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  • October 16, 2012

    Walkabout the FARMY

    I do love our walkabouts. Come along then. I shall name everyone as we go along for the newer members of the Farmy Clan. First into the barn and here is Pania and Tui, hiding out in the dimness.  It was still a little windy yesterday and they do not like inclement weather.  They came…

  • October 15, 2012

    A Screaming Gale or Two ripped Through.

    Yesterday the wind howled all day. Every now and then it would rise up to a biting scratching squall then drop back to a gale. It was not that cold or anything but it was furiously noisy.  We forget how noisy the world gets in a wind like that. Wild.  It blew my hair almost…

  • October 14, 2012

    An exciting development

    We had all these plans for yesterday. I even made a list. Silly me.  Three things intervened.  Firstly it rained. Hard.   An inch fell. I am not complaining about that.  Then  the milking parlour pump spat the dummy. It did a proper job this time too.             So I…

  • October 13, 2012

    Big/Old Dog took the Lead

    Big Dog has always preceded me on the walks. He is the alpha male.  The oldest resident. The Boss Guy. But lately I have realised that he has been walking at my heel, trudging along, not because he wants to but because he is not able to pick up speed and pass me. Big Dog…

  • October 12, 2012

    Talking about babies –

    WE had another wicked frost yesterday morning.  The ground was crunchy as I trudged to and fro in my gumboots and clown suit feeding animals and getting ready for the milking. We still managed to pick kale, lettuce and radishes for lunch but the pickin’s are getting slim! Mia has been let in with the…

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