“Let’s go.”
“We can’t.”
“Why not?”
“We’re waiting for Godot.” Samuel Becket. Waiting for Godot.
The barn flock have been rehearsing these lines all winter. Well, since the freeze anyway. Waiting. When I find another peacock for the hens maybe I should call him Godot.
I have another favourite line from this play. (I have to admit, with my long history in the theatre, I have never seen or staged this play, but I have always carried about a copy. Reading it again and again has been enough.)
“Estragon: I’m like that. Either I forget right away or I never forget.”
Also, for the more serious minded among us:
“The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh. Let us not then speak ill of our generation, it is not any unhappier than its predecessors.”
We put the roof on the little glass house yesterday. It was supposed to be recycled ranch- slider doors but they are seldom used out here let alone recycled. So we had to buy the roof glass. The rest is being constructed from left over bits and pieces from the Coupe and other projects. 
I am so looking forward to our little green house. The orangery. Having a space to grow greens and herbs in the winter, start the seedlings in the early spring, and on sunny winter days open the interior door and the warmth will drift through the house. In the summer the windows will be white- washed and it will still be growing food.
It was warm enough for everyone to be outside. Even Marmalade was out exploring the verandah. There is no stopping him. The cold will come back. But this is a welcome respite.
I was talking to The Breeder yesterday. Her brother has a dairy farm. They have a lot of calves at the moment. He said in this cold the calves all have coats on and little ear muffs to save their ears from frost bite. It is recommended that I buy a calf coat just in case it is really cold again when Daisy calves. Hopefully we will not need the ear muffs as well but maybe I should look into it.
Also I am getting everything ready for lambing in the next few weeks. I have the towels, am making warm lambs coats, and their little warming hut, the iodine waits on the shelf and frozen colostrum in blocks in the freezer. I just need to find some teats for the old vinegar bottles in case things go sideways and I get orphans. Below is a bag of little blocks of frozen raw cows colostrum. Just a few swigs of this has saved lambs in the past. It is my magic potion.
But hopefully this year I will not need to do anything. The little mothers should manage it all. No Mama and her quads this year. Sad. All I have to do is make sure the lambs have a warm corner out of the drafts if the weather is foul.
Today I am going to separate Minty and Meadow from Tilly and Mama. That way Meadow can settle down in the big middle pen, and I can feed them extra. Meadow needs some extra feed as she is surely carrying twins and her udder if filling up.
Oh and how do you feel about the breaking of dawn (today it is 6.49 am) as the publishing time for the farmy pages. Is it working for you? Are you feeling the minuscule changes in light that I am? Or would you rather go back to around 6am. Both ways work for me. Let me know what you think. You do have a voice here in the Fellowship of the Farmy. After all, if you were not reading I would not be writing.
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Love your friend on the farmy.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
43 responses to “They’re waiting for Godot”
There is always so much to be done on the farmy Celia – I like how organised you are, guess you have to be.
I think you must post when it suits you more.
Have a super weekend and hope it starts warming, even if just a little.
🙂 Mandy xo
Being in Italy where your dawn is always mixed up with my post-prandial cup of tea, whatever time you post makes me happy. I have to admit, there’s something really wonderful about having someone wish me a good morning when my day is half over. Gives me an extra wind. I was worried about all the little animals coming in this cold, and I’m so glad to have an explanation of how they will be kept warm enough. The orangery is sooooooo lovely. I admire the way you dream nonstop and take your own dreams seriously. This is good medicine.
The secret to life—dreaming freely and then taking your dreams seriously! We should all do this…always!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
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Good morning, c. I receive your post notifications will eating my lunch. Nice timing. Sunrise here is 0715. Interesting, eh? xx
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The 6:49Am works for me, but it’s not a deal-breaker; whatever works for you will be fine. After all, your readers want you in fine spirits so your posts remain as wonderful as always.
When I read the title I thought you *had* gotten another peacock and called him Godot! I think that would be perfect! 🙂
I’m enjoying the vision of calves in little coats and earmuffs. Perhaps they have pompoms on them, or are brightly striped… and the coats should be nice thick puffy ones, with a little fur collar! Anyway, I think you should go with whatever time to post suits you best. I read the day’s offering either in bed just before I go to sleep, or the next morning with my first cup of coffee of the day. I like it either way! Good night from a warm tropical night in Queensland.
I love reading your posts anytime of the day! Like you I am up and moving real early in the mornings so I always take a break with a cup of tea to read about the farmy. And I am always ready for another cup of tea! Sun shining here and I hope some thawing will take place. Had a lovely surprise yesterday. I tried to clear the snow off my truck, but it decided to snow like crazy with a wicked wind, so I came in. I looked towards the road and noticed the huge pile at the end of my drive that the plows had left, plus the 15inches deep of snow from my car to the road. I was thinking “I am not getting out of here for at least a week at this rate”. After dinner I looked out the front and some ‘angel’ had come by and plowed a big path from the road to my car! Not the whole of my drive, but enough that I can now get my car out if I need to. Have no idea who it was, but i was so very grateful!
Marmalade is getting big!!!! Sounds like things are hopping on the farmy as usual. Stay warm!
I’m looking up calf coats and earmuffs this very minute!
I am happy to have a Celi post in my inbox every morning. Whenever is the most convenient for you is fine with me. It will take me a bit to remember the post time is sunrise, but I will get it eventually!
Any time is a good time for posting at the Farmy. I think it’s a great idea to call the peacock Godot – which could be shortened to Dot!. Do you really need to buy calf coats? They could be re-cycled Celie coats. Here’s wishing you well for calving and lambing.
waiting for godot, one of my favorites! a peacock named godot would be perfect!
Being in the country myself and running a bakery, firing the oven takes priority at 6am. I read your posts once that is running and the chickens are fed and the dog taken for a run and I’m ready for my 2nd cup of coffee and chewing on my breakfast 🙂 Goodmorning.
I’m one of those people who like the idea of dawn but as for taking part in it, well, I’m not overly enthusiastic, particularly at this time of year. The ducks and hens are equally unenthusiastic! As for the summer months, we only get a couple of hours of twilight anyway, so sunrises and sunsets aren’t noticed. Late September, the end of the BandB season is usually when I catch the dawn and I have to say that I’ve seen some spectacular ones over the ridge.
Christine
What an entertaining beginning of post! I do love the animal conversations. My mom did that as the voice of our dog, Cindy, when we were kids. Cindy came up with the funniest looks and mom was her voice.
I always end up reading your posts, just whenever I get time… sometimes early sometime late in the day, and sometime a few days late. Suit yourself! It’s all great to me because I never miss a post!