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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Ten Tips on surviving a Heatwave without Airconditioning.
I know I was going to talk with you about the chooks/chickens/hens. But before I go there: I am sorry to do this to all my readers who are in the winter on the other side of the world shivering quietly in your corners but evidently it is going to be Really HOT here this…
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First : plant flowers for the bees and butterflies
First: When we began to develop the place I planted flowers. The flower garden is such an important part of ANY property. Especially any place that I am. I was new here so I had to do my homework and find the flowers that LOVE neglect and love to live right HERE. I had to…
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Sunday Brunch – cooking in your pajamas
Bad bugs eating my vines. Pesticide Free is such a Chore sometimes . I am whining about the threat to my wine….. Japanese Beetles but there is a way to deter them. I will tell you about that next time. For now Sunday Brunch: Breakfast Potato Cakes. (for two and a half).. I am usually…
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This morning in my nightie
I made peach jam .. wow that shot has come up very orange hasn’t it. Well they were very very bright peaches when I picked them. Kind of. And now the Peach jam. Better colour. Very yum . Six pounds of fruit. Four cups of sugar and three tablespoons of lemon juice. Do the wrinkle…
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Bees move house.
As promised here are the photos of us housing the new bees. I am learning as we go with bees but one thing for sure is that when working with them I move slowly and gently so as not to cause a ruckus. For some reason this is always accompanied by a soothing monologue. I…
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