Category: Farming
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a peacock in the bathroom
Kupa has pneumonia and is gravely ill. He is now gasping for air. His breathing is noisy. Dark tongue and dark nostrils, both of which should be pink. He is not getting enough oxygen. And I did not see him eat yesterday so we went to my vet in the afternoon. After we visited the…
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A Day on the Couch
Well it was SO cold. It never even reached above Freezing Point yesterday. And the day before yesterday I overdid it just a little. So I had to have a rest day which means no sitting down, no bending over and no lifting. My kefir mother had been working for 24 hours so I made…
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Have you ever made funny faces for a baby…
But the baby does not care… Poor BooBoo. No more laughing, it hurts to laugh. But every time I look at that shot this morning I laugh out loud. Then look what Baby Marmalade did next … Went to sleep in my sewing basket.. Poor BooBoo… Poor Sewing. And as if our grey day yesterday…
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Blankets for Pigs
Last night was not so cold, but late in the night I got it into my head that Sheila, my big Hereford pig, needed a blanket – and you know how these thoughts are, after the initial thought, nothing will turn it away.. not even the promise of sleep. You see, when I went out…
The Kitchen's Garden 