Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther

• White Rabbit

  No, I have not bought a white rabbit. But I’m Late. I’m Late. For my very important daily dawn date with you. I am late for two reasons. This morning I had to sit on my hands and let John go out and do the whole mornings chores without me hovering. The milking, the feeding,…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 26, 2012

  Life, nanowrimo

  late, life, Nanowrimo

• Either stalactites or stalagmites – one or the other

  I know one goes up and one goes down but whichever ones these are, they are an excellent visual example of it being too bloody cold – I will tell you that.  Ghastly, darlinks! The swimming pool has ice swimming in it.  These shots were taken in the afternoon by the way. All day the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 25, 2012

  Farming, Life, nanowrimo, Photography, Vines and Wine

  After you’ve gone, farm cold, jeffrey lent, Nanowrimo, reading, reading as a writer, writing

• Why isn’t the list getting any Shorter?

  Yesterday I reordered the order, and all the animals went in and out of the barn with ease and no escapes. So now the pens are all sorted out for the period that I am away. It is very lucky that pigs do not have digits or at the very least Daisy’s height. They would…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 24, 2012

  Farming, Humour, Life, Photography, Sustainable farming

  dawn, Made in America, Made in china, old barn, pig face, sheep, Shopping, the old barn

• Storm Drill

  Yesterday after Thanksgiving dinner I rallied the troops and we went out to the barn to practice a storm drill. When a storm comes in,  often we do not have a lot of time to get all the animals into the barn.  And depending on where they are outside and where their designated pens are inside,…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 23, 2012

  Farming, Life

  Barn, old barns, preparing to leave the farm, storms

• Will it be You?

  Are you to be my two hundred thousand-TH visitor? At the time of writing (5.24 am), The Farmy has been graced with 199,911 visits.  One of you is going to ring the 200,000 bell today.  John said, is there a prize? but it all crept on me so fast I did not notice so I…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 22, 2012

  Farming, Life, Photography

  farm animals, kindness, Thanksgiving