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How to make No-knead Kefir bread on a Snowy Slushy Snainy day!
The snow was a bit of a disappointment yesterday but we did get about two inches of snowy slushy snainy rain. Snain is Viv’s new word for snow mixed with rain. I like it! We got snained! And while the wind was blowing the weather in, everyone hunkered down in the barn, like those beautiful…
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A Ton of Hay and Freezing Rain
These beautifully looked after cows shared their hay with us.. They are the most contented bunch of dairy cows I have ever met. And with a huge thank you and sigh of relief we are once more in good shape as far as feed goes. Everyone is pleased, most especially The Murphy’s who are already…
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Charlotte came home and she is in a right mood!
The day was toddling along like it does. The new lambs saw their first sun. Though it was still a wee bit chilly. Look at this cheeky baby, lambs just hit the ground running. Whereas kittens hit the ground sleeping. Then we received the call that Charlotte had completed.. um.. relations with the boar (witnessed…
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How to make a lambs coat and the last view from the coupe for a while.
This is the view out to the East from the tiny house. Our winter sunrise view. However the Kiwi Builder has wrapped it up like fish and chips in the building paper that is emblazoned with the name of a certain big box building store that one buys such things at. And it has lost…
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The Winter Weather of Extreme Dreariness
Ice was clinging to the trees as I went out to milk yesterday morning. Not a lot though and only a little snow. No-one minded. There was just enough ice in the trees to fill the air with the noise of … cracking and sliding and slipping as the ice melted slightly and released its grip…
The Kitchen's Garden 