Tag: farming
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a wee warm up
We go up above freezing today. For about four hours. Then again tomorrow. Hopefully, the barn can thaw a little in this time. Then I will scoop and clean out and lay clean straw for a few hours. It will be nice to be able to stay outside longer. Here is the sunset from last…
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waiting for tima’s call to breakfast
This morning it is -6F (minus 21C) and still. The sun has come up into a clear brittle slit-eyed sky. Once again we will leave the animals unbothered for a wee while yet as it is mean to get them up out of their warm beds and into these frigid temperatures until they are ready.…
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wolf moon to read by
Last night’s full moon was so bright I did not need a light to read. I was moon bathing in my bed. Wolf Moon. I was a little too early and I don’t think I was able to capture Mars. (Though thanks for the heads up Jim). I saw Venus though. I think. This morning…
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deeper cold ahead: rolling the barn doors shut
This country (the USA) is a country of extremes. The hot wind-blown fires in Los Angeles and the freezing temps here sliding even further down. I feel terrible for all those people and all those firefighters in LA. And as hot and fiery as it is over there we are getting even colder. Though I…
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from the archives – feb 27 2012
We have left 2011, I have finished extracting all the stories and recipes to be edited (and in some cases) rewritten for The Little Books from that year. Already there is a lot of material. And on we go into 2012 – this was on February 27 2012 “Something has to be done about the fighting”…
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