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Arrivals
My new helper has arrived. She has quickly learnt how to drive the tractor and is helping clear out the dirty straw in the barn. She has been working on farms all summer and is very adept at picking up new skills. Plus she likes my cooking. Her name is Elise. Welcome. Elise. And hullo…
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Poppy’s Day Out
I was taking a break from the farmy things and was sat on the couch doing Social Media things when I heard a commotion outside. I looked up and found Poppy, my beautiful hereford piggie looking back at me through the screen door, of the porch. TonTon was right behind her muttering to himself. “I told…
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Tree-ed
Marmalade being a nice wee well behaved house cat. Marmalade being a nice wild don’t -even-think-about-calling-me-down tree cat at the top of a very tall maple. I am not good at judging heights but it is higher than the house. She likes to be high. This high. miss c “You get down from there this…
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Dancing piggie
Tima sit. Good little kunekune. Good girl. Sit Tima. Good Timatanga Moana. Tima – UP! Up more? Very good girl! Tima – roll over. OK, good, yes, Sit. Tima – Play Dead. OK. yes of course. Up. Good girl. Good piggie. And speaking of play: I hope you all have a lovely day. Your own friend…
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Sky Night Light
In the evening after a good rain, and we have a good rain almost every day lately, the sun will often slide through the dark broody clouds and rest its benevolent underwater eye on the landscape. The greens change to lime, the golds to rich honey and there is just so much forgiveness in the sky. We…
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