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Hop and Pop Pops Up

– Poppy. Trying to jump the gate. Because BooBoo was drinking milk on the other side. Shades of the old Hop and Pop. A terrifying thought.  Gave the poor dog quite the fright.

hereford pig

chickens in barn

Lady Astor has won a gold star every day for six days now.  No kicking at all. Though I did not let the calf into the barn until later in the afternoon yesterday and this made a big difference to the amount of milk we took to the house. That Naomi is growing fast.

dutch belted cow

This is Tane wondering what is happening in the milking shed and whether he would like any help?

kunekune pig

Do you remember  how I made a compost heap outside the barn last year with old bales of rained-on hay? Well the heap has sat a year in the weather and with the addition of a little soil I planted pumpkin plants the other day  and they are growing like crazy now. Especially as they are watered with warm milky water every day from rinsing the milking buckets.  Raw milk is good for plants.

garden

Oh, we had a great day yesterday. it was chilly outside so all the young people were tucked into corners with good books. Totally relaxed.  Berit came down from Chicago and we all had a huge lunch.  Do you remember Berit? He was my first volunteer worker ever.  He started as a wwoofer and quickly became a good friend.  Now that he is back in the area he is hoping to come down to the farm to help every now and then this summer, which will be marvellous.  He will bring his tent. Hope the weather warms up.

I hope you have a lovely day,

Love your friend on the farm,

celi

 

 

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  2. I’m still alive Celi!! just been so crazy busy with all the mowing and doing lots of landscaping type work planting shrubs, bushes, perennials and of course pulling weeds by the thousands ~~ however the Farm keeps going ~ great!! All the great pictures!! This morning the million dollar pictures (there’s always million dollar ones!) are crazy Poppy looking at Boo! and Tane ~ “what the heck is going on over there”!!!!!!!! We had 2″ rain this weekend and I still don’t have my garden planted ~ was tilled only the first time 2 mo ago and now every time it’s ready to be tilled again for planting ~ it rains. and here it is the first of June!! but I don’t complain when I see all the damage, flooding and loss of lives in Texas. Have a good day!!

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  3. I made my garden in hay bales this year so I’ll be interested in how yours does. In the mountains here there is not much “dirt”, so I have been doing container gardening up til now.

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  6. Me too Poppy! I’d like some raw milk… hate this choice being made for me. On my grandparents’ dairy farm I grew up on it. Celi, you will have lovely pumpkins for the Farmy Cast, and for soup. I have a homegrown pumpkin, a gift, waiting for me to bake it into soup for dinner tonight 🙂

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  7. Celi – it’s suddenly winter here!! Yuck!! Won’t like the first electricity bill in July!! Yes, I concur and just hope I’ll somehow be alive to see all the families of your wwoofers pile in on the farmy!!! What a delicious thought 😀 !

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  8. Hi celi – Berit had a great time at lunch yesterday!! He is looking forward to visiting more often! I would love to visit this summer too!! 🌻

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  10. You are surrounded by so much cuteness! Poor Boo! His life probably flashed before his eyes. I’m sure Tane would like to help you out with the milk. How wonderful to have such wonderful help–even returning helpers!

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