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Rolling Hits of Stormy Weather
Nasty squalls hurled themselves across the landscape of the midwest plains last night. Wind, rain that sounded like hail, the roar of the storms, all flew above our heads like malevolent angels. Thunder shook the house and lightening kept Boo under the desk with his storm blanket on his head. The squalls came in banks,…
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Fact: Chickens Lay Eggs Standing Up. Video.
Here I will show you. I had dismantled the laying boxes yesterday, taking off the front plank preparing for the spring clean. I was sweeping out the boxes when this chicken insisted on climbing in and laying her egg. Quick. Quick. She said. She wiggled about a bit then stood still, squatted slightly and laid…
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Nanny Boo the self appointed Guardian Dog
Dogs are all the things. They are companions. Guard dogs. Guardian dogs. Farm dogs. Lap dogs. Nagging dogs. Old dogs. What else? The above shot is of Boo trying very hard not to look annoyed (and failing) as I take TOO LONG to get ready to go outside. But one job that Boo, (the Blue…
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Easy Home Made Laundry Liquid
⚫️ In 2019, it was estimated that 49% of all liquid laundry detergents, and about 77% of powdered laundry detergents, contained micro-plastics. Synthetic polymers. Nasty stuff. ⚫️ 700 million plastic laundry detergent jugs are thrown away each year in the United States. ⚫️ Synthetic clothing sheds micro-plastics as they are washed and the microplastics are flushed…
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How not to panic when your Draft Blog Post Disappears!
Blogging is not always plain sailing. My daily blog post was almost finished and just perfect. 🐞 Then winked out. In fact I am sure it was AWARD WINNING! The pictures were beautiful. All the images were optimised and had alt-text and the SMO was still deeply confusing but I was feeling really good about…
The Kitchen's Garden 