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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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Marmalade poses as Dennis the Menace
Marmalade, your wee puss, raised by hand since he was only a couple of weeks old, is a horror. He seldom touches the floor, preferring to zoom about the room flying from chairs to tables to couch to sideboard, leaving a frothy broken tide of disaster in his wake and trailing wild dogs and cats…
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Amazing shots of the sundogs , visiting Sheila and racking the wine.
The sun with his dogs. Frankly I find these images downright spooky. These were taken from the field and yes it was cold. Ads shooting straight into the sun creates some odd effects but there is something deeply supernatural about these. What does it mean to have this in your skies, as you trudge in…
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The Firewood, the Ark, and Sheila Bites the Boar
Out on The Matriarch’s old farm, where John grew up, is an old mulberry tree planted by his Grandfather. Last winter this branch fell. This winter this dead branch will keep his grandson (and his good wife) warm. On the way home we dropped into John’s workshop (at the old farm) so he could show…
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Thank you Post Mistress: How to make cat treats.
They say it takes a village to raise a child – it seems it takes a postal route to raise a kitten. This was delivered to my mail box yesterday. Or it may have been the day before yesterday. Today Our John and I were debating whether it was Wednesday or Thursday. Ah well I…
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