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In the Night, the Rain Came
Last night, it rained for hours. I stayed awake, I always do when it rains. I listened to the soothing sound of the steady rain and the distant hoots of an owl, as though his calls were carried by the raindrops themselves. I opened up the big doors and the windows all the better to…
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In which Wai Has Dinner in Bed
Tima the KuneKune was bloodied and tired with just a hint of a smirk when I came out for afternoon chores yesterday. Bleeding scratches on her shoulder but I got out the iodine. No-one likes the iodine. But fighting is not rewarded. Wai (the rescue pot belly) would not come out of his corner at…
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Opened Tima’s gate – Things did not go as Planned.
Tima is an old KuneKune pig. Most of the year she is free to wander anywhere she wants to. But like all pigs she believes she is allowed to eat anything she finds. And this includes whole fields of wheat and all the tomatoes. So in the harvest season I set her up a camp…
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Furiously Leaning Into the Day
Yesterday I got a lot done on the farm because I got angry – I call it the Little Red Hen Syndrome. I see Red. (I cannot tell you why that happened yesterday) but when I get angry I seldom speak out I just get to work super fast. I use anger as a tool…
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Travel and Farm Balance: A Seasonal Challenge
I travel for a couple of months every year. Which means I am away from the farm for a couple of months at a time. I try to do all the travel at the same time to conserve resources and expenses but it means that general cleaning and maintenance on the farm spaces tends to…
The Kitchen's Garden 