Tag: sheep
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The Heat is On for Mama’s Butter Cake
The high nineties is hot. Add the dry wind and it is very hot. All the animals have different coping mechanisms. The Matriarchs dog has decided that he would rather ride than walk. So he sits like a mini king in his chariot. And the Tall Teenager pedals him all over the county on their…
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Miss C gets her groove back
The country house was heaving with children. The wedding punctuated by baby gurgles and laughter. We attended the ceremony under the trees, seated in rows of white chairs under big old trees planted by Johns grandfather and father. I sat ever so calmly in my lovely summer dress my legs demurely tucked to the side.…
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The day it all fell apart
I went out yesterday morning to milk and discovered that things were not going to be as easy as I had imagined. Daisy was in a fury because I was sharing her baby. She roared into the barn, heaving herself about. Rolling her eyes at me and startling as the chickens woke and fell-flew from…
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The Perfect Pig Bath and dark chocolatey Brownies
You will remember that the Pigs had their paddling pool confiscated because they mistook it for a toilet. I have experimented with all kind containers that I can fill with water for them to wallow in. Usually they just empty the water out and play on the concrete. Shoving the offending receptacle around with their…
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Working alone on the Farmy is Never Lonely
As you know I get up very early so that I can post today’s page around dawn every morning. The night before I will have embedded the best of that days shots into a post, jotted down a few rough ideas and after visiting as many of you as I can, I do the late…
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