tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62236231439647589722024-02-19T00:17:37.438-04:00Wild Culture FarmWe are a very big family starting a very small farm in the Gaspereau Valley of Nova Scotia.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger589125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-74046685874216571442012-04-13T12:23:00.000-03:002012-04-13T12:23:04.677-03:00We've been busy here...meet Stormy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIDTOQB3cAr4RAnV0kt7tYy-SfGBqAzSrsHQUM3zgA95gkw8e3Q7au8V8rTRD9bjyAa_TS75m1PgWCyDYjxemtQ9_KZj7gbYU2XIYnqsEtapon3-TIW0N-7EPt2R7cUSn-WfwYgjFOZIq/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIDTOQB3cAr4RAnV0kt7tYy-SfGBqAzSrsHQUM3zgA95gkw8e3Q7au8V8rTRD9bjyAa_TS75m1PgWCyDYjxemtQ9_KZj7gbYU2XIYnqsEtapon3-TIW0N-7EPt2R7cUSn-WfwYgjFOZIq/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Stormy, born Easter Sunday in a wild snow storm.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGrqJT4dLHuBBMkPhmfi92gXdzijiljTHCMaVS3aX9mB9zDFtoypb_A9CHaeOLvr5jyEcboKn6J1R5evnXEmlLWJOWHIBttQJvOFVTHMJK8IER68nuIxICy0O4hkSmEoHK8Rgky6QYcMU/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGrqJT4dLHuBBMkPhmfi92gXdzijiljTHCMaVS3aX9mB9zDFtoypb_A9CHaeOLvr5jyEcboKn6J1R5evnXEmlLWJOWHIBttQJvOFVTHMJK8IER68nuIxICy0O4hkSmEoHK8Rgky6QYcMU/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>As you can see everyone is feeling very proud.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-89828921803724290502012-03-13T16:25:00.001-03:002012-03-13T16:25:30.563-03:00Little details that I adore<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hpCm6amu_ePtuZBcGUAhwmLPC5XTi1jHm8tXl9nMjkVui4DR8i52R3OPde3B47LR8E_lH2laCofOgq4LcxnJn7ukqhMIF3gVxmd9IR5K42GT83p-DlGvjWYDj_MWJ6PE8xunHdU_eKK0/s1600/DSC_0026.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hpCm6amu_ePtuZBcGUAhwmLPC5XTi1jHm8tXl9nMjkVui4DR8i52R3OPde3B47LR8E_lH2laCofOgq4LcxnJn7ukqhMIF3gVxmd9IR5K42GT83p-DlGvjWYDj_MWJ6PE8xunHdU_eKK0/s400/DSC_0026.JPG" /></a><br />
doorknobs</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_-EIqWWEyblO-qImL-wCJEUQ2F5RDhNhfPK_rvFsfP3MkiAqy-lZDe6EXyc1lvNPG04pDRLWiZLhcq8H53UONnHAfqOLb2-J-adT5nn1l1STyvde9AG4C5BtOHh5GsX150HtLlArR7Xi/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_-EIqWWEyblO-qImL-wCJEUQ2F5RDhNhfPK_rvFsfP3MkiAqy-lZDe6EXyc1lvNPG04pDRLWiZLhcq8H53UONnHAfqOLb2-J-adT5nn1l1STyvde9AG4C5BtOHh5GsX150HtLlArR7Xi/s400/DSC_0027.JPG" /></a><br />
circular stairs </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCF8jbKmR4ufzivLRz6EKXRSez6NEIvWgNIoamI32gUtbVAlA9TwddkHizkeI1Ftcv2rdyCRX4oLrdqiD8yqym0cjJX26xLkqhcI16ip7-r3BQxmh9pRou7pCjHm72Fcgjfc3CqBzaz1W/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCF8jbKmR4ufzivLRz6EKXRSez6NEIvWgNIoamI32gUtbVAlA9TwddkHizkeI1Ftcv2rdyCRX4oLrdqiD8yqym0cjJX26xLkqhcI16ip7-r3BQxmh9pRou7pCjHm72Fcgjfc3CqBzaz1W/s400/DSC_0024.JPG" /></a><br />
doors at the top and bottom of stairwells</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-21200331896957499482012-03-13T16:19:00.001-03:002012-03-13T16:19:42.740-03:00And from the kitchen down the hall to my very favorite room...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxb5cPgDSh8mMxFmy_cPNFZL7DJhIt2EKg_kuGmDb_tn8uzQGf4i9KgGXwgfNu3t6iTWxNGKDZtYtYNmqKvGCDoEes-lPGnZJ-0_A60Z4TyXsy5oqdWxZ-Dn7T0fygmy9kQzcSbo7NIW9k/s1600/DSC_0050.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxb5cPgDSh8mMxFmy_cPNFZL7DJhIt2EKg_kuGmDb_tn8uzQGf4i9KgGXwgfNu3t6iTWxNGKDZtYtYNmqKvGCDoEes-lPGnZJ-0_A60Z4TyXsy5oqdWxZ-Dn7T0fygmy9kQzcSbo7NIW9k/s400/DSC_0050.JPG" /></a><br />
Looking down the hall... </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KIhzUKGBJkaOeQBIuCvEOkFG3StO0fwLlShRchqNeDm9QQ7nRwzv-t3d_u8p3hVtwD8m3KIT6tkyB-A3VA6oio0xnMlHomiIbOWknTHBxH-GAbCM4o_dcgP1_rEMJxuOeG6eEVtJN-Q3/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KIhzUKGBJkaOeQBIuCvEOkFG3StO0fwLlShRchqNeDm9QQ7nRwzv-t3d_u8p3hVtwD8m3KIT6tkyB-A3VA6oio0xnMlHomiIbOWknTHBxH-GAbCM4o_dcgP1_rEMJxuOeG6eEVtJN-Q3/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" /></a><br />
past the front door</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kvrtAh-rrdKBu2cvcI5wGrESy60cE_BEeto0ypRG6Kcwy_Nmu0TvgEvZM_EDcGqcEOVWuPPqfs2jWtN5e5H6EXJcYA1pRTXw7-LSru9R1BhvMMbTdgYWOkCN0-QYD68x-jarmok_hyphenhyphen74/s1600/DSC_0029.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kvrtAh-rrdKBu2cvcI5wGrESy60cE_BEeto0ypRG6Kcwy_Nmu0TvgEvZM_EDcGqcEOVWuPPqfs2jWtN5e5H6EXJcYA1pRTXw7-LSru9R1BhvMMbTdgYWOkCN0-QYD68x-jarmok_hyphenhyphen74/s400/DSC_0029.JPG" /></a><br />
