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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Big Dog’s Coat of Not Many Colours
It was cold today. I mean not too cold. My words are too short. I feel I should be writing something poetic about the approaching winter and I know that Smidge would say this with a whole lot more elegance and poetry but there was a wintry feel to the air that blew around our…
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Pania Pouts as New Kittens Named
Miss c: Hey, Tui and Pania, come over, we are going to name the two kittens. Pania: Tui, shove over, you are in the way. Tui: Miss c. Pania is touching me with her snotty beak. Get out,, Pahn! Aaaah! Miss c: Pania did you just push Tui off the beam? Pania: No. We were…
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A gypsy summer day with three new teensy weensy arrivals
First this most magnificent day in chronological order because that is the way we do things. It was like a sumptious spring day yesterday. All cushiony and warm and loud with birdsong. A scanty bright sunrise over the swimming pool. Fat sheep!! A growth spurt in the fields and gardens. The bees were out in…
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The Pigs Are in the Vegetable Garden!
But thats ok. I left the gate open for them. Queenie is not amused, but in all honesty Queenie is very seldom amused. She is a solemn cow. Have you ever looked up and realised your day is almost gone and you have not even Thought about dinner. Well Dinner was not my main concern…
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