Category: Farming
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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…
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Loading hay and sheep drench for the Duke of Kupa
As we did not have enough hay from the fields this season I had to buy in 150 bales of alfalfa and alfalfa/grass bales. It is from neighbouring fields, so should have the same mineral make up as our own and best of all it arrived while The Tall Teenager was here, on leave, to…
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7F (-14C ) is too bloody cold for November
All the cats and dogs crept inside last night. It was a zoo. But they knew it was going to get very cold. Scrapper took over Maramalade and Boo’s bed. For the whole afternoon. Boo took it back later in the night Much to Marmalade’s relief. The Plonkers through the kitchen window. I was outside…
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Are peacocks noisy?
Tui the peahen very kindly clambered up on top of one of the Car Carcasses so I could get a better shot of her for you. (Crouching down is still out of the question for me). I was asked the other day whether the pea fowl are noisy. Not really. In fact from late summer…
The Kitchen's Garden 