Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther
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CAT – Ching the sun
Yesterday was fine and still and stunning. Cooler but just beautiful. Cats love that kind of weather. Manouchki follows me everywhere, into the pig’s pen, the chook house, out into the field. He is a fearless wee cat. And Boo’s wish has come true because lately Manouchki has been seen climbing into Boo’s outside bed (an…
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Mum said …
When I was a very young mother (and I was very young indeed.. I married ridiculously young to a perfectly nice boy ) My mother said to me.. OK, you have proved you are a really good housekeeper, now you have a baby – so just be a Mum. She was not a Saint, she was just…
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Shifting Pigs
The girls and I finished cleaning out the barn yesterday. I have to admit it was a couple of days of heavy work. But in the end all the dirty straw was piled down the back in a new compost heap. It was steaming! And Sheila and Poppy have been moved back into their winter quarters…
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Books and Chicks
The Books are Here! (Well, Half the books are here due to a wee mix up at the printers but I am sure they will do their best to fix up this error today and hopefully send them asap. Melissa my copilot is onto it and will let us know how that is going.) However…
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I was going to leave …
… the calves out in their fields last night. Everything seemed calm over there at the big barn across the way. Local dogs being good. Local dogs owners making sure of it. Then as I brought them in last night I saw the fresh HEAD of a small animal laying in the grass. It was pale. And…
The Kitchen's Garden 