Category: Photography
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The positives …
… about being below freezing for so long. And there are positives, it cannot possibly be all bad. Not in Our World anyway. There are lots of good things. The pigs get a warm breakfast of soaked alfalfa cubes, garlic, kitchen scraps and molasses. It actually looks pretty tasty.. if you are a pig. The…
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Getting Going
Yesterday I could not get going. It was so freezing cold outside – hovering around 20F (-6C) – not that cold compared to what is coming but the wind was screaming and it felt so much colder – I was driven back inside, straight after doing the most basic of the chores, but I could not…
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Elsie is Here
My new house cow, Elsie has finally arrived. She is a Dutch Belted Cow. The Dutch Belted is still on the Critically Rare list with around 300 registered pure bred animals in the country. I was lucky to buy her at a very good price becase her owner had shifted to a property with less land.…
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News!
Our new Dutch Belted Mama Cow is on her way. She is coming today! She is still tucked up in her truck travelling across Illinois so while we are waiting we will have to amuse ourseves with cute kittie shots. They are awake a little longer each day now and have started to play. Another…
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I made a cake
A walnut, cranberry – apple cake. But it was awful. Dry. The pictures are pretty though. See how it says Moist? Well it wasn’t.. so I don’t think you need the recipe. Or I just left it in the oven too long. I sometimes wonder whether waiting til the probe comes out clean is not TOO LONG.…
The Kitchen's Garden 