Month: October 2015

• Two pairs of eyes

  

  Through my eyes. And now through the eyes of Sonia, Hugo’s mother. French Mama as an American Girl.  Country Life! My visitors helped me build a fence to enable the two young gilts Molly and Tahiti to have their outside run.  The little pigs were filled with joy at being able to finally run around…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 26, 2015

  Vines and Wine

  farm life, visitors from France

• Journey to Jul

  

  Yesterday the boys Hugo and his brother Jules drove over to the big farm with me to collect walnuts for the pigs. Here are the pictures Hugo took with Camera House as we drove.  Life is full of such journeys. Little ones. Good little journeys.  No future or past. Just driving there and back. Collecting…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 25, 2015

  Farming, Photography

• Nervous Mime

  Do you remember the story I wrote years ago called My Italian Housekeeper about when I lived in Italy and the housekeeper did not speak English and I did not speak Italian and she was terrifying but we got along just fine! Because she talked to me using her hands and her body and pointing…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 23, 2015

  Life, Photography

  judder bars, my italian housekeeper, visitors to the farm

• A French Apartment

  

  “There are wild turkeys out the front of your house,” said the FedEx man, his excitement palpable as he handed over  my new crepe pan that Hugo later deemed Too Small.  “Not wild” I said. “And that is why I have  No Shooting signs up”.  “Beautiful.” he said as he threw sticks for the dogs.  No…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 22, 2015

  Farming, Life, Photography

  Barn, gilts, hereford pigs, turkeys

• The Daily View

  

  Do you remember the year I spent taking a picture of the Daily View?  Every day. Here it is again. A lot has changed since that year. I need to go back and see what year that was.  But it is getting late and I have already spent to much time making my To Do list…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 21, 2015

  Farming, Life, Photography

  blogging, farming, small farm farming