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meanwhile back at the farm
While I am toiling away in lovely 70/80f degree days out here in the antipodes, the farm in Illinois and its guardians is toiling away in 16f degrees with snow. Rhonda tells me that Tima is being very naughty stealing food! “Tima is a naughty pig. She is eating anything she can get to. She…
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my today is your yesterday
Writing in my usual slot of the early morning, in my usual spot in bed, with my usual hot water and lemon, means you will all be receiving this post at a different time now. But the early morning slot is my most comfortable for writing so we will continue. Chicago is 17 hours in…
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In Melbourne, Australia
My body was hauled all the way around the world over the course of about 30 hours and every single flight lined up beautifully. I left the farm in Illinois in the Sunday morning and arrived in Melbourne, Australia Tuesday morning. (Losing a day). By then I was hanging in rags! But we went to…
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TKG Archives: July 2011
Today is the first day of our deep dive into the archives. I remember the very real fear that I felt when I began posting. I thought how could I possibly have enough to write about! And who would read anyway? Hah! Well that proved an unfounded fear. It was high summer in 2011. My…
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cold gales
A nor’wester and fiercely cold. Wind plus cold is hard on stock. And it blew hard and cold all night. Lucky the animals all have shelter. My Dad (a man of the sea) said a gale is anything over 30 knots. In the very noisy night the winds were gusting up 35+ miles an hour…
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Farmers and the Weather
To be honest. Most farmers begin any discussion with talk about the weather. The weather makes all the difference in our day. You can tell a farmer because they can find a way to moan about the weather even when it is perfect. That’s me! A woman said to me the other day she tries…
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