Tag: women farmers
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It’s freezing!! Again.
Way below freezing again this morning. And the winter fires were declared over and out – all finished – just last week after I climbed up onto the roof and put the anti bird nest hat on top of the chimney. A dangerous exercise if ever there was one but already the starlings were flying…
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Mopping Up the Details
It might take a while to get you all up to date! Let’s hope I can stay the course a bit longer this time. Though we will be drifting into bread baking a bit more often – this being a huge focus in my life. In the meantime we will mop up a few details.…
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the full moon night
After the dinner is done and the dishes are done and the writing is done. I stand in front of the fire and put all my cold weather gear back on, my clown suit, the jacket, the hats, the scarf, the gloves, pick up the long torch and walk out with the dogs into the…
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Pig Mama
Every two hours I make like a Pig Mama and wake up my charges (The rescue piglets) and escort them to the Darlek for a quick drink. They never drink for long. They are still very weak – too weak really – but we are pushing on, at least they are and I am pushing…
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A Dalek to the rescue
The New Little piglets are still alive. They are drinking and wobbling about. They are not being given back to their mother. When Tahiti calmed down I went in and removed seven piglets bodies and parts of bodies. I tell you this so you know why I have decided to try to raise the surviving…
The Kitchen's Garden 