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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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JUST THE WAY OF IT
THIS morning early I awoke to loud cackling and commotion in the chook house so Boo and I went out to investigate. Boo shot through the door, dug his feet in and roared ahead of me, he rounded the corner at full gallop and swooped in at the chook house door catching and killing a…
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TWENTY DAYS
TWENTY days until I take off for Greece for a week. Merciful heavens I had better get a wriggle on. It is shocking how much slower I am without my help. I am simply not as driven. The gardens are way behind and yesterday I was sitting on the step with my head propped on my…
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HOW THE GRASS GROWS
ALTHOUGH it has been a little cooler again these past few days the new pig pasture fields are leafing up and growing beautifully. In fact the lack of heat and just a little bit of rain here and there have created perfect growing conditions for fields.
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A MOVING MINERAL BLOCK
YESTERDAY I moved the calves slowly through the corridor paddock and into Pat’s Paddock. I just opened gates and let them wander at their own pace as the little pigs Tima, Tane and WaiWai live in the corridor paddock and I did not want any clashes – calves have sharp hooves.
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JOHN DEERE 490 PLANTER
Languishing in the back shed of a friend of Our John’s was this very old four row planter. The moment he was offered it John was in the truck and collecting it. As near as we can work out with the minimum of research this looks like a John Deere 490 Planter. Maybe from the…
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TIA FINDS HER SPOT
Tia found her confidence today and allowed me to give her head a good scratch for quite a long time. In fact each time I stopped she would angle her head into my hand again. Every cow has a sweet spot and Tia’s is right between the eyes.
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