Category: Life
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Rated W
I have always felt a little sorry for the letter X. X rated of course is probably its worst job and then there is X and XX and even 2XX clothing. Most unfair. And the X is not even the beginning of anything. It is not the beginning of a word. Except maybe for the…
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Back on Form
Timatanga Moana our kunekune pig is back on form. Tima went out into the field with her common law husband Tane Mahuta today for the first time in ages and when Ton brought them back in … she, ignoring Tane’s warnings about stairs, … – swung out to Starboard, came up onto the verandah and overturned everything…
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The Northerly
In New Zealand a Northerly is a warm wind. Out here in America a Northerly is exactly the opposite. COLD! I won’t tell you how long it has taken me to get used to that. And yesterday The Northerly wind blew rain right through thebarn and into everyones faces. I still opened all the barn doors…
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A Gentle Day
Thanksgiving is my favourite American holiday. Mainly because there are no expectation of gifts or silly songs or garish decorations and you only have to eat once that day. It is all about the food and family and friends. Of course as I am a New Zealander I don’t have to cook a Thanksgiving lunch. My…
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Stillborn
As Alex my new and simply stunning Dexter heifer arrived … … as Tima, the kunekune gilt, completely out of the blue, without any prior warning whatsoever, went into labour. She had no udder, was not wide or obviously pregnant. She never created a nest. She was eating and drinking like there was no tomorrow.…
The Kitchen's Garden 