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 and there. One of them was picking apples while the kids …
Category Archives: Writing
The Mists of Writing while Walking the Boundaries.
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 are looking fat. Others might think she is looking a little …
Get the List here! 95 Books to read – recommended by the Fellowship of The Kitchen’s Garden Farmy Friends
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. Here is the list of Books and Authors for you to …
From Gray to Kupa’s Way
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 bottom is kept comfy. He has very generously offered to keep …
The Corridors: An excerpt from Chapter One.
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, so be gentle. Now, you are all readers. As in: you …
Miss C is Miss Ing …
… 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, blissful weather come from?! And how long can she lie here …
The Duke of Kupa’s flipside eye
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 veil eye would keep you safe. A safety net. I see …
It was not the 6th…
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 like a good girl. Even if she has broken into the …
Charlotte not much improved: vet today.
Peaceful day on the Farmy. Later in the day the sun came out, and the wind dropped right away. Poor Houdini can’t even have her dust bath in peace. Mama has been doing a fence inspection and is not impressed. Charlotte is still limping dreadfully. I had to stay out of the barn yesterday as …
Charlotte the Pig is Feeling Poorly
She has started limping quite badly. And a fat pig limping is a very sorry sight. It is one of her back legs below that rather large ham of a butt-hock. Sorry Char had to say it. I have called around and on occasion a pig will pull a muscle when they are young and …
