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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Is this Sleeping Pig Lying?
Surely this old pig can not be this tired? Tima the kunekune pig is like a heat seeking missile – a very chubby, bovine, heat seeking missile – when she spies an empty lap. She trots over and lays her tired head in said lap and is snoring within minutes. Wriggling every now and then…
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The Delicious Welcome from Dogs (and Pigs)!
You know how dogs race toward the approaching car with unbridled excitement!? Meeting you at the opening door with wide mouths, and wagging tails. Well, add a pig then you have the usual Farmy greeting. Wai always hangs back a little not liking the jostle of the great unwashed. Look a little further to see…
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Cats in Pictures
Cats effortlessly captivate the camera. With their curves and independence. It is the independence that attracts us. Maybe? Lulu Vandal These two are the last cats that we will have here on the farm. I want to encourage native birds not predator cats. These two cats are old now. But still healthy and hunting. Have…
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Feathers for Mr Flowers
Mr Flowers, our most beautiful and quite old peacock, loses his feathers in the late summer and has now commenced to grow back his long long tail. Every year this happens. His feathers are the brightness in our winter. Peacocks are such ethereal creatures. He is such a beautiful bird. And he is a good…
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Flowers in Our Footsteps
A few Words with a little Wisdom. I am in the suburbs. With family – of course – and so far away from The Farmy that I have no animals to care for. There are three children here so of course there is housework and kid stuff. And I am travelling light without my laptop…
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Boo Paying No Attention At All
BooBoo caught on film! BooBoo Bloopers. He thinks no-one is watching but we are all watching this dog. Sundays are Podcast Days so make sure to have signed up at SubStack then your podcast will be delivered straight to your inbox on Sunday. Substack is where I write on Sundays. All week I gather Farmy…
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