Tag: humour
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Run-aways
We have not had an escape for ages. Everyone seems to be happy where they are. But when I went out to do the afternoon chores yesterday and saw this – – in front of the barn, I knew that somewhere was an escaped pig. I looked first into the bedroom of the little pigs…
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Working on the dismount
While the team was doing the milking I was snooping about inspecting my cows and decided that all the signs pointed to Lady Astor being in heat. I am not going to breed Lady on purpose this year (with a vet and a straw) as I don’t mind if she gets a pass for a season…
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Pouring Up
Someone has a milk mustache. I once nursed a very old lady called Maisy. I was very young – in my teens – dressed all in white, working in an old folks home. She was very old, round with sparse white comb over hair and wore green nightgowns. I always thought she looked a…
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Tane the Terrible
I got distracted. That’s all I can say in my defense. I came out of the field and put the bucket down, why I do not know. I always take the eggs straight to the kitchen. But yesterday the eggs were left in a bucket at the gate. Fifteen eggs, the afternoons haul. I set…
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The other day…
.. something happened. I did not want to tell you because maybe you would think I was stupid and leave me. But then I thought maybe you do stupid things too (I hope) and it would be a relief for you to read about other people doing stupid things (I hope). Though you should never…
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