Category: Farming
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Yes, that is a Marmalade Kitten climbing onto a BooNanny’s head
Look at this tiny Marmalade Cat.. climbing up onto Boo Nannys head. Boo stays very still and then very slowly turns his imploring eyes to me with a ‘how long can this go on’ look. Long time Boo, sorry buddy. The Duke of Kupa knows that this warm sunshine is on the wane so he…
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Peahens on the Catwalk, Kitten in the Garden
Pania and Tui. Posing for the paparrazi. Signatures later! Maybe. Lots of flat-out farm work again yesterday. Working on the little hoop house, and bringing in as much produce as is left in the gardens, tonight it is meant to freeze down to 35F (1.6C) so it a race against time. Who knows if the…
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Life goes on …
But without the Little Kitten I am afraid. I wish I could give you better news. He died while sleeping in the sun yesterday morning. In all the time he was here he never really woke up. His eyes seldom opened. He weighed little more than feather. He just got lighter and lighter then softly…
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Tentative First Steps
Our wee fella, the tiniest of the little orphans, bless his little heart, rose up yesterday afternoon and very, very slowly – took himself for a tiny walk. He is trying to suck on the bottle now. I am calling this an improvement. He might make it yet. We have gone FIVE whole days without…
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Oops, she’s done it again! Boo too. Boo is as much to blame!
Yesterday I went to The Breeders farm to collect my milk. (The Breeder bred Daisy and is my mentor in all things Cow). She was flat out. Jogging across her quad to say Hullo. Huge tractors and trailers parked by the bins. The flat sun was shining and they were harvesting and there is no…
The Kitchen's Garden 