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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Walkabout the FARMY
I do love our walkabouts. Come along then. I shall name everyone as we go along for the newer members of the Farmy Clan. First into the barn and here is Pania and Tui, hiding out in the dimness. It was still a little windy yesterday and they do not like inclement weather. They came…
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An exciting development
We had all these plans for yesterday. I even made a list. Silly me. Three things intervened. Firstly it rained. Hard. An inch fell. I am not complaining about that. Then the milking parlour pump spat the dummy. It did a proper job this time too. So I…
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Big/Old Dog took the Lead
Big Dog has always preceded me on the walks. He is the alpha male. The oldest resident. The Boss Guy. But lately I have realised that he has been walking at my heel, trudging along, not because he wants to but because he is not able to pick up speed and pass me. Big Dog…
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Talking about babies –
WE had another wicked frost yesterday morning. The ground was crunchy as I trudged to and fro in my gumboots and clown suit feeding animals and getting ready for the milking. We still managed to pick kale, lettuce and radishes for lunch but the pickin’s are getting slim! Mia has been let in with the…
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It is a very Foolish thing…
… to put the title of the day’s Weblog Post in the little box before I have looked closely at the images collected in the camera. I was feeling disappointed in my pictures of the last few days. They had been dreary and i was expecting another set of dull shots. I was all set…
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