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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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ACROSS THE WAY
The cows across the way are healthy and happy. Manu and Poppy are together. Though we only have Manu’s nose so you are going to have to take my word for it. And back in the home barn. And now I must away! I have another very fast moving day. I need to drag my…
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MAIN STREET
Yesterday afternoon – Camera House and I visited a little local town for Christmas on Main Street.
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RICH
One of our greatest talents is the ability to articulate joy. We all have this talent – it is not rare thankfully. Though fleeting in some lives. But just because it is a common talent, recognising joy, does not mean that it is of lesser value. I find that lift of the heart so frequent…
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THE NEW KID
Meet Camera Houses’s new friend. An early Christmas and birthday gift all rolled into one from Our John and his mother, The Matriarch. This is a Fujifilm X30. And marvellous. And no it is not my birthday or Christmas.
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