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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Making soap for the first time
Soap is not hard to make as long as you get yourself very organised before you begin. It only takes a couple of hours to make a decent batch of soap. I used lye, lard, coconut oil and water, then added lavender for fragrance. After reading all the sites you sent me to, this weekend I…
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How a dog breaks the shell of an egg
Daisy is a tall cow. Every day Boo gets an egg straight from the chook house. He will throw it up into the air so it will break when it falls and I tried to get this shot. Often it takes three or four throws. But my attention wandered for an instant and he was…
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visitors, burlap bags, pigs bottoms, lightening in the skies, where do I begin
Yesterday Camera house caught Daisy showing you how she backs slowly through the burlap bags dislodging flies. Very slowly. Gently swaying through the lightest of brushes. Flies gone. Not perfect. But she is after all. A Cow. We have a visitor come to stay. The Matriarch has gone to Georgia with Our John, so I…
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Going Walkies … and then back again.
This is how I know it is time to go walkies, the top step by the red door is crowded with dogs. They try desperately to appear patient but it is a losing game. The Big Dog elected to stay on the porch though. He was a bit tired yesterday. We walked South along the…
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The Omnivore’s Farm
Things are starting to wind down on the farmy in some ways. And wind up in others. The bulk of the apples and tomatoes and vegetables are in jars and in the cellar. The pears and apples are next in the crusher, not quite yet though. I have a lot of picking to do yet.…
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