Tag: celi
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TKG Archives: July 2011
Today is the first day of our deep dive into the archives. I remember the very real fear that I felt when I began posting. I thought how could I possibly have enough to write about! And who would read anyway? Hah! Well that proved an unfounded fear. It was high summer in 2011. My…
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cold gales
A nor’wester and fiercely cold. Wind plus cold is hard on stock. And it blew hard and cold all night. Lucky the animals all have shelter. My Dad (a man of the sea) said a gale is anything over 30 knots. In the very noisy night the winds were gusting up 35+ miles an hour…
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Cows and Fish in the cold
In the cold we give cows rougher hay. That way their digestive systems take a bit longer to break down the hay generating a bit more energy as heat in their bellies. All the pigs eat hay too as part of their diet but they chew it better before swallowing. Cows have a longer more…
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I am thankful for every day
For all my American friends – have a lovely Day of Thanks. I am thankful for every day I have here on this magic planet. It is cold this morning – as is befitting the season. I have been looking back over some old posts – choosing a few to use for our retrospective posts…
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All Bark and No Bite
It was a wild looking storm yesterday with significant winds and quite the chill but after a few hours, the temperature rose again, it eased off and the farm was left a gray sloppy mess. I still love snow though! If you would like to watch the snow falling go HERE. I loaded one of…
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