Into the very original 1800 keeping room.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyV_Raaw0pldy-ka4yK_h5H5tG_ATvt-JZ2VkpPoO9E6y5X7EnWPmKBEl5VXLHs7YZzdKUIQbmbR00eTuy_yNVKEgpUsrHLatLO6thEGzqEhDY86V7gd6LqqBHuu-bJDDOtgxrFszVrFso/s1600/DSC_0031.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyV_Raaw0pldy-ka4yK_h5H5tG_ATvt-JZ2VkpPoO9E6y5X7EnWPmKBEl5VXLHs7YZzdKUIQbmbR00eTuy_yNVKEgpUsrHLatLO6thEGzqEhDY86V7gd6LqqBHuu-bJDDOtgxrFszVrFso/s400/DSC_0031.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw6FkNUncgnzfxue5GQ7iVHJJjpCJZ7_47xMSaD_FxkQsZHDOUmBG2RVHVhwUy5aAvUo1rBfykqa8NlbNUSNmIaUOkYX58W_ZbzNaJnDWGuhdmtInWJ5FRh-DNPR_nOkHmVZNn3oc9nYD/s1600/DSC_0035.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw6FkNUncgnzfxue5GQ7iVHJJjpCJZ7_47xMSaD_FxkQsZHDOUmBG2RVHVhwUy5aAvUo1rBfykqa8NlbNUSNmIaUOkYX58W_ZbzNaJnDWGuhdmtInWJ5FRh-DNPR_nOkHmVZNn3oc9nYD/s400/DSC_0035.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Y_qpnEax91PJXLlTDIdOCn9mRc0_1vqQSqrR0nXpWjOxKGw2zCvhiHg2ROxgm8ooY_1zLGKIgPmhR4vMKNQhnYCzbyBiL5spUuvzhwKAd-45s_vq0Me-kaQu2h6fgQuD2SZZlM6NVA24/s1600/DSC_0041.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Y_qpnEax91PJXLlTDIdOCn9mRc0_1vqQSqrR0nXpWjOxKGw2zCvhiHg2ROxgm8ooY_1zLGKIgPmhR4vMKNQhnYCzbyBiL5spUuvzhwKAd-45s_vq0Me-kaQu2h6fgQuD2SZZlM6NVA24/s400/DSC_0041.JPG" /></a><br />
The heart of the home, the hearth, to the left is a cupboard under the stairs, to the right is a bake oven and a storage place for wood, the little door above is the original salt box - it opens into the cold cellar - it would have been the driest spot in the house. </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmVigYoU98MHT8Ep6lv-VIloNeKeMr7RO7pjP3fD2rasAVNy-mKQ-wLWoWQySMBA9PCyYA0CD6zEQIhHIDiPeVAvU9i6LgbQ303jc10VAQzdYH6B58E3Iygfz3gzI6zjrYvSbPd3xfzji/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmVigYoU98MHT8Ep6lv-VIloNeKeMr7RO7pjP3fD2rasAVNy-mKQ-wLWoWQySMBA9PCyYA0CD6zEQIhHIDiPeVAvU9i6LgbQ303jc10VAQzdYH6B58E3Iygfz3gzI6zjrYvSbPd3xfzji/s400/DSC_0044.JPG" /></a><br />
Peeking into the hearth, original crane and some tools, the cauldron has gone "missing", there will be a dutch oven simmering stew here by September. Mark my words, a meal in the hearth will be our housewarming.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-23159791091536570892012-03-13T16:03:00.001-03:002012-03-13T16:03:43.650-03:00The cold cellar leads into the kitchen...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA3Ik8q63BgQouOGts0viteKC2RuaezTMA0KScwVRTzZks5Peuu1Xo206Q5jzpxpC4w6E8woaHASl7w_OgfL08Z9FsyBz_Roy3qOdBSPTtY5rUMl8jgIWVQLdS6coUrGkA9MxVOxusoPx/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA3Ik8q63BgQouOGts0viteKC2RuaezTMA0KScwVRTzZks5Peuu1Xo206Q5jzpxpC4w6E8woaHASl7w_OgfL08Z9FsyBz_Roy3qOdBSPTtY5rUMl8jgIWVQLdS6coUrGkA9MxVOxusoPx/s400/DSC_0053.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaT4XdWyR1UBu1LcJkq1Yt64_J-_PH_ToRGDI9BUv32JJt2H7wnreefNQrrxVoflSLuY5qIGZqOmKtsSHAdOF7SFkj7slLZslGGcCEpMEl8fLQOrSlCX2OW8gMJ05wX1zlGDJyzKcF1_Y/s1600/DSC_0051.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaT4XdWyR1UBu1LcJkq1Yt64_J-_PH_ToRGDI9BUv32JJt2H7wnreefNQrrxVoflSLuY5qIGZqOmKtsSHAdOF7SFkj7slLZslGGcCEpMEl8fLQOrSlCX2OW8gMJ05wX1zlGDJyzKcF1_Y/s400/DSC_0051.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sdc2TbtabOVLvUkT0WZ2qovKEzj-QzYxMPMuIOZTMIGiJLCRjGnWmju6FV5rJkTWASbggpA9bEst1EmsS8JxfSlezStlsxakNXt74zAh07Fw-2S3BV8EFNbRMy601AYz-o9yHjB4yqYv/s1600/DSC_0049.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sdc2TbtabOVLvUkT0WZ2qovKEzj-QzYxMPMuIOZTMIGiJLCRjGnWmju6FV5rJkTWASbggpA9bEst1EmsS8JxfSlezStlsxakNXt74zAh07Fw-2S3BV8EFNbRMy601AYz-o9yHjB4yqYv/s400/DSC_0049.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNmIt9w9Xel9mguxNQT9x0E4SGqe10K5E1c4kAuBOESphtszqpevpcS-3OTgrbH0Wz8mX5KkQ9tUEyXROEXoqyRNXO1gpUiQq9YEVpt1ICMY3T8MK-772Os94g-gvqsNIU_N-2TeNYA-z/s1600/DSC_0046.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNmIt9w9Xel9mguxNQT9x0E4SGqe10K5E1c4kAuBOESphtszqpevpcS-3OTgrbH0Wz8mX5KkQ9tUEyXROEXoqyRNXO1gpUiQq9YEVpt1ICMY3T8MK-772Os94g-gvqsNIU_N-2TeNYA-z/s400/DSC_0046.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmx8wOCpWzXflevD6uVsOiOwWPIuGw-eSG2aVGAERs1WF1cVekOgRBsiK-GmnC2_GzUH4ZT4kP-ibn0mDnV4dMqq49P2tjiJpea-5z1o0Qw3sTywcWs36lusc35baLu1UevdWKpdaujth/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmx8wOCpWzXflevD6uVsOiOwWPIuGw-eSG2aVGAERs1WF1cVekOgRBsiK-GmnC2_GzUH4ZT4kP-ibn0mDnV4dMqq49P2tjiJpea-5z1o0Qw3sTywcWs36lusc35baLu1UevdWKpdaujth/s400/DSC_0045.JPG" /></a><br />
