Tag: farming
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D Minor
Only that Lady Astor and the cats and I were listening to Handel when I was waiting for her to get over herself and come in for the milking yesterday evening. TonTon was there but he was not listening. He is a reggae fella – not so much into classical. Lady Astor always waits to the absolute…
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Cow and Calf – Images
Lady Astor and her calf. Bobby Blue is sitting against his mother – out of the wind. It was cold again yesterday. (And cold again last night just for the record. Overnight of 46F and almost June. Lady Astor does not care – she is huge and does not feel the cold like us mere…
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Fencing (and not the fun kind)
Today we are going to begin fencing in one of the wet hay fields so I can put the cows out there. The ground out there is seldom totally dry. We have a few days of seriously hard labour ahead of us. Fencing then hay. I don’t mind – I need to build up some…
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Diffusion
Yesterday – right out of nowhere – the day relaxed. The air warmed up. The wind dropped. The grass seemed longer as the cows rested. The piglets dozed in their rubbish bin. Lady Astor took her baby into the field, stowing him in a grassy corner while she grazed. Baby Bobby fed on and off…
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Pig TV
Thanks to Jan from the Fellowship of the Farmy I can now watch Poppy’s activity in her own bedroom, from my own kitchen. This wireless monitor on the kitchen bench connected to a camera in the barn is a game changer. I am so excited about it. Instead of getting up and getting dressed and…
The Kitchen's Garden 