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Stormy Internet
Last night we had a series of strong storms rip through. And that took out the internet for a while. Then my day got in the way. But now we are all back in order. So here is my yesterday in pictures. Today is the last day of turning the turkey and peacock eggs then I…
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A kick from the belly
Yesterday I sat down in the straw with Hop and Pop Poppy, she sighed and laid beside me so I could stroke her belly. She loves to have her belly stroked. And that is when one of her piglets kicked me. A little hoof reached out and poked me in the palm of my hand. I…
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From the verandah
Last night my good friend who lives up on the ridge came down into the marshes for a drink and some pizza on the verandah. And from there we watched the animals and birds wander past. And as Berit, Federico and I had stacked the last of the hay and gardened the last bay in the vegetable gardens we…
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Hay In The Barn
Hay. The best air freshener of all. I had to turn the field twice to accelerate the drying because of all the rain in the forecast. And Jen and I went back out and gently spread out the bigger clumps by hand so it all dried evenly.Which as usual made my skin erupt in welts and…
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Pig in a Pot
Poor Poppy wants nothing more than to sit in her water pot. But Sheila said No. Sheila that was a little bit mean. The hay is rolled and drying fast. Bad weather comes in tonight so I am hoping to bale this evening. We have had a perfect few days.. which makes me even more of…
The Kitchen's Garden 