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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.

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HAYS IN!

I don’t even know how many bales yet but definitely over two hundred. There is a counter on the baler but I forgot to look. John’s friends helped and lucky too because only a hour or so after the bales were in and the men were fed the skies opened up and it poured and…
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Poppy is being very relaxed. Which is par for the course at the beginning of the piglet time . Seven little piglets who have shown no interest in their creep at all this time. Hopefully soon. The babies are always feeding and Poppy is just hot and really tired. Plus her nipples hurt! I let…
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POPPY’S SEVEN

And hay on the ground!
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CLOUD ON A STICK

At least that’s what this picture looks like!
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TORRENTIAL RAIN AGAIN

And I think our haymaking window just closed. Just this minute the skies opened, the thunder roared and two inches of rain fell out of the sky in one wall of water.
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A LITTLE

Of both my worlds. A little of both my worlds. Don’t we all live with our feet in more than one camp – that is life right?
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