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Shocks
The electricity problem is back.. not car batteries this time but electric lights. Over the last 24 hours I have blown two lights in the barn, (the moment I switch the lights on – BAM they blow with a loud Tick), Sheila’s bedroom light, the outdoor lights on the verandah (both of them) my bedroom light (who needs a…
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Goodbye November
Hullo December! Yesterday it was warm again, almost 50F (10C) which meant the little glass-room got some sunshine, (I love the fresh herbs!) and we all warmed up a bit. The bees came out for a look see, .. the dogs got to ride on the back of the truck – their favourite, and we…
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The one
We have watched Nanny Boo for a year now, raise Marmalade, then help her raise her six kittens. And this shot says it all. This surely is the penultimate image of Nanny Boo aka The Dog-Father and his brood. I had to stand on a chair to take this shot. And it is complete with Boo’s ‘dragon”…
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Happy Birthday – Zia
One of the Fellowship has a birthday today. We call her Zia. She is the Master Memory behind her nephew’s blog From The Bartolini Kitchens. Their food is amazing. Her nephew Chicago John gave his Aunt a most unusual Birthday present. Feeding Sheila for the day. Zia’s birthday day. So all day today Sheila is having a…
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Eating wears me out!
Why does food make you feel so tired? Yesterday we had home grown ham and vegetables with all the trimmings. Piles of delicious food. Cold and gray outside with constant snow flurries but warm and happy on the inside in more ways than one. However we are not done yet. One more dinner party, this time…
The Kitchen's Garden 