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I'm not sure what to say the pictures speak for themselves. The stove and fridge and sink were stolen. This room needs lots of love.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-25950682767961104502012-03-13T15:59:00.001-03:002012-03-13T16:00:08.737-03:00The cold cellar of my dreams!!!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQ8pHSXEPgN4W2ryaSaNHku0oTd971C6ujSYaISBlZ5chVg6KlzeczLEN8I14tSsbMKGrs5Fuk5_qV1R3DEQIbuWdZm6e8QhflRpaxOCbyG9rNFvlCow3hZCi3SwOMr-y_Mehx9QVdvFv/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQ8pHSXEPgN4W2ryaSaNHku0oTd971C6ujSYaISBlZ5chVg6KlzeczLEN8I14tSsbMKGrs5Fuk5_qV1R3DEQIbuWdZm6e8QhflRpaxOCbyG9rNFvlCow3hZCi3SwOMr-y_Mehx9QVdvFv/s400/DSC_0054.JPG" /></a><br />
The stone walls we'll be doing traditional whitewash on. </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-9GoE2Y-7-UNFiPV3Ral5QcOZipAkgJ6pGJGplBFvalZXST3n-mptg05BGELfR3BG1LsqwoqwreHEFstbsz-7ISgVeKFDns-UrrWJ7vHaFEZsq_oWKty39hqEE3bEtVxmfSgfjp0Ak4J/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-9GoE2Y-7-UNFiPV3Ral5QcOZipAkgJ6pGJGplBFvalZXST3n-mptg05BGELfR3BG1LsqwoqwreHEFstbsz-7ISgVeKFDns-UrrWJ7vHaFEZsq_oWKty39hqEE3bEtVxmfSgfjp0Ak4J/s400/DSC_0055.JPG" /></a><br />
Door outside and window. </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguboRIUwslOF7IC0-k7epuF3cD-xcw4Wwzhrcvf3aQ4EtFOSV5P3CXgEXl7urdxl6tPhQus0gFoaUzgkvIy6TpiYwXAvcgUUxTFjWbDCnxB1LRmWQE40MFbTmRzLX1S1ivrFypnttQsEpn/s1600/DSC_0056.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguboRIUwslOF7IC0-k7epuF3cD-xcw4Wwzhrcvf3aQ4EtFOSV5P3CXgEXl7urdxl6tPhQus0gFoaUzgkvIy6TpiYwXAvcgUUxTFjWbDCnxB1LRmWQE40MFbTmRzLX1S1ivrFypnttQsEpn/s400/DSC_0056.JPG" /></a><br />
filled to the brim with junk, but not for long! </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-1283502149708747962012-03-13T15:55:00.001-03:002012-03-13T15:55:42.879-03:00and outside for a moment...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSma-64nA4cnHY9slt8UZsf2kE8Fb5VcUrbrH2KMHV5DeYdVXm7IRQCwwSTDDB9oCvG9ij-t2DV5DHNsRBeRNonmhxh9NEUJOmpdWZCdpK3BY1Y2zydrlI8EXx5p0cKafjXZYo0n0k-vro/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSma-64nA4cnHY9slt8UZsf2kE8Fb5VcUrbrH2KMHV5DeYdVXm7IRQCwwSTDDB9oCvG9ij-t2DV5DHNsRBeRNonmhxh9NEUJOmpdWZCdpK3BY1Y2zydrlI8EXx5p0cKafjXZYo0n0k-vro/s400/DSC_0064.JPG" /></a><br />
Nature Girl adores the yard, a big backyard, with lovely trees and a path through the woods, </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4CX9z4fCz6_XQ3NYB6eLsxLE1kiCxTddhTpVaAHy1WN-sBMPDeDEfotCXSA-doKm-ofMVrH-us2ONEUHWXj8NHHVo76wGXL-WKP7Ti158Hwj-6hL4HShBl5KwOk3Hddk6VwgkoPwBxXr/s1600/DSC_0067.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4CX9z4fCz6_XQ3NYB6eLsxLE1kiCxTddhTpVaAHy1WN-sBMPDeDEfotCXSA-doKm-ofMVrH-us2ONEUHWXj8NHHVo76wGXL-WKP7Ti158Hwj-6hL4HShBl5KwOk3Hddk6VwgkoPwBxXr/s400/DSC_0067.JPG" /></a><br />
and a swing that goes out over a ravine! </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GkBjU6sxyRGve9QIikAHwAcy2DYvY6_mIbpGRuTS9LKjXFroe_vW37BdAtFYk0aElPs1ZRI7GbYB5WUXlP7CeW8thQSFCohymLfJCkUlQ3slcS0buFHEEmAlp_Xwp4dJE91HZYyQXLkc/s1600/DSC_0063.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GkBjU6sxyRGve9QIikAHwAcy2DYvY6_mIbpGRuTS9LKjXFroe_vW37BdAtFYk0aElPs1ZRI7GbYB5WUXlP7CeW8thQSFCohymLfJCkUlQ3slcS0buFHEEmAlp_Xwp4dJE91HZYyQXLkc/s400/DSC_0063.JPG" /></a><br />
The boys adore the backyard fort and added some evergreens to it while we were there.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTk7aR5V_6SyJniAc7VU8l0fXoWYHFHOG6FZSZTtiKD9P6e061T-FBKkyaYL7pB6pJ9uEOI5qIQODmYC6l_dXJYUecsVkZ61NHLBS0MVGwoDPhclgeLZhTEIvRHbKIUoqAsFwIpAdRkpZw/s1600/DSC_0068.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTk7aR5V_6SyJniAc7VU8l0fXoWYHFHOG6FZSZTtiKD9P6e061T-FBKkyaYL7pB6pJ9uEOI5qIQODmYC6l_dXJYUecsVkZ61NHLBS0MVGwoDPhclgeLZhTEIvRHbKIUoqAsFwIpAdRkpZw/s400/DSC_0068.JPG" /></a><br />
