Category: Living the life

• a peacock in the bathroom

  Kupa has pneumonia and is gravely ill. He is now gasping for air. His breathing is noisy. Dark tongue and dark nostrils, both of which should be pink. He is not getting enough oxygen.  And I did not see him eat yesterday so we went to my vet in the afternoon. After we visited the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 17, 2013

  Farming, homesteading, Life, Photography

  peacock gasping for air, peacock with pneumonia, sick peacock

• How to make the perfect sponge. Snow. And a little wild sweetness.

  This is what I could see from the window when the sun came up this morning. No sun and no land. All white.  But more on that later.  First we need to discuss Christmas. As you know I am from New Zealand. Christmas in New Zealand means cold ham, cold roast beef, salads, huge bowls…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 15, 2013

  homesteading, Life, Photography, Recipes

  how to make a sponge, NZ christmas, sponge for trifle

• Popping up to freezing, and then into the snow

  Yes. You read that right. Yesterday our temperatures rose to freezing point and oh it was lovely. Remember, I am not complaining, or comparing, merely reporting. We reached freezing and it was lovely!  32.0F (00.0C).. And for the record Mr Fahrenheit was bonkers!   What was he thinking?  But who is Mr Celcius? Anyway. Why…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 14, 2013

  homesteading, Life, Photography, Vines and Wine

  pigs in snow, sick sheep, snow on the farm, tired mama

• Still in the deep cold… just a mite chilly!

  Deep cold.  Last night it went down to- 2F (-18C) or if  you want to add windchill which I find a dubious equation at best,   it was -10 (-23C), pretty cold then I’d say. Many people have frozen pipes, no water in their houses and are just waiting it out.  I know many of…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 12, 2013

  homesteading, Life, Photography

  barns, cold, freezing temperatures, raising animals in the cold

• Writing and farming below freezing

  Yesterday was colder than ever and the wind was blowing fiercely scoring the skin off my face and the water out of my own eyes. So cold that if you are doing the dishes and your hands are a little wet, and you pop outside for a piece of wood for the stove and then…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 11, 2013

  Farming, homesteading, Life, Photography, Vines and Wine

  animal photography, Barn, celi, cow, farm photography, farming, homesteading, writing, Yesterdays Temperatures