Tag: hay
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Loading hay and sheep drench for the Duke of Kupa
As we did not have enough hay from the fields this season I had to buy in 150 bales of alfalfa and alfalfa/grass bales. It is from neighbouring fields, so should have the same mineral make up as our own and best of all it arrived while The Tall Teenager was here, on leave, to…
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Rain on the hay – my language could be stronger…
This year, every time we cut the hay it rained. This time it rained then it snowed then it dried beautifully. My friend and I walked out to the hay makers field before lunch yesterday. She had come down to help me with the winterizing. Lunch would be pumpkin soup made with pears and lemon…
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Is this your hat?
Boo the Savage is the great returner of found objects. The Verandah is a litter of interesting finds, like a little boys pockets but with a canine influence. I forgot to tell you yesterday that Queenie (who would not look at you for a photograph) was bred by The Lady Vet on Sunday. Easily too…
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Looking after our canopy of trees
On the North side of the barn is a smallish field. A loafing field really. It is directly behind the pig sty. We rolled the last two bales of mississippi grass hay through the pig sty and out to the North side, positioning them with difficulty at either end, then built a fence down the…
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