The house is so sensitive to it's location. built into a hill the door on the right leads into the most beautiful cold cellar imaginable. Its so dry you can't store antiques in it... next post </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-51080755359239947282012-03-13T15:43:00.000-03:002012-03-13T15:43:23.795-03:00and more from inside...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QpJg4cizakaga0MYEPRQRfc3WW1nAly7zRO7mogYjTFCBJCQo2ktr-WcjDCEO8v0MvqAeeqFOmW3oeO-Lsbjh2MVqqbeiXAWTQGRlAhlAVMYFUzpviRWVqnzU-CRGiwBhjqL8K1q05Wl/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QpJg4cizakaga0MYEPRQRfc3WW1nAly7zRO7mogYjTFCBJCQo2ktr-WcjDCEO8v0MvqAeeqFOmW3oeO-Lsbjh2MVqqbeiXAWTQGRlAhlAVMYFUzpviRWVqnzU-CRGiwBhjqL8K1q05Wl/s400/DSC_0012.JPG" /></a><br />
If the ship remains it will be sailing from the livingroom to the boy's bedroom with a brighter happier paint job. If it leaves with the Puppetmistress we'll just have to make our own! </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiyWQmSQCCLlKkn6S0PU8__Z-TbRo65Ejdt7bKrsm2SGwxA_c16oS2BvkjwWLxYOEPi8WrgwzY_LiMKPpC1UwkAoV73vA6Px6IHm-lOfFdjNxI6H1KhYR6vWe7kdaBfvEJg97ZiTzgRDE/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiyWQmSQCCLlKkn6S0PU8__Z-TbRo65Ejdt7bKrsm2SGwxA_c16oS2BvkjwWLxYOEPi8WrgwzY_LiMKPpC1UwkAoV73vA6Px6IHm-lOfFdjNxI6H1KhYR6vWe7kdaBfvEJg97ZiTzgRDE/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" /></a><br />
I'm all about built ins.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNDvOhV1k893Xu4VRQrcsCwa8JcA7YMS1BXytSM4QGXZtVFuXHaDtN6i-jTgXn6vmy3dLsPGIZQUfFoU-UyOVUOXztE9yNHry_2EGYkb2ePH3ThaeERuRHEfKyd8HCuEq6X2vYUkY9_Ey/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNDvOhV1k893Xu4VRQrcsCwa8JcA7YMS1BXytSM4QGXZtVFuXHaDtN6i-jTgXn6vmy3dLsPGIZQUfFoU-UyOVUOXztE9yNHry_2EGYkb2ePH3ThaeERuRHEfKyd8HCuEq6X2vYUkY9_Ey/s400/DSC_0014.JPG" /></a><br />
Nature Girl's room will be sparse but cozy...after the gigantic puppets leave. (Naming dear M the Puppetmistress is very very accurate). They are ENORMOUS too! </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfdQttoVD9Dc0USXtb2AhPWwSfo3L0RefnO4FXLoq_Cc-2n1drKQUZrDq3JNzlhNoWK7bD2vvnKKNxITGJui7TLc35O_rCOyn2-EhzsFNSP4ULD-4cs_MweY1FEGpcxBU5AIGwg1B5lwU/s1600/DSC_0015.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfdQttoVD9Dc0USXtb2AhPWwSfo3L0RefnO4FXLoq_Cc-2n1drKQUZrDq3JNzlhNoWK7bD2vvnKKNxITGJui7TLc35O_rCOyn2-EhzsFNSP4ULD-4cs_MweY1FEGpcxBU5AIGwg1B5lwU/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" /></a><br />
When not filled to the brim with puppets the room will be bright and airy, it has a built in cupboard too.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnM2DPQa_FLcdEuOnmk-ACw2-ZMWPtjbpOZk3Z-UmZHqqq1ZklLe5PY6MRLGW39EbYEgXVCVDmswMshLlLD-33_7T7HC_STb29zLi0___rHsHRK0TVWhhGeYOwyQ2h3Me5umvoa1aiE4d/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnM2DPQa_FLcdEuOnmk-ACw2-ZMWPtjbpOZk3Z-UmZHqqq1ZklLe5PY6MRLGW39EbYEgXVCVDmswMshLlLD-33_7T7HC_STb29zLi0___rHsHRK0TVWhhGeYOwyQ2h3Me5umvoa1aiE4d/s400/DSC_0069.JPG" /></a><br />
This is the backdoor from the livingroom to the beautiful yard...next post :-)</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-27518094102608406142012-03-13T15:12:00.000-03:002012-03-13T15:12:44.266-03:00Inside the Cornwall Rd House<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">So a dear friend of ours owns this wonderful 200 + yr old house in Blockhouse. He worked very hard with his partner and father and friends to rescue the house from being torn down by the fire department when he first bought it in the early 70's. It had been a squat for fishermen from NFLD for years and had holes in the roof, all the windows were destroyed, and one wall was caving in. It had no running water and the well was actually across the road from the house. They worked so hard to bring this house back. Then life took a turn and they had to move but never sold the house, too much had been poured into it blood sweat tears and soul. So Dearheart looked for a caretaker. Several were wonderful and then a string of bad luck over the past decade meant the house not only was not being looked after, the people who had taken on the role of caretaker stole things, fixtures and antiques in the house, instead of looking after issues that sprang up they let them go, and all the while Dearheart tried to see the best in people and wasn't quite sure how to step in and deal with the abuses to the property. Finally, the people he'd allowed to