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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Being Water Boy with a Camera
You may have noticed that most of my images this week have been in the evening. My main work is done in the morning and in the afternoon. It is the evening shift that I do the waters. And it is in the evening that the temperatures drop enough for the animals to move and…
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Walkabout on the hot, hot sleepy farmy
Ok, back to business! I rearranged animals the other day. Mia, Meadow and The Murphy are in The Daisy Paddock with the big gate closed so they have very little shade in the morning. I made them a beer tent. They seem more than happy with it. Their shade gets bigger as the sun…
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Hairy MacLairy gets some Piggy Kisses
Hairy MacLairy the ram makes some unusual friendships. But this must be the strangest of them so far. Sheila were you over there kissing that ram? No Miss C is was not me. It was Charlotte. She’s smelly can I bite her? I only want to kiss you Miss C. Why don’t you come closer…
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Mama hates me today and the Pink Pickled Onion recipe.
Mama hates me today. I have begun the process of weaning her lambs from her. She is getting worn down, her udder is looking banged up with dry patches and these lambs at almost three months old are big and pushy. Watching those two fly at her at full gallop, charging straight at her udder…
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How to make Fresh Homemade Yogurt and Farmers Cheese
Farmers Cheese or Country Cheese as we call it, is a fresh cheese. It is fast to make for a cheese, and if you do not eat it all immediately it will sit in your fridge for about a week. I have used it on pizzas, in grilled cheese, sandwiches and salads. And as a…
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