the good hay and her minerals, much further ahead than the others and I was on the couch with my stupid injury and did not notice. Evidently with many sheep, a ewe will abort rather than allow the fetus to drain the mother unlike human babies who will drag all the iron and calcium from their mothers body and thrive regardless. Like many problems this was a collection of things that I missed connecting until it was too late. The farmer cannot afford time off.
There will be tests to make sure, but it all makes sense.
She held these dead babies for at least four days, this is why it is taking her so long to rebound. I hope she does.
The Duke of Kupa is doing the gapey mouth thing again so I have begun the second half of his worm regime. But his tail has begin to grow much faster in the last few days so I think that he is more well than he was.
Queenie is just, well, Queenie, lovely.
Tilly and her older sisters came in out of the blowing snow , then their door froze shut overnight, and Tilly was the loudest at complaining about it. 
The big red truck has been hooked up to the Stock trailer. Two of the biggest plonkers are off to the abbatoir today. It will be an early start for everyone. As a last supper they had a bucket of kitchen scraps from the local pub. So, thank you fat piggies. You will be feeding some of my favourite people and their families.
Speaking of growing food we had fried chicken from the farm last night. I have never made fried chicken before. Dredge in seasoned flour, then egg, then seasoned flour and into hot oil. It was deceptively easy. Now to work on variations!!
‘Lucky we are, to know we are so lucky’. Because for all the troubles we have, we are so very lucky to be able to grow our own good clean food.
And remember, if you are close by, or even a few hours away, there is land here, you can grow some food out here too. It is my absolute pleasure to be able to feed people. Whether from my kitchen or my fields. There is always a way. If we can’t work together, how can we expect governments, or countries to work together. It can be so easy if we choose to allow it to be easy. Small is good.
And when we see how long it takes to grow food and how much work goes into the health of our food, we eat more responsibly. Waste is practically eliminated. More practical.
Have a lovely day.
Love your friend,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
43 responses to “Every day dawns anew, washed, shiny and ready for living in.”
Lovely reflections, C…It’s so true, that we’re more mindful of things when they don’t come easily.
Have a great, sparkly morning. We have snow forecast for this afternoon – maybe enough for a snowman 🙂
Glad Mama found a way to clear out everything no longer needed. Guess sheep are wiser than us humans, and know their own bodies better than us.
I am a morning person, and like you love to rise with the feeling that I have a clean slate of a day in front of me to write what ever I want and make memories for when it is time for me to rest. I m a list person, and over my morning cuppa I will list all the things I would like to get done, and in the evening I tick of those I did and feel a certain comfort in it all. I do miss the sight and sounds of spring and summer mornings though. Getting up and peering out in the dark and cold doesn’t fill me with the same kind of energy LOL
Glad to hear things are looking up for you and for mama. I still have oil for you. Let me know when you feel like making a trip into town…or I can take the scenic route home and bring it to you.
My Boo’s kitty is getting big! So glad Mama is on her way to feeling better. I wished we lived closer so we could partake of your bounty. For now I will nourish my heart with your words of the farmy. Have a good day Miss C.
~ Carol
Good news. And what a great shot of Boo and Marmalade. That’s one healthy, happy kitten now, compared with the shaky wee thing you brought home. Nice work, Miss C.
Another perfect post Celie. So glad your dear old ewe is faring better.
What a lovely post and such lovely photos.
Small is good. Lovely. And of course I am a sucker for another perfect picture of Boo and Marmalade. I would get nothing done with those 2 around—-I would be loving on them and taking a bazillion pictures.
Things are looking more positive, excellent. Poor mama, I’m so glad she’s going to be grandmama now and .have a rest. She really does have the sweetest face. Thank you for including a photo of Boo and Marmy. C was asking me yesterday if there’s been new photo. Hope you warm up today. We’ve had the most ridiculous -10 here for a night or two. (I know! In Vancouver!) 🙂
What a worrisome few days for the farmy. I’m glad to hear Mama is doing better, what a sad time for her. There is so much to know when you have all of these animals, I’m so impressed by your level of skill, c, I couldn’t begin to understand all of this!xx
Happy to hear Mama passed the rest. Hope she improves as the day goes on.
You have some beautiful animals on your farm that are obviously well cared for.
I will most certainly be talking to you more about utilizing some of your land for my family. As you know, our goal is to start our own hobby farm. Other than our garden, our dogs and my husband’s job of baling hay in high school, we have no other real experience farming. I would love the opportunity to learn from your experience as we prepare for our future homestead.
Poor old Mama..it is good that she is sorting out her problem..she will be ok cos I spoke to God and He agreed,
Kupa is a problem,,,so I shall pray for him tonight..
Everyone else seems to be in good fettle, Ceci as well I hope…..
I’m sure Mama really appreciates all the love and care she’s getting right now – I hope she gets well quickly 🙂
Absolutely LOVE the pic of Boo and Marm … what a delightful pair they are!!
Glad to hear Mama is doing better, enjoyed the read. Thanks