live there as caretakers, rent free moved out without telling him, and turned the house over to someone else. The Puppetmistress, through no fault of her own and unawares was essentially squatting in Dearheart's house. He realized something had to be done right away, to save the house, and to take control over the situation. So we are taking over the house, getting the professionals needed to fix the roof and sill and rebuild the missing kitchen. I will be restoring all the hard work Dearheart put in inside with clearing out hoarded junk, scrubbing and painting and lovingly repairing and restoring wood marred with staples, walls smashed back to lathe. We will live in the house during the week and the kids will attend the Waldorf School around the corner, and return to the farm on weekends. Papa Pan will direct the structural work from the farm and make daytrips down to do the work he can manage on his own, and hold down the fort at the farm. We'll spend weekends all together at the farm. So here are some mighty BEFORE shots. <br />
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this will be the boy's room, we need to find some beds on kijiji.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlG4wiuVP6WX-OKemH7I4gXYtIGtCrj76JrJU0NC1kodZ1MGnxbyIsT94k-6nm2-VtXS3_2QkR6QGrBt5FQLDoeeBT0RECZpKbaMyeE_PjHOMIzJ2-Wn1Se_5JjGqC9nx1axnYgK5ZmUM/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlG4wiuVP6WX-OKemH7I4gXYtIGtCrj76JrJU0NC1kodZ1MGnxbyIsT94k-6nm2-VtXS3_2QkR6QGrBt5FQLDoeeBT0RECZpKbaMyeE_PjHOMIzJ2-Wn1Se_5JjGqC9nx1axnYgK5ZmUM/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" /></a><br />
this room needs the wallpaper stripped and to be painted, but overall it's still in good shape. Nothing like a little girl to cheer up a room, the Puppetmistress' daughter lives here. </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FnzIXPFUZqXwf-tx8FMVXbuO2qv8HH1Fs2v5GCPONbApuuFC_683BknRPej6Ezdj0nxOAsPdEAo6QXD5iUTgLIlK0I56PpQ6ydEzEbuILBZq5TUWolfi_vqeFkd8qo5xL8QGZebZ4w8d/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FnzIXPFUZqXwf-tx8FMVXbuO2qv8HH1Fs2v5GCPONbApuuFC_683BknRPej6Ezdj0nxOAsPdEAo6QXD5iUTgLIlK0I56PpQ6ydEzEbuILBZq5TUWolfi_vqeFkd8qo5xL8QGZebZ4w8d/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" /></a><br />
The very scary bathroom. We're getting a water filtration system and I will be testing the mettle of my citric acid/glycerin/baking soda scrub in here.<br />
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Lovely wee woodstove in "The back room" which will be a cosy little livingroom for us</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT_4Qu4EdkxFThOZEjroknkjgJE8Lv7pLdnIW2OAvWw3tvSEhW7cB1E9PI4tmWOQZyHhHaDwRg8WJbtPQQv6OWQaNE7E7G5uB3NFhXz4i326UKxrILdUiHMpg7sdGb3XOO9rHNXYPSB4F/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT_4Qu4EdkxFThOZEjroknkjgJE8Lv7pLdnIW2OAvWw3tvSEhW7cB1E9PI4tmWOQZyHhHaDwRg8WJbtPQQv6OWQaNE7E7G5uB3NFhXz4i326UKxrILdUiHMpg7sdGb3XOO9rHNXYPSB4F/s400/DSC_0009.JPG" /></a><br />
Thankfully no one painted or irreparably damaged the built in cupboards that are in all the rooms.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-46628000435282669822012-03-05T09:30:00.000-04:002012-03-05T09:30:31.642-04:00Early Morning March 5th<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1WDHTHn9FBBATOL1RixWK7BRxESL_xoosx5PtoYt0ANc1UaNINwegL_hGZKD2aBz7K6kcxFXx44dtd8qYPcZ-acuw7vGsRJL5R6xW1lfVl6N8rcp7QQ9P2NWGjxO136Kzh7japBCcjd6/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1WDHTHn9FBBATOL1RixWK7BRxESL_xoosx5PtoYt0ANc1UaNINwegL_hGZKD2aBz7K6kcxFXx44dtd8qYPcZ-acuw7vGsRJL5R6xW1lfVl6N8rcp7QQ9P2NWGjxO136Kzh7japBCcjd6/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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I wanted to make it easier for the kids to take responsibility for their things. I culled their wardrobes down to their absolute favorites. Its always easy with the kids, their preferences are so clear and I know exactly what is always in the wash and what never gets worn despite *my* affection for it. So if they never wanted to wear it, out it went. I even got around to mending favorites so they could be passed down as the cherished items they'd become.<br />
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As usual my own clothes are an afterthought. <br />
