Category: Sustainable farming
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Kupa finds his voice
Yesterday morning I did half the chores then drove in the cooking oil car to the village, picked up my Mother-in-Law (The Matriarch) and drove her to a bigger town to catch the bus to Chicago for the weekend at 7.30am. Before I left I fed everyone who needed feeding and at the very last…
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Frost is only called Jack in the autumn
In the autumn, frost is fun, it is a herald and a wee bit exciting. In the Spring the frost can bring frozen tears to your eyes. When I was writing to you yesterday morning I saw this through the window.And thought oh how pretty, look at the sun rising through those translucent leaves. But…
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Walkabout a sleepy farmy
A sleepy Sunday on the farmy for everyone but the farmers! How come they all get to doze while we rush about with wheelbarrows and fence posts. Life is good for little Queenie. At least, with Daisy, we have a date as to when she is due to calve, or at least a week. In…
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going to the bantam swap early this morning
I am posting this early as we are off into the predawn dark on a wee jaunt. Mama is still asleep so don’t wake her. It is raining and she has taken herself and her handmaiden into the barn. (I picked 4 pounds of asparagus yesterday, so we are getting there. ) There is a…
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Secrets and a chat with a Swine Herd
Whisper whisper whisper.. Hmm mmm Thats what she said I said you said! Gossip in the Rat house Paddock. Daisy was observed lying down in the long grass yesterday and eating at the same time. She needs more sleep. Good morning everyone. I hope you have something exciting planned for the day. We don’t. But…
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