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Lifting Gloom
For the last few days we have had good big periods of sun. Vitamin D is flooding back into our systems. All the animals lounge in the delicious sunlight. Soaking it up. Like yellow flowers. Though a good number stare through the window (where I am cooking for dinner guests) saying – Now? Are you…
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The Christmas cow
No, not Elsie. Our darling head tossing Elsie. She is not the Christmas Cow. (John asked why she is still wearing her halter – I still cannot get too close to her, so until she is quite calm with me, I need to be able to have that halter.) There is another cow coming. Another…
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Boxing Day
Though Poppy did get some Christmas left overs her manners leave a lot to be desired. This is her latest trick. To rear up and plant her feet straight on top of the gate or fence snorting and shrieking and drooling. Not a pretty look HopandPop Poppy. She does not stand like that for long so…
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Party Hats
Merry Christmas, Mad. Says Sheila. Sorry the Santa Hat is purple but it was a last minute aquisition. What about me? Says Timatanga Moana. (Who wants everything that anybody else has.) Where is MY hat? Here you are then. A Christmas party hat for Tima. Bet you wish you had never asked for a party hat.…
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Christmas Eve/Day
Because Christmas is not polite enough to fall on the same day of the week each year, I am Always mixed up. I need continuity. Without a TV or radio to remind me of the day – a muddle happens. Two of my children are on my side of the globe but three of my…
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Tane worked out how to climb the steps up onto the big beautiful New Zealand verandah yesterday. For several days now it has been warm enough for the grass to start growing again. So Tima and Tane (after much begging at the gates) have been let out of their own little field each day. They are grazing…
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