Category: Living the life
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The Cadet
Our Cadet came yesterday, everyone remembered her and she worked like a wee trooper. This girl loves to say, Yes! She collected all the frozen old eggs up in the loft of the barn. (From now on she will keep that clean of eggs so we know what is fresh and what is not.) She…
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Sheila Snores
Did you know that? She is a great old snorer. Though you will only hear the snoring if you creep very, very quietly into the barn with ears at the ready. Pigs have incredibly good hearing. And the moment they hear a sound out of the ordinary they jump sideways then freeze and listen. This is why…
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No more crying!!
Let’s look at happy stuff instead. Thank you for yesterdays comments – you are a deep and wondrous group of people. You are The Fellowship. I could not do it without you. Cold but happy. A black and white pig after eating tomato soup for lunch. BooBoo jumps into the pigs corridor. Gotcha, says Poppy.…
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Paying it Forward
When my fourth son was eleven he was a hellion. I was a solo Mum by then, working all the time – working. One day he was seen skateboarding down the hill from our house at speed, in the middle of the road, wearing my big black coat and carrying a petrol can – while…
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Sourdough and Snow
My friend Celia, from Fig Lime and Cordial, sent me a sourdough starter from Australia a while ago that has been languishing in the belly of the fridge until I ceased my globe trotting.. (not quite ceased but never mind). Yesterday, stuck inside with snowstorm outside, I started the starter up. Her name is Priscilla and Celia has asked all…
The Kitchen's Garden 