Category: Farm Animals
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wolf moon to read by
Last night’s full moon was so bright I did not need a light to read. I was moon bathing in my bed. Wolf Moon. I was a little too early and I don’t think I was able to capture Mars. (Though thanks for the heads up Jim). I saw Venus though. I think. This morning…
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deeper cold ahead: rolling the barn doors shut
This country (the USA) is a country of extremes. The hot wind-blown fires in Los Angeles and the freezing temps here sliding even further down. I feel terrible for all those people and all those firefighters in LA. And as hot and fiery as it is over there we are getting even colder. Though I…
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cooking with fire: a six week challenge
For the next six weeks, while I’m in my kitchen in the country, I’m embracing a new rhythm – cooking exclusively on the fire. The new wood stove. No gas, just flames. Cooking with fire is slower, more contemplative. This is cooking as it once was – rooted in patience, presence, planning and flames. How’s…
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archives day – daisy, bees, and barns
Dairy = Daisy and the Bees are Swimming. July 22 2012. This is not my barn. It is an empty barn down the road. It is waiting for a cow. It has been waiting for a long time. A sleeping beauty. We have many abandoned barns around here. This is a great piece I wrote…
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meanwhile back at the farm
While I am toiling away in lovely 70/80f degree days out here in the antipodes, the farm in Illinois and its guardians is toiling away in 16f degrees with snow. Rhonda tells me that Tima is being very naughty stealing food! “Tima is a naughty pig. She is eating anything she can get to. She…
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