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  • October 11, 2013

    Boo’s Babies Bed-Time – Just Beautiful.

    First the little orphan kitties need a wash. Then the lesson in how to drink from a saucer. Boo tries to look stern… Fails Bed Time. But I don’t want to go to bed. Bedtime. But it’s still light out! Bedtime. Good morning. Love your friend on the farmy, celi ps The little one is…

  • October 10, 2013

    Stars and Stars. Kittens and Coyotes.

    Yesterday moved past in a continuous blur of feeding every few hours in between all the usual daily chores. I am feeding them in the same manner as the lambs, no set routine, just tiny sips often. Now that they are hydrated the kittens are starting to look about three weeks old. One even played…

  • October 9, 2013

    Oops, she’s done it again! Boo too. Boo is as much to blame!

    Yesterday  I went to The Breeders farm to collect my milk.  (The Breeder bred Daisy and is my mentor in all things Cow). She was flat out. Jogging across her quad to say Hullo. Huge tractors and trailers parked  by the bins. The flat sun was shining and they were harvesting and there is no…

  • October 8, 2013

    The View from the Coupe and the View from the Loft

    Dinner is served every night at this table in the Coupe. We have come in from the covered verandah, it is a mite chilly in the evenings now. Our view is all corn. The  broiler chickens are nearing the end of their time here. I am pleased to report that they have grown slowly and…

  • October 7, 2013

    Making soap for the first time

    Soap is not hard to make as long as you get yourself very organised before you begin. It only takes a couple of hours to make a decent batch of soap.  I used  lye, lard, coconut oil and water, then added lavender for fragrance. After reading all the sites you sent me to, this weekend I…

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