Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther
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The Corn Thief
Boo has begun stealing ripe dry maize out of the field. They call it field corn here. Oh yes! He eats it! He is one BAD Boy. Bad Boo. Sheila is on a diet and deeply unimpressed. Did I tell you that I have decided to breed her myself in January. I don’t want to…
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The Home Grown September Challenge is a Bliss-full Challenge.
I began the September Home Grown Challenge almost two weeks ago and with only one 24 hour break, when I went to Chicago, I have been dining in on home grown fresh food. We are streaming along. The food is glorious. I do buy the raw milk that I would usually get from Daisy…
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Bees on Marble and the Cow’s Dining Car
Bees are great ones for sleeping in. Only the scouts were out and about in this early morning shot. But once the worker bees get the message this will be a busy plate later in the day. As the demand grows I will put out greater quantities of sugar water. Daisy, Queenie and this years…
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In chronological order, some days are just like that
It is dry now. Not unusual for September. So I am watering. The first thing I do every morning is load the dehydrator and start the sauce. Oh and here is the link to the tomato sauce I am making today. It is from Tanya in Spain. This is the one that Chg John makes too.…
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From the sublime to the ridiculous, or was it the other way round?
We are being held in the moist hand of a humid hot spell. It won’t last long. It is September after all. But all the wearers of fur and feather and leather coats are panting. Water is a dog’s best friend on days like these. Though some are more dignified than others. Ton prefers the…

