Category: Farming
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The Gold of “Good Job”
Today is the last big farm to table lunch of the season. And I am exhausted by my struggle with the knowledge of the departure of Fourth Son and his family tomorrow. Packing the memories in tight. It is misty this morning. The corn so high we are cocooned. Castled with no windows. We…
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Kids and Farms
No headache THIS morning! But yesterday felt LONG! Then we were up talking late last night. Planning more food and more holidays. We were focusing in on this corn for a good shot when the Boo Shark could resist no longer and rose up and stole it. My fourth son had the camera yesterday. Nothing…
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On the way
My visitors are in the air and on the way here. So I may be in tomorrow morning – I may not. I may have a headache or be too excited to sleep and am up early talking to you or still talking to them. Who knows. One thing I know is that I had…
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The gangs all here
Aunty Del has come back to the home paddocks. She very happily leapt up into the stock trailer and I drove her over from the West Farm. I missed her. She brought Lady Astor’s bobby with her. She spent quite a bit of time leaning over the fence watching Wai the litte rescue potbelly waddle…
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You sure?
BooBoo comes with me every evening to put the cows through to their evening field. We have to move Lady Astor far away from the barn where her big calf sleeps or she opens the door and lets him out. He is stood here looking at me for the “bring ’em up” instruction. When I…
The Kitchen's Garden 