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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Yes, that is a Marmalade Kitten climbing onto a BooNanny’s head
Look at this tiny Marmalade Cat.. climbing up onto Boo Nannys head. Boo stays very still and then very slowly turns his imploring eyes to me with a ‘how long can this go on’ look. Long time Boo, sorry buddy. The Duke of Kupa knows that this warm sunshine is on the wane so he…
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Peahens on the Catwalk, Kitten in the Garden
Pania and Tui. Posing for the paparrazi. Signatures later! Maybe. Lots of flat-out farm work again yesterday. Working on the little hoop house, and bringing in as much produce as is left in the gardens, tonight it is meant to freeze down to 35F (1.6C) so it a race against time. Who knows if the…
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Getting Stuck In
When you feel like life is getting the better of you I always find the best antidoteto the overwhelmed feeling is some good hard work. It has been cold so I broke out the clown pants, hauled them on and got stuck in. In the last two days I have shoveled out and cleaned most…
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grizzle, drizzle, fizzle
I am getting tired, feeding kittens all through the nights for the last wee while is taking its toll. And I am afraid we are going to lose the middle kitten too. I have done everything I can, but yesterday he began to fail and sit hunched over, although I feed him tiny drinks frequently…
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Life goes on …
But without the Little Kitten I am afraid. I wish I could give you better news. He died while sleeping in the sun yesterday morning. In all the time he was here he never really woke up. His eyes seldom opened. He weighed little more than feather. He just got lighter and lighter then softly…
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