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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Ducks like Vegetables Too and the First Blossom!
So yesterday was spent raising the South Kitchens Garden beds. The ducks can clean up a whole bed of greens in seconds. They LOVE their vegetables. So I am putting my favourite greens out of their reach. These ducks don’t fly (and have a rooster guardian as you can see). So the beds don’t have…
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Who knew cats could Play Possum
Vandal the cat was laid out on his back totally still. So still that Boo actually went over to make sure he was not dead. Hush, said Vandal, I am playing a trick on the roosters. Then he leapt up and flew at speed through the assembled roosters (it was dinner time) scattering them in…
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How I Layout the Images in my Blog Post
On an ideal day. This is my formula – you will all do this differently and I would love to hear how your construct your pages too and what you love to see on a page. The images on a blog page make all the difference to your work. Humans are very image based. It…
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Full Steam Ahead, as my old Sailing Da used to say
Technology is not always predictable – especially for the Great Unwashed like me. Yesterday and the day before were frightening days for the Kitchens Garden Farm Blog. I downgraded in preparation for the move (not wanting to pay another year of full price) and this made a nasty impact on the WordPress site. I lost…
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Sorry to send one more test Post
But the only way I can make absolutely sure that I have reached you all again is to send another post. The last two did not go out to anyone! Hoping that you all receive this. The last 24 hours have been hell. Let’s hope we are back to normal. Celi PS – Just write…
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Test Number THREE!
Let me know if you get this! I miss you all – this is horrible. So, comment if you have this delivered to your inbox so I know my posts are going out again. WordPress is playing Hide and Seek with my posts. Hopefully they are working on fixing the problem and also reinstating all…
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