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I don't often buy anything new and because I shop thrift stores I often find things I like for a particular reason, fabric OR cut, not often both and I have grand intentions of making them my own. It means I have a closet quite full of clothes I like but don't wear. It made it really hard to do the same cull I did with the boys clothes. For example I have a really warm cardigan with pockets and big buttons and a ribbed collar - love the shape and function, but it is the brightest pink you can imagine, I *really* don't like pink! It is literally the only thing I own that is pink so I have a limitted number of things I can wear with it.<br />
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With the help of <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> I set about defining visually what shapes and colours I actually really like, and look good in.. What is practical for me given my life on the farm as mother, farmer, artist, woman. I'm having a lot of fun with it, and with a clearer vision of what I'd like my "uniform" to be I know what I'd like to make for myself. My next step is looking at what I have and making a definite plan for the alternations I need to do so they fit within that uniform. There will be a whole lot of hemming in the near future! <br />
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I plan on building a basic wardrobe of about 12 pieces that work together in numerous combinations, plus two reversible hardworking crossed back tunic aprons and a couple of sweaters that I truly love. I'm starting with the clothes I have and doing repairs, making alterations, maybe I'll do some dying too! Then I'll move on to the new items.<br />
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It's a really fun project and Nature Girl is expressing a bit of an interest too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-25447510347546385872012-01-12T14:02:00.000-04:002012-01-12T14:02:30.655-04:00For my friends in Chelsea, for Kathrine, and for Sophie. Peace to all.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/VbCBJ05gdwc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-61026477795980313162011-12-12T08:05:00.000-04:002011-12-12T08:05:16.680-04:00And then Wild Thing Asked for a Haircut<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjny9LpBOh9bAZbRS9HNo9gz6L-NVtQikXxy-508ZhSezOElFl1pU8hqB_AunX8R0wqFq3yro3XZyJqiqhVKlyCTOZof7eSIGqcGSj2V7MtjY9-iee__k8cWD9rjm-jHoZuH53KellxUXvo/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjny9LpBOh9bAZbRS9HNo9gz6L-NVtQikXxy-508ZhSezOElFl1pU8hqB_AunX8R0wqFq3yro3XZyJqiqhVKlyCTOZof7eSIGqcGSj2V7MtjY9-iee__k8cWD9rjm-jHoZuH53KellxUXvo/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" /></a> </div>He has a very specific cut in mind. He described how the bangs should be "straight from here to here" he showed me, "and then it should go down to my ears" and then it should be long but not as long as now"<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-nxrBne1g9EmuMd38S-b_lFIOeg45PVYxVDhtuAhi4BJp9vBIrhlO_Q3JPSjdUc6LFumn3d4R6EbOn8mAOdm9DPDTsS00BpuJwF67IJ3gzlwOTpiTlD0xiN6GvrnUrxWsP_i0VTch06Z/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-nxrBne1g9EmuMd38S-b_lFIOeg45PVYxVDhtuAhi4BJp9vBIrhlO_Q3JPSjdUc6LFumn3d4R6EbOn8mAOdm9DPDTsS00BpuJwF67IJ3gzlwOTpiTlD0xiN6GvrnUrxWsP_i0VTch06Z/s400/DSC_0007.JPG" /></a> </div>I was a little nervous, the first time I cut his hair for him (at his request) he burst into tears and had me tape the locks back on). This time he took one look in the mirror and started to giggle. He giggled for a good 20 minutes, while he brushed his teeth and washed his face.<br /><br />I feel very strongly about bodily integrity and not cajoling children into doing things you know they don't really want to do. Wild Thing loves his hair (maybe because he was such a bald baby for such a long time!) and has endured teasing about having such long hair and still held onto his lion's mane. He had bangs for several years and then decided that they were not to be cut either.<br /><br />As a mom, well lets just say I'm very happy to see that sweet little cherub face again!