Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther
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An Underwhelming Outcome
I am sure you remember. The idea was that I would put a table and chairs out into the field and then the wheat would grow up around the table and chairs and I would sneak a table full of food and wine and take a photo. It seemed like a great idea at the…
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The laziest cows in the world
Were you wondering what cows do in the summer? Laze about, thats what. This little trio of cows do nothing but sleep out under the trees. I guess it is a summer thing. The best cows are happy cows. And flies do not a happy cow make so this cow has a clothes line. I…
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How long since it rained at your place?
We daily lifestyle bloggers are lucky because our blogs read like journals and for farming bloggers the weather is one of the most important notations in our journals. So, all I had to do was scroll back to see when we last had rain. Our last rain was on May 8th. You and I remember…
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Get back to bed, she said
You are too young to fly! And Miss C lifted the little bird, for the fourth time that day, off the floor and placed it back into it’s pretend bread basket nest. Little bird glared at Miss C and waited for her to leave the chook house full of savage chickens before hurling himself back…
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The Battle of the Pond
Creating a backyard pond without the use of chemicals is all about using running water and life forms to maintain a kind of pond equilibrium. A balance of fishes, frogs and plants and people and moving water. Ponds without a water source are not natural. Without a human helping, the pond will end up being…
The Kitchen's Garden 