Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther
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Well, that was a Surprise
I was feeding the cows their cabbages and pumpkins and guess who crashed the party! I let the little pigs out to have a rummage in theit field and it only took about 20 minutes for these two to find me. The other two had stayed where they were left. But back into the small…
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When you hit that overwhelmed feeling
Identify it first. That overwhelmed feeling. Give it a word. The first word that comes to mind. The word I am giving that feeling today is: prepare. Breathing helps. A good declutter of the brain helps.(not sure how to do that yet, but like my cutlery drawer it is long overdue). We are icebergs. Or…
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Deep Night Chook Protection Squad
Boo and I were slow to rise this morning. We were out hunting in the night. Boo woke me twice convinced that something was trying to get into his chickens. The chickens are locked into their small Fort Knox for all the hours of darkness but maybe something was circling the walls – something evil…
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Garlic Planting Day
Today is garlic planting day! The first week of October is the best time to plant garlic in Zone 5. As an aside: In November 2023, the USDA updated its Plant Hardiness Zone Map for the first time since 2012, reflecting warmer conditions in many areas. About half of the USA has shifted up half…
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Let the animal decide
In the wild few living creatures survive an attack that leaves open wounds or broken bones. Wounded means weaker and weaker seldom flourishes. But our human instincts are to save a bird or save an animal that has been or is being attacked. Then our instincts are to then nurse them back to health. I…
The Kitchen's Garden 