I am not behind yet, but I am definitely at Full Steam. Ahead.
The skies have cleared after a few days of rugged weather. A little taste of winter. I am even wearing my carhart jacket again – broken zip and all – inside. The chimney needs cleaning before we can light fires.
As I write this morning Boo is at my feet pulling sticky weed seeds out of my socks .. while I am wearing them .. Yes I am wearing socks too and my dog thinks my legs are part of his body and should be kept free of burrs. Though he just spits the burrs out onto the floor with a great shake of his head – which is not very tidy of him.
Shortly I will go out and load the oats up and take them to the West Barn. I have arranged for a digger with a man in it to come over to the barn across the way and put in a new water line while I am away. So Jake will need Treats to get the calves inside so he can lock them up for the day in case the man and his digger need to go through the field.
Also while I am away another man is going to come and paint the floor of the verandah, it is wooden and needs a fresh coat of paint every few years. Every time I paint the floor it is a different colour. Over the course of time the paint is scuffed off and it becomes a rather interesting work of art until the painter man comes huffing along and cleans it all up again with his fresh coats. This year it is going a deep green and the doors are being painted red (of course!).
Sheila has begun to make her winter bed with all the fresh straw we gave her yesterday and I have dragged Tima’s little upside down horse trough house, with the hole in it, into her barn bedroom (she is in Sheila’s sunroom now closer to the action) and stuffed it with clean straw so she will be extra warm. Though, even though we had snow and sleet yesterday (don’t ask), she was still out in her field chomping away at the clover and chicory. The Kunekune are a very hardy pig. 
Tomorrow morning my day will start by getting on the bus bound for the airport at 5.50 am. to begin my journey across the world and Jake will officially take over the farmy mornings with John doing the evenings and weekends.
And now I had better get to work so they have everything they need.
Tomorrow we morph into a travel blog. Though I will go around with camera house and take a shot of everyone today, so you can say goodbye too.
Talk to you tomorrow,
Love your friend on the farm
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
61 responses to “Steaming full ahead”
Bon voyage Celi! I have missed a few posts — what is the occasion for your travels across the world?
I look forward to seeing NZ pics. 🙂
My fourth son is getting married! big celebrations.. c
Oh, congratulations! Have a wonderful time! 🙂
I am going to miss the Farmy, but will be tagging along to NZ too 🙂 Safe travels, happy landings. Laura
Safe sojourn.
Snow?!!! It was certainly cold enough, but we only got a cold sprinkling of rain here. Of course I won’t be at all surprised to see an early winter this year. With our cooler than normal summer and all.
Safe and happy travel to you. Can’t wait to hear about your journeys and see pictures.
Safe travels!
Sleet and snow? It’s only October!
Each year when the flocks of geese head south, I look up at them in the sky and whisper “Safe Journey”. Same with all the migrating creatures. I say to you, Safe journey, too. See you when you get back
Let us hope that we get up on time, not good to miss the bus
Have s wonderful time. I have never been to NZ so I am really looking forward to this visit
Safe journey dear ceci
I’m so excited to travel with you. Safe travels and rest!
Safe travels !!!
travel’in mercies of the highest order; last time I went into Ukraine and Belarus, Puggy our beloved dog who went to Lard Heaven, the day I came home 6 weeks later, sat on my clothes as if to say take me! enjoy; blessings on the bride and groom and all!
Have a wonderful and safe trip!
Kim is right, those dogs know you are leaving! Ours always did, would get very mopey. Bon voyage! We will wave to you in NZ as we trade places with you in USA in 10 days! xx
Travel in safety, come home in health, as my mother used to say. I want to see a photo of you as the Groom’s Mother! And whatever your eye finds worthy of capture. Te haerenga haumaru, dear Celi, see you down here soon.
Are you thinking of boys names? after all you did so well with Timatanga.. c
I shall put my thinking cap on….
Rangatira. It means chief, or boss, but also means profitable or useful….
Woooooo HOOO! This is my first trip with you to NZ. I’m fairly excited you know. With so much positive energy buzzing around in the Fellowship, it’s going to be a fabulous trip! I just FEEL it! Have a blast my beautiful friend! 😀
Happy landings, dear Miss C! I love that we are going with you.