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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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the mantle of fog settles on the farmy
“Fog is made up of condensed water droplets which are the result of the air being cooled to the point (actually, the dewpoint) where it can no longer hold all of the water vapor it contains.” Well, that is the scientific reason. The real reason is that we all need to rest our minds and have a wee…
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Have you ever made funny faces for a baby…
But the baby does not care… Poor BooBoo. No more laughing, it hurts to laugh. But every time I look at that shot this morning I laugh out loud. Then look what Baby Marmalade did next … Went to sleep in my sewing basket.. Poor BooBoo… Poor Sewing. And as if our grey day yesterday…
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Good news and Lots of Sweetness
Marmalade still loves Boo Boo. But that is not the good news. We all know about the Marmalade and Boo Boo show! Everyone loves the new hay. But that is not the good news either. The Good news is that the Duke of Kupa is not doing the gaggy face anymore. The gaping. And rasping.…
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Blankets for Pigs
Last night was not so cold, but late in the night I got it into my head that Sheila, my big Hereford pig, needed a blanket – and you know how these thoughts are, after the initial thought, nothing will turn it away.. not even the promise of sleep. You see, when I went out…
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Loading hay and sheep drench for the Duke of Kupa
As we did not have enough hay from the fields this season I had to buy in 150 bales of alfalfa and alfalfa/grass bales. It is from neighbouring fields, so should have the same mineral make up as our own and best of all it arrived while The Tall Teenager was here, on leave, to…
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The Fellowship of The Kitchen’s Garden Farmy Book List
Reading List for 2013. Its a big’n. What a magnificent result. Listed in the order received and copied and pasted over – straight from the Lounge of Comments. In your own words. I love hearing all your voices one after the other. I am going to print mine and pop it in the back of…
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