Tag: countryliving
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SITTING PIG
Once the little pigs are big enough to drink from their mother while she is standing up they start to put on weight quick smart. No need to talk her into lying down so they can have a feed, they just wait until she is having a feed herself or standing quietly minding her own…
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EVENING CALM
I did not get back from Chicago until early in the evening yesterday so by the time I had finished feeding everyone and come back in for Camera House the day’s light had begun to fail.
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DUCK DRIVE
As I had extra help yesterday I decided to move the ducks to their permanent area. There is no house for them yet but they had been too long in their out of the way holding pen. Time to get them into the action – right into the corridor paddock where there is lots if…
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BABY LUCY
When I went out to check the two Angus cows Luna and Leia yesterday morning there was a perfect little calf all curled up in the dry straw. Luna (who has a bigger udder than Aunty Del in full production) is the proud mother.
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TWENTY DAYS
TWENTY days until I take off for Greece for a week. Merciful heavens I had better get a wriggle on. It is shocking how much slower I am without my help. I am simply not as driven. The gardens are way behind and yesterday I was sitting on the step with my head propped on my…
The Kitchen's Garden 