Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther
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Where have all the bloggers gone?
If you are still here with me. Blogging and Writing and Publishing. Then I applaud your tenacity! We are amazing! We have beaten off the naysayers and we are stars! Lately I have had a hankering to find all our old blogger friends from the old days on the Farmy. Yes, there is housekeeping going…
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Why Recycling is Rubbish
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” William Morris If we were to apply William Morris’s words to all the things we buy, would we need a recycling bin? I hate recycling. The recycling bin makes us feel all comfy and smug about throwing…
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5 Notes for a Post Winter Clean Up List
Our midwest winter brought a few frozen duck waters, minor mounds of snow, a little slippery ice and some cold temperatures. The fire kept up and I did not have freezing fingers once this winter. Frankly it was a pathetic attempt for a midwest winter. Which makes me worry that the worst is yet to…
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Proud of You I am
All up we raised $3,000 for our neighbours in New Zealand. My family thanks you for joining us in this endeavour. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Because we are all neighbours. So I wrote us a poem. It has nothing to do with floods and everything to do with us. Think…
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Catastrophic Flooding in Hawkes Bay
Hawkes Bay my home region, has been smashed to bits. Cyclone Gabrielle, a severe tropical cyclone that reached a Category 3 on February 6, 2023 threw days of heavy rain and high winds at New Zealand – many regions from Northland to the Central North Island and below were affected by flooding, washed out bridges, power…
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