Tag: farming

• Meet the New Two

  We need a few more mousers. The wee ginger will be called Tuesday. I believe he named himself. The other one I have not decided yet. New kids on the block. The war on thistles continues.  Poppy is in heat and making sure everyone knows it. She is wild when she is in heat that…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  August 15, 2017

  Farming, Life, Photography

  farming, kittens, life, newsletter, pigs, thekitchen’s garden farm newsletter, weather

• The Gold of “Good Job”

  

  Today is the last big farm to table lunch of the season.   And I am exhausted by my struggle with the knowledge of the departure of Fourth Son and his family tomorrow.  Packing the memories in tight. It is misty this morning. The corn so high we are cocooned.  Castled with no windows. We…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  August 13, 2017

  Farming, Life, Photography

  farming, kids

• How to: BooBoo’s torn ACL

  

  Diane, a founding member of the Fellowship of the Farmy who has been reading since the very first day of the blog asked me a question this week about her blue heeler who has a torn  ACL. (This link has a good picture of the problem).   She has also decided not to go the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  August 4, 2017

  Farming, Life, Photography

  Blue Heeler, dog, farming, gardens, sustainable, tomatoes, without surgery

• Wai’s eyes

  

  While we forked hay up into my hay wagon and dragged the trailer up to the corridor paddock to make the hay into a haystack…   A very rough looking beginning to the haystack but it will do.  The grass had been down too long to mold into a waterproof shape.  Wai shouted out from…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  July 26, 2017

  homesteading, Life, Photography, Sustainable farming

  farmanimals, farming, farmlife, hay making, pastoral, potbelly pig, rain, rescue pig, ruined hay

• As the trees grow

  

  Every year I plant as many trees as i can buy or grow or find. And one thing I have noticed about the mornings is how loud it is with bird song this year.  Especially the cardinals. I seldom see them as they love to be high in the trees and nest in the thickest…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  July 25, 2017

  Farm Animals, Life, Photography, Sustainable farming

  cows, farmdogs, farming, pasture raised, pigs, sustainable farming