Tag: farming
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The Summer People
My summer people have begun to arrive. Yesterday I picked up Inaki. (And the traffic was terrible both ways so Boo and I spent HOURS in the car – Ton had to stay home because he had been playing with a skunk in the night). Inaki is from the Basque region of Spain, he is delightful, strong and…
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Tane the Terrible
I got distracted. That’s all I can say in my defense. I came out of the field and put the bucket down, why I do not know. I always take the eggs straight to the kitchen. But yesterday the eggs were left in a bucket at the gate. Fifteen eggs, the afternoons haul. I set…
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Cabbages and Cats
Now why would a cat sleep with a cabbage. Well, all the plants are covered so that the peahens cannot eat my infant crops. But Marmalade the Mama cat thinks we have created a warm spot for her to sleep and she is ever so grateful! The peahens are being trained into their Peacock Palace-…
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A warm puff of spring
Cows watching the grass grow. This is what cows do when they are locked up in the yards. Watch the grass growing. I need to clean these yards off again this week. Four cows is a good amount of manure. And our gardens are fertilised from the previous winters manure. Soon the cows will be out…
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The Ride
When riding on the truck BooBoo stands on the deck, with his feet up on the sides, hanging his head forward as far as he can so his head is almost parallel with mine as I drive. He keeps one eye on the road and one eye on me. TonTon always sits down behind the…
The Kitchen's Garden 