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-77171326528946622012011-12-09T22:05:00.001-04:002011-12-09T22:08:01.063-04:00A recap of St Nicholas Day<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjGXkF2VS7EYcqRXnVY_760SoCOB_MpHrViPBX8043phyphenhyphenbCFysruk-eVFAcb8yHNV6p1adLvykm7cT_hY2Kn2vUsj6RPPm1e_Wab4Hyacn6YqX6CTBZOOqU1Qyt2Cr1k18u02cdZJgNPO/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjGXkF2VS7EYcqRXnVY_760SoCOB_MpHrViPBX8043phyphenhyphenbCFysruk-eVFAcb8yHNV6p1adLvykm7cT_hY2Kn2vUsj6RPPm1e_Wab4Hyacn6YqX6CTBZOOqU1Qyt2Cr1k18u02cdZJgNPO/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" /></a> </div>Nature Girl claimed elf duty/<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjVvB2Uj8Lgim7ZDYKIIhblCvwSvXmGYwb7b0UC9mYUoKVHSMRGYVhWJPEG9Wxk0fUwH7it3Rs-o3hZCZ10l4OmkmDweQyt9zo-jK9Wt6UCCqaRFD54kU3yNsWUQTKqf4nUkp3ndQYQTA/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjVvB2Uj8Lgim7ZDYKIIhblCvwSvXmGYwb7b0UC9mYUoKVHSMRGYVhWJPEG9Wxk0fUwH7it3Rs-o3hZCZ10l4OmkmDweQyt9zo-jK9Wt6UCCqaRFD54kU3yNsWUQTKqf4nUkp3ndQYQTA/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" /></a> </div>Stockings are traditionally everyone's favorite thing.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ0G7_jJl0pieqNIjAapmTTWsKlnlubYdAPsIVpKOmirbBjrX-61t2ts7JG4LEqhRnxTk5b0A-6g_c0TV1YU7WZExtvROcgB4wLjSTeJ0TC4IA2JKx5dDiCNXCAofXjFf5NQ7JSq6ciF0/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ0G7_jJl0pieqNIjAapmTTWsKlnlubYdAPsIVpKOmirbBjrX-61t2ts7JG4LEqhRnxTk5b0A-6g_c0TV1YU7WZExtvROcgB4wLjSTeJ0TC4IA2JKx5dDiCNXCAofXjFf5NQ7JSq6ciF0/s400/DSC_0024.JPG" /></a> </div>However Sprout's gift from St Nick was awesome according to everyone - a wooden space station with robots and an alien and astronauts with removable helmets and packs and lots of cool science stuff!<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTFtRUSIGg2_mvQ3XPPU9q0u0yzsYrY2IFHjTBs0Zr4hPeB1fnSzWyAlPhF6avLFKndKJNgTdKoVgJa80k7QB3ueAcJXD5tqMOLxh38ls3-JkryfqcBRMt_lg3SwO-KqgSg4OIO9p8VIu/s1600/DSC_0037.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTFtRUSIGg2_mvQ3XPPU9q0u0yzsYrY2IFHjTBs0Zr4hPeB1fnSzWyAlPhF6avLFKndKJNgTdKoVgJa80k7QB3ueAcJXD5tqMOLxh38ls3-JkryfqcBRMt_lg3SwO-KqgSg4OIO9p8VIu/s400/DSC_0037.JPG" /></a> </div>Wild Thing was overjoyed to find a real watch in his stocking! It has monkey pirates on the band - SWEET!<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsql_yUIM-gQqTvX5VbaIEfJ6aboZfVGOhCfBfLRWUv7kNWGaYPOEtUlH4zJq-lt4fPoYa9fx3itpYfuZAA261ZaSN2REReJCJxDM6trQqxxI4FtMm8fDu3jLevwOJWFFMiMesKG2cNlyc/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsql_yUIM-gQqTvX5VbaIEfJ6aboZfVGOhCfBfLRWUv7kNWGaYPOEtUlH4zJq-lt4fPoYa9fx3itpYfuZAA261ZaSN2REReJCJxDM6trQqxxI4FtMm8fDu3jLevwOJWFFMiMesKG2cNlyc/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" /></a> </div>Bear, look at me Bear, is that gingerbread I smell on your breathe?<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-45251712216627233982011-12-09T19:17:00.000-04:002011-12-09T19:17:11.560-04:00This moment<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCFwMUkR2zqPjzO3g7OhSN-lHsBTohU8QxTi6WRNzmXl9cKiZ5CnkAtzfZgBz6C7n2mUTFUgKbhfFFjJfU-Bj6HCvc4cP9N5gCtYsiCruRA3BueIww_DTJsg021hcwDhiCfPEERfhgX_U/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCFwMUkR2zqPjzO3g7OhSN-lHsBTohU8QxTi6WRNzmXl9cKiZ5CnkAtzfZgBz6C7n2mUTFUgKbhfFFjJfU-Bj6HCvc4cP9N5gCtYsiCruRA3BueIww_DTJsg021hcwDhiCfPEERfhgX_U/s400/DSC_0053.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vQwUqhZc7fbVl_TFbeMkVwPQuDzAYo8hTSlxXwK9cnLK_7T7kya-Icx_bqrV4YOSiJtXSzjF2yMTbEyEZ1rmqMOcYxjGxTAQUhumWD4XOmKmzLSGZfWjmv729Up8i_bI10IzGECMTtjv/s1600/DSC_0059.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vQwUqhZc7fbVl_TFbeMkVwPQuDzAYo8hTSlxXwK9cnLK_7T7kya-Icx_bqrV4YOSiJtXSzjF2yMTbEyEZ1rmqMOcYxjGxTAQUhumWD4XOmKmzLSGZfWjmv729Up8i_bI10IzGECMTtjv/s400/DSC_0059.JPG" /></a> </div>A moment we want to savour and remember, with thanks to Soulemama for the inspiration.<br /><br />This week required TWO photos. One I've grown used to, fitting the tall lanky grown Darkmirror into the frame with our traditional holiday reader photo. One which startled me, Seeing just how big a boy Sprout has become!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-61034918191320792862011-12-03T13:00:00.000-04:002011-12-03T13:00:20.076-04:00Yesterday was fill the car with goats day.