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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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Dog Cuddles and your Weekend Reading
Our trip to the old folks home was a wild success. Although apprehensive, the moment we were through the two big sliding doors Ton’s nose hit the floor and he smelt his way right down the corridor to the lift. We had to have a wee pause after the lift to catch a wee doggie…
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A cat sat in the washing machine
I know many cats like to sit in washing baskets but Mary’s Cat took the feline laundry fetich thing to a whole new level yesterday morning. Now before you panic. The washing machine was empty and Mary’s Cat had not been locked inside. He had climbed into the clean, open, front loading washing wachine and…
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Hairy MacLairy gets his Own Way.
Someone is putting on weight. At this time of year and for at least another 6 weeks, if not longer, I have to keep the animals out of the fields for two reasons 1) so that the grass can grow. Daisy does not understand this. 2) So that large animals do not pug the…
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Something has to be done about the fighting
I had a discussion in the barn last night about the cockfights in the farmyard. … Miss C: Peghorn. Have you been fighting with other roosters? Have you looked at your face lately? Peghorn: There is nothing wrong with my face. I have a pretty face. Miss C: You have bite marks. Peghorn: No Miss…
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Saturday that was Sunday, could be Monday – Reads and Awards
Everyone is in a different time zone. I was writing this on Saturday, I will be finishing it on Sunday and some of you will be reading it on Monday when I publish it on Sunday! I just discovered that there is a state in America, I cannot remember which one, that has two different…
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