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full bore and full steam ahead
I wrote a rather lovely newsletter on Sunday. It is lovely. I really liked it. Go HERE to read. Leave a comment or a like there. I would really appreciate it. But I struggled to keep it linear. I kept going back and forth because my brain is still in full-bore gear. Flying out at
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from the archives – july 2012
July 28 2012 “Welcome to my Long life of Glorious Littleness” Sometimes I think we worry too much. That our lives are too small and won’t amount to much. When they already have mounted up to quite something. And the weight of my life in gold would be too heavy to carry anyway. If we
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frostbite and frothy vomit
What to do if your pig is vomiting – call your vet of course. But vets don’t grow on trees and nor does money. This little pig came rushing out for breakfast as usual (so he was not sick), shoved the others out of the way and lunged at the apples (the fattest greedy little
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thinking about: jumping
“Because, there might be adventure where ever I land” said little pig. “There might be adventure but there will be a sore head.” says the big chicken. Interestingly no little pigs have jumped off the top of the bales and into the corridors and away. “We are leaving all the breaking and entering to the
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from the archives. june 2012
June 25, 2012 – milking Daisy. This is the milking routine with Daisy. When I first started milking cows on the farm. Way back when. Good morning. I wanted to document a milking in pictures for you. This was easier said than done as I needed to bring in people unfamiliar with my camera (Our
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the sou’wester blows warmer but the chill remains
The wind has flipped to the Sou’wester which is a warmer wind in this hemisphere. Though it is only 8 degrees. F. So warm is a relative term. And the long wall in my study is south facing so it’s a bit chillier than previous days in here today. The wind affects houses in different
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