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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
My farms are organic and regenerative and full of stories. I have been writing here about environmentally sustainable farming and food and travel since 2011.
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ARE YOU AFRAID OF SPIDERS?
Is fear of spiders a world wide thing? I think so but I wonder why some people are terrified of spiders and others will pick them up and carry them outside. Which are you?
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SHEILA SHOCKED BY RUMOURS
… of her disappearance. Actually she is quite chuffed that you noticed that Miss C and Camera House don’t get down the back to photograph her often enough.
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THE CASE OF THE MISSING EGGS
Since I moved the ducks sleeping quarters into the barn their egg numbers have declined. Only two yesterday. I suspect a skunk. So I have begun a trial. I hate to go backwards but tonight I will herd them back into their old tin hut for a few days and see how many eggs I…
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DUCKS APPALLED BY PIG
Now that the Plonkers are in the Rat House field, Tima and Tane are back in the Corridor Paddock and Tima is quietly creating havoc as usual.
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YESTERDAY’S YESTERDAY
Because you all live in my yesterday. Here are the skies from yesterday’s yesterday – the day before that day – they were magnificent. They seemed to want to speak or warn. Omenish. Full of portent. But the skies words were too slow. Too low. Too nebulous. I watched but could not hear. Like a…
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SITTING PIG
Once the little pigs are big enough to drink from their mother while she is standing up they start to put on weight quick smart. No need to talk her into lying down so they can have a feed, they just wait until she is having a feed herself or standing quietly minding her own…
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