Category: Writing
Posted on September 4, 2013
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
101 Comments
Sometimes we don’t need many words. Sometimes we need the words of the masters. Because we are surrounded in beauty. “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ― Anne Frank “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a… Continue Reading “Beauty Is as Beauty Does.”
Category: Farming, homesteading, Life, Photography, WritingTags: beauty, blogging, dogs, farm photography, hereford pigs, homesteading, kindness, photography, quotes on beauty, The Fellowship, The kitchen's garden
My friends the young students, and I made fruit and vege muffins yesterday. Which gave us plenty of energy for outdoor pursuits. I found this recipe somewhere ages ago and delve into it off and on, using whatever is in the house (that… Continue Reading “Muffins and Mad Dogs”
Category: Farming, homesteading, Recipes, WritingTags: after school food, dog in snow, farming, food, miss c, muffins, nanny c, parents space, The kitchen's garden, writing
Mia has miscarried all her lambs. This is sad for everyone. When I was a young Mum raising a family alone in New Zealand (we were thin but happy), before I started teaching, I used to pick up odds and sods of jobs here… Continue Reading “Mia – Not good I am afraid”
Mama the policeman will have something to say about that. Every photograph, though taken on the same day, has slightly different light and is viewed differently by each reader. This is why every writer has something viable to say. Some might say: Mama you… Continue Reading “The Mists of Writing while Walking the Boundaries.”
Posted on November 30, 2012
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
91 Comments
Morning darlinks! How do you like your new name? The Fellowship of the Kitchen’s Garden Farmy Friends. Try and say that; at speed, three times in a row, after a few wines, with a glass in one hand and standing on the opposing foot.… Continue Reading “Get the List here! 95 Books to read – recommended by the Fellowship of The Kitchen’s Garden Farmy Friends”
Posted on November 21, 2012
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
62 Comments
The days work begins and ends in the pitch dark now, though yesterday was warm, the day was gray. I know winter is coming, the light is dimming, but these last few warm days have been a delightful respite. L’il Puss The Scrapper’s… Continue Reading “From Gray to Kupa’s Way”
Category: Farming, Life, Photography, Sustainable farming, Vegetarian, WritingTags: Daisy the cow, gray day, hereford pig, house cow, peacock plumage, peacock train, sheep, The kitchen's garden, vegetable stock, winter coming
Posted on November 20, 2012
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
70 Comments
Here you are. One piece of The Writing for your perusal as a thank you for your wonderful patience and support while I have been writing. And while I continue to rewrite! This piece is a work in progress, barely out of First Draft,… Continue Reading “The Corridors: An excerpt from Chapter One.”
Posted on November 17, 2012
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
40 Comments
… in action. Or soon will be. Today she might be laid on her back, under a tree, looking at the cloudless sky. And wondering if, now that she has started writing, will she ever be able to stop. And where did this superb,… Continue Reading “Miss C is Miss Ing …”
Posted on November 15, 2012
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
72 Comments
Imagine if you had a third eyelid, like a veil. That you could draw, like a blind, across your eyes .. .. but still see out. How disconcerting would that be, to those who wished to pry at you with their miniature crowbars. Your… Continue Reading “The Duke of Kupa’s flipside eye”
Posted on November 8, 2012
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
47 Comments
When I loaded all these shots I wrote the 6th of November as their label. But it was not the 6th. It was the 7th and another dreary day. Today will be better. Look at this fat Charlotte. Standing solidly on all four feet… Continue Reading “It was not the 6th…”
Category: Farming, Life, nanowrimo, WritingTags: chickens, chooks, dog under blanket, hereford pig, lovely day, overcast, peacocks, sheep, The Daily View, wool, Yesterdays Temperatures
