Tag: farming

• Walkabout with TonTon

  TonTon and I spent a good part of the afternoon going over all the animals and making lists as to what needs to be done and taking stock. Queenie is in Pat’s Paddock with Hairy and there is  enough feed in there to keep them going though they need a new mineral block. Minty and…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  May 2, 2013

  Bees, Farming, homesteading

  australian cattle dog pup, Blue Heeler pup, border collie, cows, farming, sheep, walkabout

• Taking herbs to a new level

  When you have a new puppy things get rearranged. It is a bit like having a toddler, so all the herbs at the back door have been moved up a level and  popped into big pots or broken pots are stood on end to create  shields like little fences… … a visual deterrent that moves…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  April 28, 2013

  Farming, Gardening, homesteading, Vines and Wine

  dogs and gardens, farming, gardening, planting trees, underground water, water

• Is there a song that goes: Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun?

  I think there is. I was humming it all day long yesterday. It was bendy tree windy but we had piles of sun. Sun-Sun Sun-Sun. I could not find my phone for a while – apparently someone had been going through my jacket pockets! Puppys nowadays will only settle for the very latest technology. Everyone…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  April 15, 2013

  Farming, homesteading

  australian cattle dog, Blue Heeler pup, cow, farming, hereford pig sleeping, homesteading, milking cow, peacocks and hens, puppy with iphone, sheep on grass, The kitchen’s garden

• No time to loll about, Spring is BUSY!

  We have water and sun.  Soon maybe we will have pasture rising up from the tiny seeds we scattered a week ago. But not yet though. I think the seeds will wait for decent shower of spring rain and some warmth. Mama is not amused that she cannot get her whole body through the lambs…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  April 4, 2013

  Farming, homesteading

  farming, homesteading, The Daily View, The kitchen’s garden, watering

• Muffins and Mad Dogs

  My friends the young students, and I made fruit and vege muffins yesterday.   Which gave us plenty of energy for outdoor pursuits. I found this recipe somewhere ages ago and delve into it off and on, using whatever is in the house (that recipe should read one and a half cups of flour) I…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  March 28, 2013

  Farming, homesteading, Recipes, Writing

  after school food, dog in snow, farming, food, miss c, muffins, nanny c, parents space, The kitchen’s garden, writing