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GREEN SOUP AND RED FIFE BAGUETTES

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Cecilia Mary Gunther

Oh, the life I lead now! Lots of food! I live in a life of frugal plenty. Which reminded me of a story: When I was a young solo mum with too many children and not enough money; I stole toilet paper. TOILET PAPER!!!… Continue Reading “GREEN SOUP AND RED FIFE BAGUETTES”

Category: PhotographyTags: animal photography, blogging, chickens, countrylife, cows, farm photography, farming, farmlife, flour, old barns, organic, photography, thekitchensgarden, thekitchensgardendotcom

The Why

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Cecilia Mary Gunther

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So why am I writing a piece of work (that is presently a spreadsheet) to help our friends and online community and families “maximize minimalism to create resilient sustainable homes”. It will become a course you see. A pathway for ordinary people like us… Continue Reading “The Why”

Category: PhotographyTags: animal photography, chickens, countrylife, cows, farm photography, farming, farmlife, featured, food safety, organic, sustainable, writing

I am Three Rivers

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Cecilia Mary Gunther

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I started writing this a while ago but the idea would not blossom. So, like one of my favorite authors, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I put the idea in the bottom drawer to ferment a while. It makes sense to me now. I am Three… Continue Reading “I am Three Rivers”

Category: PhotographyTags: animal photography, Barn, cats, countrylife, cows, ducks, farm photography, farming, featured, photography, rivers, thinking

Mid Winter and More Gnocchi

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Cecilia Mary Gunther

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Some pictures today. I need to get into the kitchen shortly and make the gnocchi recipe one last time. It is all about the method really. Then I will write it up and publish it on janiesmill.com – we are promoting Sifted Durum this… Continue Reading “Mid Winter and More Gnocchi”

Category: PhotographyTags: countrylife, cows, farm photography, farming, featured, food, gnocchi, old barn, peacock, photography, pigs, The kitchen's garden, thepaddedroomies, weather

Sunday Morning in December

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Cecilia Mary Gunther

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My first Sunday off in a few weeks. The dwindling days of December 2021 are plodding off the calendar. 2022 is going to be the year of decisive action. No more making do. Here is my 24 seconds. With all this rain and generally… Continue Reading “Sunday Morning in December”

Category: PhotographyTags: animal photography, Barn, chickens, countrylife, cows, farm photography, farmlife, featured, pigs, The kitchen's garden, weather

SLEEP IS FUNNY

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Cecilia Mary Gunther

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I understand the biology but really sleep is so odd. Dark comes – we get tired. We all sleep at the same time even the birds even the animals. Our dogs. We all crawl into our safe corners and sleep. Except the nocturnal ones… Continue Reading “SLEEP IS FUNNY”

Category: PhotographyTags: calves, chickens, country, countrylife, cows, farm photography, farming, featured, new zealand, thekitchensgarden, weather

Pond Plants

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Cecilia Mary Gunther

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I am off out this morning to find the gardens of a baking friend. A couple who I met through janiesmill who live about an hour from here, love to bake with good flour and have a small business growing plants native to this… Continue Reading “Pond Plants”

Category: PhotographyTags: country, cows, farming, photography, pond plants, pond plants and ducks, ponds

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Cecilia Mary Gunther

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Maybe, just pictures today? Storms everywhere. Globally. Locally. In the Sky. In my Heart. The Pig Garden. The four took all day to wander across from their spring garden to their summer garden. There is so much foliage in there we may not see… Continue Reading “”

Category: Farm Animals, Flower Garden, Organic farming, PhotographyTags: animal photography, cows, farming, featured, pigs, The kitchen's garden