Tag: The kitchen’s garden
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archives – may 2012 – daisy and me

May 29 2012. I chose this archive entry because it contains my frequently made broccoli soup recipe and heralds the beginning of the milking period and we get a mention of Sheila and a real look at Daisy and me. Reaching back and revisiting these old characters is a mixture of sad and delightful but…
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waiting for tima’s call to breakfast

This morning it is -6F (minus 21C) and still. The sun has come up into a clear brittle slit-eyed sky. Once again we will leave the animals unbothered for a wee while yet as it is mean to get them up out of their warm beds and into these frigid temperatures until they are ready.…
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wolf moon to read by

Last night’s full moon was so bright I did not need a light to read. I was moon bathing in my bed. Wolf Moon. I was a little too early and I don’t think I was able to capture Mars. (Though thanks for the heads up Jim). I saw Venus though. I think. This morning…
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TKG Archives: July 2011

Today is the first day of our deep dive into the archives. I remember the very real fear that I felt when I began posting. I thought how could I possibly have enough to write about! And who would read anyway? Hah! Well that proved an unfounded fear. It was high summer in 2011. My…
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cold gales

A nor’wester and fiercely cold. Wind plus cold is hard on stock. And it blew hard and cold all night. Lucky the animals all have shelter. My Dad (a man of the sea) said a gale is anything over 30 knots. In the very noisy night the winds were gusting up 35+ miles an hour…

