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Nocturnal Is Good for the Soul
Imagine if we were meant to be a little awake at night. Just one eye, maybe. Farmers are always a little bit awake – we leap to our feet – well I leap to my feet – at any farmyard sound that is out of place. I have never understood deep unconscious sleep in the…
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Armpits and Insteps
Those hidden spaces on our bodies that work so hard and are shaded from view. I am not going to draw a picture for you – you know what I mean. Your tired body deserves a thank you! For getting you this far. All of you who are working away doing essential stuff that no-one…
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The Moon and Me
Gentle is not soft. Though soft attracts me. The softness of night sounds. The softness of a child’s arms. The softness of a belly. Gentle can be as hard and strong and safe as an arm looped around a shoulder. I had a small child perched on the arm of my chair yesterday evening. To…
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Angels Doing Cartwheels
In the deep night my old filmmaker friend was chatting with me. And here is the last line of our thread. I read it as I was drifting off to sleep. …… “sleep angel; when you call someone angel they imagine having wings”. ……. Isn’t that just the loveliest thing. Things are settling again. There…
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Put your Life Jacket On First
It is hard to write a farm lifestyle blog without the life bit getting in the way sometimes. And as you know I try to keep family business private. Especially if it is not my business. So please forgive me my absences. Let me just say. Don’t be mean spirited. A person is a multi…
The Kitchen's Garden 