Category: Farming
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The Sustainable Christmas Tree: Who Let the Grinch OUT!
Lauren, at the Vet’s Clinic, handed me the package. Merry Christmas, Grinch!, she said. Who told you I was the Grinch? I said. She just laughed. Poo, I said as I left. She laughed some more. Mama (policeman sheep) is suddenly limping badly and has a cough. So first I will worm her. Sheep crop…
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Is it against the law to plant vegetables on the median strip?
Put your hands in the soil every day. This was my grandmothers advice. She was discussing with me how I should behave when I became a wife. I was being brought up to be a good wife. There was no discussion from the women in my family, about following my heart or whether I had…
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A Dusting of Snow on the Farmy – morning.
“There is a dusting of snow.” Our John said, as he brought me my coffee at 5.30 this morning. By 6 am I was out in the barn, feeding out. By 7.am I was standing in the yards, listening to the chomp of cows, feeling the calm, watching the light rise. Not a sun rise…
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An inspired challenge while sitting on a rickety old chair, no wriggling!!
Greg and Katherine from Rufus’ Food and Spirits Guide challenged me with this series of questions. Actually, and thank you very much, I found this exercise a wee bit difficult. But you guys have such a wry sense of humour! Today I had to think. And as we know thinking is hard!! However here are my…
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Let’s Walkabout on the Farmy today!!
The water in the swimming pool is freezing. I know this has nothing to do with anything but I like the image! Yesterday was a little warmer so it was a good day to get back to basics, go on the walkabout and bring you all up to date on the complete lack of events on…
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