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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Sheila has trotter trouble
The day before yesterday Sheila pulled up lame, by that afternoon she was not walking at all. This happens to Sheila sometimes, she had been out in the field and I think she trips on the ruts, or the coming rain upsets her bones but usually it is the hip that was gouged by the…
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TonTon Chooses
All the names of the people who put their names into the hat to win the little photo book of the Farmy were written on paper and balled up and popped into a basket. The audience gathered – yawning. TonTon loves a good competition and decided that the paper balls needed a proper stir up before…
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BooBoo gets a shock
The four kittens left are wilder than ever. As though the lightness of their numbers has lightened their thoughts. I almost caught Godot in flight. We are getting closer to that perfect image. His wings are so glorious. This is a very long away shot of Godot raising his tail. His unfinished tail. A promise.…
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Yumkins
My visitors from the city brought gifts. PUMPKINS. YUMKINS. Oh we do love those pumpkins out here. And my city friend (Berrit’s Mum you remember her) had hidden these big tasty pumpkins inside her house from that nasty cold spell we had a few weeks back and so they are still orange and crunchy. Sheila thrummed…
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A Give-Away
For the smallest members of my own family, for Christmas, I made a little picture book of the farm animals. There is one spare. Just one. Would you like it? It is a collection of favourite images all of which you know well but I think it would make a lovely little gift for a…
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Beautiful
Beautiful pictures today. I said to Our John through coughs and snorts and much blowing of the nose, (the best rags for a cold are chopped up old cotton nighties or T shirts. Very soft on the nose. I have a very diverse rag bag just for these kinds of things.)anyway I was saying to…
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