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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
My farms are organic and regenerative and full of stories. I have been writing here about environmentally sustainable farming and food and travel since 2011.
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A New Zealand Garden
On the way to my friends house, and our last stop in this New Zealand journey, I saw this sign. Cool! And here is a New Zealand garden. A little paradise right in town. Auckland has a wonderful climate for plants. She even has chickens tucked away under the trees. And her daughter goes fishing…
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White on White: Ponsonby House.
When first you land in Auckland, New Zealand, or when you are weary of travelling and almost ready to go home – I have found the perfect place for you to lay your little head. I am staying at Ponsonby House, Ponsonby, Auckland. Quite delightfully Bernadette and Jonathon, my hosts, have read the blog too.…
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Bye Bye, Bach. Bye Bye, Beach.
Bye Bye beautiful Bach. Bye Bye beautiful Beach. My Mahunga. Remember to take one last look so we can come back again. Tomorrow I leave very early to drive back to Napier to catch a plane to Auckland. We are on the last leg of our journey. So I have posted this last look at the…
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Home, my other home
To get to my favourite beach on earth we must first take a tiny peek of my favourite view where I grew up. Napier. New Zealand. The fishing boats. I rode past these boats on the way to school… every day for years. The beach where I grew up was too glary for a good…
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My Sister has a Farmy
Yesterday I said my last gulping goodbye when Senior Son dropped me off at the airport, with my lightened luggage, to collect my little zip zip rental car. Wellington is very easy to drive out of especially from the airport and even in the misty rain and low cloud. My little zip zip car and…
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