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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Celery Soup for my Little Sister
Even though my little sister lives far, far away in New Zealand I can still cook her some celery soup. Aren’t we lucky. Our mother became sick when my sister was only a little girl and I keep forgetting that she saw me in the kitchen more often than she ever saw Mum there. So…
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So, How Many Days are there in September?
This piggie has cauliflower ears.. must be all that rugby out in the field. So, how many days until the end of September? We have run into a problem I did not foresee. We have eaten all the greens, there are no more tasty greens in the garden at the moment. The kale is decimated,…
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The Rustle of a Rain Shower
The stillness of approaching weather sat about little farm yesterday. The clouds had slowly lowered about our heads like a tin lid, amplifying all the darkening sounds and tricking the crickets into early song. The birds gathered in heavy trees and went quiet. The big animals ate as fast as they could. Filling their bellies…
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Straw sent up the Clatter Box
Sixty bales. That will do for a start. Straw is for bedding. Hay for feeding. In a mild winter like we had last year I did not need as much straw as the animals preferred to hang around outside. But we have calves due earlier next year so we need plenty of clean bedding on…
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The Corn Thief
Boo has begun stealing ripe dry maize out of the field. They call it field corn here. Oh yes! He eats it! He is one BAD Boy. Bad Boo. Sheila is on a diet and deeply unimpressed. Did I tell you that I have decided to breed her myself in January. I don’t want to…
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