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Cat Ladder
The ladder of cat joy. The old, long, once-red ladder rises from the ground up to the little window into the hay loft. A walk up into where I store the straw. A cosy spot. We call it the Peacock Palace. From this window I can throw down straw for the pigs. The ladder (and…
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Snow Flurries Today
What? Right? I don’t think so though. Even though snow flurries are in the forecast it is more likely to be a cold drizzle. Though the temps are going to hover around above freezing for the next few days. (And below freezing on Friday). So maybe it will be a bit of snow. But as…
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Farming Fast – Six more Sleeps
My bag remains packed. I will change out the few hard-cold items for a few lighter layers more suited to an autumnal Southern Hemisphere. But that is all. Basically it will remain the same small cabin bag. More on packing light for a long trip later. It is still raining! In fact last night it…
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Farming Fast – Six more Sleeps
My bag remains packed. I will change out the few hard-cold items for a few lighter layers more suited to an autumnal Southern Hemisphere. But that is all. Basically it will remain the same small cabin bag. More on packing light for a long trip later. It is still raining! In fact last night it…
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A Bumpy Ride Home
It was calm and clear in Canmore at dawn when I caught the airport bus down into Calgary. And each of my connections were on time. But the ride back to the Midwest was a bit of a roller coaster. Twice in the last few weeks, I’ve read about significant injuries on planes from turbulence.…
The Kitchen's Garden 