Even the weeds are sorted and carted off to this animal or that animal or this group of birds. Manu is still a little mystified by real food. But Naomi is doing well at eating her vegetables and weeds and of course Poppy eats everything being a breast feeding mother and all. And all the chickens love their greens.
The girls had a lovely day weeding, it was not too hot. 
But I was in bed early – because I have a deep hacking cough. And it is exhausting. I so seldom get sick that I find myself bad tempered and frustrated with myself when I am a bit poorly. Plus this computer has decided not to accept any photographs sent from my new phone or upload anything from Camera House. So it might be time to buy a new card.
I will call the computer man today and Amanda took some photos with her phone and after a few tries my computer was able to receive them in an email. I know we are very lucky to even have this kind of technology but goodness it is frustrating when it does not work. Without all this we would not even have this blog. I should be more grateful but I am sick!
This is Geraldine. The little lone peahen. We don’t know if she is a peahen or a peacock but she is a feisty one. She is presently ruling the roost in the Turkey House. And doing very well.
I hope you have a lovely day. Do not be worried if I do not post tomorrow, it is possible that the computer needs work. And I need work. Thank goodness I have Amanda and her Mum to help out while I recover my health.
Amanda’s Grandmother puts goldfish in her water barrels to eat the mosquito larvae. And we have millions of mosquitoes this year. So tomorrow I might get some goldfish (when I am out getting a new card for Camera House and some cough mixture for these bloody lungs) and I am going to try this out. It sounds like a delightful idea. Though I will have to bring them in for the winter.
Oh and I almost forgot. Now that the calf is weaned from Lady Astor, we are getting PILES of delicious cream. So tonight we are making my favourite Russian meatballs with PILES of cream sauce.
Maybe I will put a few goldfish in the frog garden too. Hmm. We cannot get near that garden for the mosquitoes.
All is well on the farm except for my head.
Love your friend on the farm
celi
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Thank God Amanda and her Mom are there to help you. I hate how this computer puts question marks and all sorts of inappropriate words in my mouth!
It’s not your computer, it’s wordpress. I have to check up nearly every word to get it right before pressing the post botton. And still are there wrong letters… grrrr.
button – that was me, hehe. 🙂
I hope you feel better very quickly. Try to get a little rest…
Uggg… a summer cold! I agree with most everyone else, am sure it’s due to all the chilly rain and your tramping around in it for the past few weeks. My cure to (a) not get a cold is a fresh orange every single day — not juice, it must be the orange itself — and (b) the cure once the cold settles in is two or more oranges each day and extra sleep. Sleep is when the body heals itself so do make sure to get some extra.
When we lived out in the country years ago we had a rather large pond with goldfish in it. They had originally been the little ones you get in a department store and had multiplied and grown to about 8 to 10 inches long. They weathered the Canadian winters under the ice and came back stronger each year. However, unless your barrels are heated, I think you’re right that you would have to bring them in to winter them over as the barrels would freeze solid unless they are sunk deep in the ground.
And I fully agree with your frustration over computer problems; I don’t think it needs a sick cold thrown into the mess to feel that frustration but am sure the cold makes it even worse.
Whispering healing prayers for you… do get some extra sleep, and have a lovely day! ~ Mame 🙂
Oh, and I almost forgot — those wee piggies are absolutely precious! I love love love their appearance — they seem almost silken and their floppy ears are entrancing… hehehe — I could watch their video hundreds of times.
You take care of that cough. Rest. But , then you know all of that.
Thanks for sharing your photos and for your wonderful journal of farm life. I am a farmer’s daughter and miss it.
Have a wonderful Thursday.
Sarah
OMG! Those turkeys look like vultures (sorry turkeys). I love the goldfish idea and I hope you feel better soon. I recommend Jack Daniels for a bad cough 😉
Summer colds are the worst. Rain makes it so easy to pull up weeds! That little peahen definitely looks like she could keep everyone in line 🙂
Goldfish are a good idea for mosquito larvae. Also keep in mind a little shade for the fish when it is hot.
The goldfish will eat any frog spawn, but if there are tons of mosquitoes, the frogs aren’t doing their jobs anyway.
I forgot to add that I hope you are well soon. Summer colds are a drag!
Plus i have to limit the time with the pigs – I do NOT want to share this cough!
I hope you feel better soon! Summer is the worst time to be sick! I found out the hard way here about goldfish drawing raccoons. My goldfish became raccoon dinner in just a couple of nights. 😦
Celi, I know you have had plenty of good advice already, and I’m sure your chemist has something that will help your cough, but just in case the cough decides to hang around, I had to tell you about this stuff I have been using this winter (as it is here in NZ at the moment). http://www.harkerherbals.com/product/catalogue/respiratory-winter-health. I am an asthmatic and every winter come down with bronchitis, but I have been taking the deep lung elixir this winter and so far (knock on wood!) I haven’t had anything, even when everyone around me at work has been coughing and sneezing, which for me is a minor miracle! Here’s hoping you feel better soon 🙂
Thank you miss kitty I will get my children to look into that for me! I always pick up my supplies when I am in NZ
Take care of yourself! I love the idea of a hot toddy…
Feel better, miss c!
Commiserations – I am abed too with a cold.
Lots of water, don’t push yourself too hard. Your body needs energy to heal so take care
Hi Celi, sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well .. Lemon, honey and a slug of scotch 😄 get well soon miss