Tag: homesteading
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The Kitchens Triangle
Kitchen, Garden, Table. There is a lot of canning going on right about now. They call it canning in America. In New Zealand we call this bottling. Though neither makes sense when the food is put in JARS – so it should be called JARRING. So, there has been a lot of jarring going on…
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Tiny Surprise
Cats and kittens are always welcome on the farmy. We do not have a rodent problem and this is why. Every year we welcome a few newcomers. These two little boys have been beautifully brought up and are very tame and accepting of dogs. They are in an enormous cage for a few days until…
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My new Drink
One of the oldest members of the Fellowship- Katherine and Greg at Rufus’s often put up the most glorious drinks on their blog. Plus they are wee bit partial to a glass of champers- darlink. So this one is for them. My new favourite drink is Champagne and Honey Mead. Lots of champagne -a little bit…
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Look what came in the Mail
Chicks and Ducklings. In the mail! John and the Matriarch want duck for Christmas dinner. But I bought a few extra so I could breed them too. Sadly two of the extra were dead on arrival. So we have four Orpington ducks. The chickens are a selection of cold-hardy layers. Next week the meat chickens come. By…
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A Day at a Time
Yesterday a friend came around and helped me build Tima’s orchard pen. Actually it is more of a small field than a pen. It is quite large and encompasses two old apple trees and both old cherry trees so she will have piles of shade and grass to lie about in. Though it is lovely…
The Kitchen's Garden 