Tag: farming
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Fog Daze
The fog is so thick in the early mornings that the grass is heavy with wet. When I breathe in the nefarious dripping air it leaves a strange burnt sensation in my throat, a thickening, like I want to cough but can’t. It lingers. However it warmed up in the afternoon. It does not take much heat to send Sheila my…
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Misty
The old people (and my neighbours who are not old at all) say that for “For every fog in August, there will be a snowfall in the winter.” Though this saying does not rhyme so I am not sure I trust it. and “If a cold August follows a hot July, it foretells a winter hard…
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Treasure
The Fencer calls Tima – The Terrorist. He is not far wrong. Daisy is starting to settle down and Poppy is beginning to look like a proper pig. We worked on the fencing Across the Way at the Big Barn yesterday. Unearthing old gateways. And treasure – a beautiful old water pump. (see header image) Returning…
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Did I Forget something?
Above and below is Minouchki being beautiful. Yesterday, the kittens worked in the garden alongside Tima, Grace,Marmalade, Berrit and the dogs. They were very helpful. They had a lovely day! Though I was troubled. All day as I indulged in a day of weeding and gardening, I could not help cycling through the animals on…
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The Fair
Every year our little local town, a small town with a big heart, hosts a local fair. The Fair has been going on for more than 160 years now. The side shows are deliciously gaudy and the food is inedible on the street, but that is what it is all about and there is a whole hall filled…
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