Tag: Nanowrimo
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A Fine day on the Farmy
It was a grey chilly day. Almost no direct sunlight. It is funny how even the tiniest shaft of sun can lift our heads. Yes, this is the same peacock. The Duke of Kupa’s train is growing so fast! This has surprised me, I thought he would wait until late winter. But already he is…
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Charlotte begins her Slow Recovery. Because I said so.
Yesterday, I called the vet to talk about The Shush Sister Charlotte, who is still walking very wonkily. And not often. She lists to the side like a sinking container ship. But the vet was out for the day and would not be back until Monday. No-one could help me there. Hmm. I called the…
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Charlotte the Pig is Feeling Poorly
She has started limping quite badly. And a fat pig limping is a very sorry sight. It is one of her back legs below that rather large ham of a butt-hock. Sorry Char had to say it. I have called around and on occasion a pig will pull a muscle when they are young and…
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NaNoWriMo – Let’s Take our Characters for a Walk: Everyone can Play!
When I was a teacher of drama, in a high school in New Zealand, we would frequently devise characters for improvised plays. One of the exercises, when we were devising, was called Take your Character for a Walk. Everyone in the classroom would assume his or her favourite character, then the students would move about…
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Big Dog’s Coat of Not Many Colours
It was cold today. I mean not too cold. My words are too short. I feel I should be writing something poetic about the approaching winter and I know that Smidge would say this with a whole lot more elegance and poetry but there was a wintry feel to the air that blew around our…
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