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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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So far so good
It was minus -10C (-23F) when I went out to start the chores yesterday morning. And the animals were handling it well. Double rations and lots of extra bedding seems to be working so far. By lunchtime we were above zero. Which was nice. Do you remember me saying the other day that getting up…
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The real cold is coming
Boo loves snow and has no interest in any discussion about cold that may result in the curtailment of his outdoor ventures. We have snow again. Just a few inches. It blew snow showers all day yesterday, so the north doors had to be closed. Sheep hate to be locked inside but the barn would…
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Things I learnt (in the absence of a more inspiring title)
I have no photographs. I took the shots, got distracted, loaded them, got distracted, thought I had saved the ones I wanted, got distracted, deleted the file and then let the computer run out of gas and then did not restore and there was nothing.. anywhere. Well you see the problem. And my Hawk the…
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How wonderful ..
The first day of 2014. I have a good feeling. The sun rose white and cold into the blue sky on the last day of 2013. There was even a little snow. I still love snow. I hope I don’t jinx it but things have been quietly, quiet and deeply, blissfully uneventful around here…
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My Monsters and I go for a Walk and Wonder about Stuff
The sun is so low that when it does pop out through a crack in the solid grey that is our sky, all our shadows make us look like monsters. Screen left is Boo and screen right is Sheila. Off on our walk. Everyone wants to check out the compost heap on the way. Off…
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