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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Made me laugh!
Puss and the Peahen. Poor LuLu. Tui tends to pick on cats. “Not a chance buddy”. Says Godot. At which LuLu says a bad word… … and Pania laughs – (in a mean way). – but on the inside. I had to laugh too. Poor LuLu. I could imagine Godot shrieking with laughter.. “Caught us a…
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Sheila Snores
Did you know that? She is a great old snorer. Though you will only hear the snoring if you creep very, very quietly into the barn with ears at the ready. Pigs have incredibly good hearing. And the moment they hear a sound out of the ordinary they jump sideways then freeze and listen. This is why…
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No more crying!!
Let’s look at happy stuff instead. Thank you for yesterdays comments – you are a deep and wondrous group of people. You are The Fellowship. I could not do it without you. Cold but happy. A black and white pig after eating tomato soup for lunch. BooBoo jumps into the pigs corridor. Gotcha, says Poppy.…
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Paying it Forward
When my fourth son was eleven he was a hellion. I was a solo Mum by then, working all the time – working. One day he was seen skateboarding down the hill from our house at speed, in the middle of the road, wearing my big black coat and carrying a petrol can – while…
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