Tag: countrylife
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the city garden. farm matters. focaccia

City Garden with a country heart. Daughter’s baby shower is in a little under two weeks and I am getting close to having the backyard ready. Though I will have to uncover the anti animal detritus off the beds on the day. At present I am still working around the dog and cat who are…
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live fish swimming in the winter pond

Exciting news! we went above 60f on Sunday and look! The fish came up for a look see. The whole school is alive. So I think they might last the winter. But the water is a long way from 50f yet so no feeding them! The pump is running again. The heater and the bubbler…
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thinking about: jumping

“Because, there might be adventure where ever I land” said little pig. “There might be adventure but there will be a sore head.” says the big chicken. Interestingly no little pigs have jumped off the top of the bales and into the corridors and away. “We are leaving all the breaking and entering to the…
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from the archives. june 2012

June 25, 2012 – milking Daisy. This is the milking routine with Daisy. When I first started milking cows on the farm. Way back when. Good morning. I wanted to document a milking in pictures for you. This was easier said than done as I needed to bring in people unfamiliar with my camera (Our…
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archives – may 2012 – daisy and me

May 29 2012. I chose this archive entry because it contains my frequently made broccoli soup recipe and heralds the beginning of the milking period and we get a mention of Sheila and a real look at Daisy and me. Reaching back and revisiting these old characters is a mixture of sad and delightful but…

