Tag: celi
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Boys and Chicks
I love having children on the farm. Just having fun. After the mandatory swim, this fellow gathers eggs, feeds the cats, (Egoli was found at his house so he always brings him and Tiba a little pot of food each). He picks tomatoes in the gardens then settles down with a little jar of dried…
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Desperately Seeking Beautiful
I looked for loveliness yesterday and found it everywhere. BooBoo doing his best to be lovely! Big Dog is always lovely. I find peacock feathers in the strangest places. Only the short ones now, all Kupa’s long feathers are in a vase catching the morning sun through the windows. Charlotte is trying her best to…
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Long Shots, giggly piglets and bottles of beer.
This is the lane from the house to the gravel road. We are looking East. On the right which is the South side is the sweetcorn with the Maize up behind it. You can see how tall the maize (field corn) is when you see my tractor in front of it. Also look at how…
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More Wine Less Whine
Yesterday we bottled the Vidal Blanc wine from last seasons grapes. The wine has been working in its little glass barrels for almost a year now. And the little taste I was allowed before it flowed through the pipes and into the bottles led me to believe that this will be a definite improvement on…
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Milkweed for Monarchs and a Daily Piggie Feast
Surely these ravenous beasts need weaning soon she thinks. Sorry Charlotte not for couple more weeks. They are in training to drink water from the spigot. Do you see the little spigot poking through the fence, this is attached to a hose that runs out of the base of a big water barrel on blocks.…
The Kitchen's Garden 