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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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The Fantastic Fellowship of Books and Help-Meets.
While I had help on the farmy. Feeding out. Climbing up and down the ladder for me. Throwing in straw for the piggies. Sheila was thrilled and slightly dismayed as she had to remake her bed. Making me lunch and trimming naughty Marmalade’s fingernails. You were all in the Lounge of Comments creating a magnificent…
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So: What are you reading?
I have no photographs from yesterday. How did this happen? Yesterday morning I drove out to visit my people and half way down the road, I discovered that my body is not ready for the driver’s seat yet. But I had promised so I continued. When I got home, I did only critical things…
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A secret and a kiss
Look at this beautiful but bitterly cold day. It honestly does not look as cold as it was. Though in a month we will look back on yesterday and think.. that was not That cold. Guinea fowl for Deb and Equus. And my fat piggies. Officially plonkers now. On Dec 10 two…
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7F (-14C ) is too bloody cold for November
All the cats and dogs crept inside last night. It was a zoo. But they knew it was going to get very cold. Scrapper took over Maramalade and Boo’s bed. For the whole afternoon. Boo took it back later in the night Much to Marmalade’s relief. The Plonkers through the kitchen window. I was outside…
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Are peacocks noisy?
Tui the peahen very kindly clambered up on top of one of the Car Carcasses so I could get a better shot of her for you. (Crouching down is still out of the question for me). I was asked the other day whether the pea fowl are noisy. Not really. In fact from late summer…
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