Category: Life
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Farm to table
Another big farm to table lunch being prepared as I write. Amanda and I will be cooking all morning then eating and drinking all afternoon. We will be seating twelve. Today I am featuring great, big, juicy heirloom tomatoes. I am off out to pick them right now. John has dug fresh new potatoes for…
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A mouse ate it
For the last few days the household has had no internet. It is not a huge problem except that I could not make my blog and I could not chat to my children for free. The weather fell where it may. The young people read books out loud in the evenings. I missed out on…
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Wai’s eyes
While we forked hay up into my hay wagon and dragged the trailer up to the corridor paddock to make the hay into a haystack… A very rough looking beginning to the haystack but it will do. The grass had been down too long to mold into a waterproof shape. Wai shouted out from…
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As the trees grow
Every year I plant as many trees as i can buy or grow or find. And one thing I have noticed about the mornings is how loud it is with bird song this year. Especially the cardinals. I seldom see them as they love to be high in the trees and nest in the thickest…
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An announcement as we run
Sometimes you just have to run. And yesterday evening The Bobby was doing just that. After waiting out yet another strong storm, standing in the drenching rain and high winds, there was no way he was going in for the night. He just ran. Running rings around me. So I left him out. We will…
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