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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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There is Good News and Bad News
Wednesday here in New Zealand and I am beginning to rise up out of the fog of Damn Covid. Covid is SO TUESDAY. Yet here we are. When I first got Covid (on Sunday), (forty first time ever), I thought oh yay. Isolation! No interruptions to my writing. I am not home. (I am travelling…
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Stalled by Covid
Not me. I am fine. But Covid arrived uninvited into the little house on the hill in Wellington yesterday. (Well probably days before that but it showed its face yesterday). It has presented as a mild cold for the wee boy in question. I am fine. Healthy. And tested negative. But am waiting here to…
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Last Day in the City
Lots of goodbyes coming up. As we roll through them (those awful wistful dreadful goodbyes) I have to remind myself that I will be back. The pull of home is too strong for me to ignore. So working out how to get back is in the forefront of my mind almost as soon as I…
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Island Bay
A place of tough love and incredible beauty. It was pouring down rain by the time I arrived at my friends house in Island Bay and we were losing light fast. After racing up the 60 steps to her house I was able to capture a TKG Take Ten that I will show you tomorrow.…
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Back in the City Garden
The wild city garden. The last few days I have focused on personal admin. When I discovered the term personal admin I was thrilled. It gives a person permission to block out a period of time and work on things like personal banking and taxes and booking travel and planning next steps, Illinois family admin…
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Found my house
The perfect house. A tiny walk back down this river which meets the beach I see the perfect little house for me!! 😂 It is about twenty minutes on foot from the beach! Maybe the farmer will sell me a little bit of garden. And we are good to go. My little off grid house.…
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