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Beautiful Images from my Sister
My sister The Aunt has produced this photographic essay of her week on the Plains for us. A special exhibition for The Fellowship of the Farm She called the file: ” Sisters and Clouds.” Aren’t they beautiful. Much love Cecilia and her Sister PS My sister has asked that you respect that these are from her…
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I Love it.
Eating frozen-cold home made ice cream and drinking really hot Gumboot Tea at the same time. The trick is to take a big mouth of scalding hot tea, swallow and while your mouth is still hot add a spoonful of ice-cream. I love it! Yesterday the girls took over the kitchen (as well as their…
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Siesta
When the farmers in residence and any visitors come to work here I run a very tight time line for each day. They start at 7.30. We work until breakfast, after breakfast we work again. Lunch then SIESTA. Then reconvene at 3pm and work for another three hours, showers, dinner, clean-up, sleep. The siesta (I think)…
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Ten days running
Bobby T the Dutch Belted/Holstein cross calf is only ten days old. Such a strong vigorous boy. His favourite thing is to chase dogs. It is amazing really how busy and strong these animals are right from birth and yet human babies who sit fatly at the top of the food chain are so fragile,…
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WHY AM I COLD?
And YES. The capitals DO mean I am shrieking! I was outside yesterday in big jacket, wooly scarf big socks – the works. Can someone please tell the rain gods that it is May now and it is time to warm up so the vegetables can grow and I can wear less than three layers.…
The Kitchen's Garden 