Children are one of my favourite things.
I mean – Children are a lot cuter than kittens. Most of the time!
John and I went to a graduation party last night. And in between taking the wonderful family shots, I let Camera House loose on the little children. I love taking shots of little children almost as much as taking shots of kittens.
And when I got home the girls and Fede were playing cards at the dining room table. I loved seeing that. 
I made a rule that while they were doing the dishes, Fede had to name every dish he washed in English and the girls had to name each dish in Spanish. I think we broke the ice.
Good morning. After our long lunch yesterday we all kind of collapsed into intertia, then John and I milked the cow (who was very naughty) and then we went out. Leaving all the guests to fend for themselves. (They are grown ups – they can FEND) So today we are all going to rev back up again and get some work done. The girls are very interested in my 1940’s kitchen (without the rationing) and we will finish the chicken caravan (Fede has remnamed it, he could not get his head around the tractor reference.) and then transfer the-egg hatched chickens into it.
Plus piles of gardening and a good amount of fencing and, of course, the water project. If all goes well I will document a water system for you.
I hope you have a lovely day. I have three stunning young people staying so I am certainly going to have a lovely day.
Love your friend on the farm
celi
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37 responses to “Graduations”
I can’t wait to see the water system. It sounds fascinating!
Hello to all. – I am new to the Fellowship of the Farmy. I am reading blog & comments for about two months now and I am so so pleased about all what I find here. It makes me really happy to be allowed take part in all of your living, Celi. It brings back a lot of memories and thoughts of a better life being connected to nature.
I love the photo with your staff playing cards – it so family-like, I really wish to be in. And I love your rules while dish washing. That’s great! And ice breaking of course. Well done! – My aunt did it with me once while making the dishes together when I was ten – but with multiplication table training, which I did not enjoy so much then…
Have a nice time together – xoxoxo
So glad you are here and part of The Fellowship – thank you so much for commenting and allowing us to meet you.. Have a loovely lovely day Irmi.. c
I love having little ones around, the sound of their chatter and seeing the world from their level is fascinating. I love the photo of the ‘farm hands’ playing cards, it brings to mind many an evening when we sat ro0und the dining table noisly playing game after game. That kick to your leg sounds nasty, I think you might need cricketer’s shin guards!
I forget it’s your summer until I see these warm colourful lively lovely photos of people celebrating and enjoying themselves. You captured the essence of it. And the photo the girls & Fede playing cards takes me back a loooong way in my memories 🙂
I also like the word caravan! You have gypsy chickens!
My biggest smile this morning is not for the admittedly uber-cute kids’ photos but the one you took of Fede and ‘the girls’ in happy late evening card -playing. And dish-washing would have been hilarious 🙂 !! Would have loved being there to learn a bit of Spanish myself!! Kathe’s comment incomparable – yup, caravan rather than tractor for me too and must remember ‘gypsy chickens’!!! Hope you ALL have a great night . . .
Tell Fede I love his caravan. I couldn’t get the tractor part either.
Hi Celi. I love summer parties in the country that have loads of kids. Especially if they are city kids, who will take away memories of playing in the hay beyond the twilight when the fairy lights come on, with all the sights and smells and freedoms of being able to just run forever. Often with kids they’ve never met before and will probably never see again. But for that day they were friends… Looking back on their childhoods as adults, they will remember the party, but they won’t remember why they where there or where it was, but they will remember the magic of a country party in high summer. Your wonderful photos captured the essence of that kind of party. Cheers Sarah : o)
What a fun experience the farmy is turning into for the young people–and maybe even Miss C. 😉 You captured the essence of children so well. Sorry to hear Lady A wasn’t having a good milking day.