Category: homesteading
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Guardian Pig
We tried to get Sheila my big tall, long, not too fat Hereford Pig to go for a walk yesterday but she was having none of it. She is a big lass and not too young and was feeling the heat. Though I was grateful for the windy heat as it was drying my hay. But…
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The First Cut.
The grass hay is down. All of it. Gulp. I saw a window of warm breezes in the weather pattern, with low humidity, so I took a risk and had my hay man mow the first cut of the grass hay. We have even more cows this year, and I do not feed them grain, so we need lots and…
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The Rules
Lately we have had a great number of new arrivals to The Kitchens Garden pages. So for you I will outline the three simple rules that govern my contribution to this blog. (Mine is only the first wave of this blog – the second wave of words is in the Lounge of Comments when you…
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Beautiful Images from my Sister
My sister The Aunt has produced this photographic essay of her week on the Plains for us. A special exhibition for The Fellowship of the Farm She called the file: ” Sisters and Clouds.” Aren’t they beautiful. Much love Cecilia and her Sister PS My sister has asked that you respect that these are from her…
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Ten days running
Bobby T the Dutch Belted/Holstein cross calf is only ten days old. Such a strong vigorous boy. His favourite thing is to chase dogs. It is amazing really how busy and strong these animals are right from birth and yet human babies who sit fatly at the top of the food chain are so fragile,…
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