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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Tima Goes To Piggy Jail
Wind this morning and grey wintry skies. The leaves are blowing into drifts. Or straight out onto the plains. After weeks of warm sunny weather we now have warm windy weather with the promise of rain. And the rain will be nice. WaiWai I took the big blue blanket down from the tree and gave…
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Black Cat.
Black Cats are much maligned in our fairy tale books. But what will really happen if a black cat crosses my path? Not much I imagine. I have occasionally seen a black cat here. But only out of the corner of my eye. He is not my cat. He looks very well fed (probably on…
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This Old Barn
No-one knows exactly when this barn was built. Or by whom, but legend has it that before Our John’s Great – Grandfather gutted it to put huge harvesting machines in there, (horrible) it used to house the draft horses that pulled the early farm implements. Plus the house cow and a couple of hogs for…
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Is Change Too Scary?
There is nothing new on this good earth. What we do know for sure is that we can change and change is good. But to change you have to lift your head up and speak (or write). My mother used to say ‘A change is as Good as a Holiday’. But let’s keep our hearts…
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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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