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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Growling Sheila
Sheila tried to take her barn door off its hinges yeterday. She has another door out into her field but decided that she wanted to get into the field – maybe to visit Tane? She literally put her nose through the pales in the gate and lifted the old wooden gate off the hinges. I heard…
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Through Dirty Windows
As opposed to dirty pillows of course. All the cows have clean pillows now. Yesterday I changed your Point Of View so you could see what we see from the Loft windows. The attic of this small house has been changed into a loft with two sleeping spaces. This is where many of my workers sleep so…
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Boar Tusks – Up Close
Yesterday Inaki and I dug out the cows winter pen. This is a big spring job as I always have a deep bed of straw in the winter which is warm for the cows but a lot of heavy work in the spring. Thank God I have Inaki this year. We will have piles of compost…
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Free as a Bird
Have you ever looked at the birds as they fly and wished to be a bird. This is probably my oldest wish. To be able to fly like a bird. So effortless. So far above every wish or cognitive thought. Soaring. Actually my most recurring dream (and God knows you do not want to be…
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No such Luck
It was cold yesterday, below freezing, we left in the dark to drive up to the fairgrounds but even though there were crowds of people at the market, there was more a flea market feel to the affair, people sitting wrapped in blankets with the contents of their garages spread out before them. I felt…
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The girls decide
Have to run – we are leaving for the Bantam Swap early so here are yesterdays pics. What is wrong with those pictures? Naughty opportunistic pigs taking advantage of high winds and broken gates. And combine without fuss. And as they will be ten months in three weeks and are quite big enough, according to my…
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