Category: Life

• The drought is officially over: miss c said

  When the basement floods the drought is over. And in this region today there are lots of flooded basements, and flooded fields and minds flooded with possibilities now that it looks like we may have some water around for the summer. The ducks will be floating in the fields soon … a sight that always…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  April 19, 2013

  Farming, homesteading, Life

  flooded fields, flooding in the basement, have a lovely day, homesteading, newborn lambs

• How to choose the Colours for your walls

  It is time to start thinking about the walls in The Coupe. The backdrop. The canvas. The first step is the fun step. Make a chart of your favourite colours. Using everything you see that takes your fancy. In the old days I would pin all these pictures on a board, or glue them into…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  April 13, 2013

  Life, Photography, Tiny House

  another chance, choosing colours for your new walls, mornnings, paint, what colours to paint your walls

• Can pigs get morning sickness?

  Charlotte is doing a lot of heaving herself about, snapping at Sheila, hogging all the food and has taken to lying on her side taking up most of the bed. Sheila is being long suffering.  Charlotte is unrepentant. As you would expect. I have chosen the site for this years summer pig palace but it…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  March 25, 2013

  Farming, Life, Photography, Vines and Wine

  barn cat, old barn, pigs, pregnant pig, snow, snow pictures

• We’re Back!!

  Well we are back then. All well on the farmy and I am learning to type on a smaller keyboard. Apparently I am all thumbs! My big old laptop decided it had come to the end of the line. Just at springtime when our cash reserves are low aand with no growth in the fields…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  March 24, 2013

  Farming, Life, Photography

  computer problems, life, little computer, lucky, notebook, s, sheep, sowing pasture, steer, toshiba

• These things are sent to try us

  Well my laptop has finally spat the dummy (gone black – I shall call the computer man today!) without any warning, of course. Well this happens to everyone. I am surprised they have not named a syndrome for it. ‘Post computer failure stress syndrome’ or something.   So I have had to move over to…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  March 22, 2013

  Farming, Life