<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHHKJy1LZGWWOqzwL96yunTZHD-dmUOv7Ipw0iBfxIXG-dCM9Z2Z-OH1blofMLGvZFkh2O7o6GEjtj426PtXlbRu4mzbl4-CQtMh9DpMAi77Bt7XlxXQS8OOp5YR5jnuzvZNIFR2qbEgr/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHHKJy1LZGWWOqzwL96yunTZHD-dmUOv7Ipw0iBfxIXG-dCM9Z2Z-OH1blofMLGvZFkh2O7o6GEjtj426PtXlbRu4mzbl4-CQtMh9DpMAi77Bt7XlxXQS8OOp5YR5jnuzvZNIFR2qbEgr/s400/DSC_0016.JPG" /></a> </div>If we'd had room we'd have brought Buddy home too.<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWZKFm25VncmukRFicdRi-2TB0LCcy3ChHdWugNAp5Nc_X1o08FR_QTnKlZeu6q0AOYm555CWF9cy-Q45yj1VcY_O-rfWSTYiw-r94vs0pXt5YefsvFPPtNF3SmejxkaPSg0B471B2hZ3/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWZKFm25VncmukRFicdRi-2TB0LCcy3ChHdWugNAp5Nc_X1o08FR_QTnKlZeu6q0AOYm555CWF9cy-Q45yj1VcY_O-rfWSTYiw-r94vs0pXt5YefsvFPPtNF3SmejxkaPSg0B471B2hZ3/s400/DSC_0014.JPG" /></a> </div>He's officially TOO BIG for our farm though.<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dXee3B00ADuFrR8LuY22Kn6GbBZe7afGsFvMSLGzs7TKT690UwQ6kUn7-5NDXjLoHsEKxOPsl_neyew53d23oA42xxc67iGe28j7ehPtVg9JAa1vzijl8QDQzs-OApe_yYWeByFVstGX/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dXee3B00ADuFrR8LuY22Kn6GbBZe7afGsFvMSLGzs7TKT690UwQ6kUn7-5NDXjLoHsEKxOPsl_neyew53d23oA42xxc67iGe28j7ehPtVg9JAa1vzijl8QDQzs-OApe_yYWeByFVstGX/s400/DSC_0024.JPG" /></a> </div>Three goats and two kids. We've renamed our minivan the "Manure-mobile".<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-67036156939503969272011-12-03T12:56:00.000-04:002011-12-03T12:56:01.785-04:00This momentThank you <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/">Soulemama</a> for the inspiration. A moment from our week a special moment we want to hold onto, savour and cherish<br />
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My sister <a href="http://www.knitnut.net/">Zoom</a> blogged about her namesake sheep so I thought I'd tell you all about Amos. He was named after the sheep in Janet Lunn's wonderful picture book Amos's Sweater. Janet Lunn will read it to you if you'd like..<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Amos isn't old, and he isn't cold. But someday he will be and when that day comes we'll give him a sweater too. Amos and Zoom grew up on the same farm. They were both born the same spring and both earned a name by being extraordinary. Zoom survived and Amos was a quadruplet that none of the ewes would let suckle. So he got to come in with Zoom and was hand raised. They are sure they are brothers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amos is an Icelandic, and there don't seem to be many of them around here. They have the most wonderful double fleece, the under fleece is soft as can be and the outer fleece will grow long and shaggy on top. You can work with both together or seperate them for two totally different types of wool. Amos loves getting rubs under his chin and the wool there is so warm and soft and it isn't greasy with lanolin so I'm getting a good idea of what it will feel like when cleaned and washed.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-24679992235407789942011-11-27T09:02:00.000-04:002011-11-27T09:02:26.686-04:00How many sheep fit in the back of a minivan?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9ICC2Q9-qW3K9EeT-8gdXfcJMV-vUpBndcQz3RZYVVzlEIy27eTeRWDe6Yu4JteVAQow2f702edexG8RdNDO4UusviI-EjNDpb3Bp1EQ9vvf8nWf7MSqOJCxcD9SV6YbStw0yi3wK_eM/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9ICC2Q9-qW3K9EeT-8gdXfcJMV-vUpBndcQz3RZYVVzlEIy27eTeRWDe6Yu4JteVAQow2f702edexG8RdNDO4UusviI-EjNDpb3Bp1EQ9vvf8nWf7MSqOJCxcD9SV6YbStw0yi3wK_eM/s400/DSC_0008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>You can fit two adults, two kids and two full grown rams in a Mazda MPV. The ramekins were excellent travellers, the boys, not so much this trip. The sheep pee less.<br />
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Zoom seemed to relish the adventure. Amos was willing to come along because Zoom was there. They are awfully cute together.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-17368374062703382302011-11-26T16:47:00.000-04:002011-11-26T16:47:38.414-04:00First Snow (thursday morning)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0IlxaNLMYIItQgtgh6tP9Rcvp2YvrZ5MW8zbF8-LbuBTWv38m6EK5BhHkgNoberUnrjsk2FMW8eGwDUHvVtULtrEjCIRk6a9NdO6Xpvs_9k2dK-_839WUcV6CX6qxSOMZVIupjWyC5R9/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0IlxaNLMYIItQgtgh6tP9Rcvp2YvrZ5MW8zbF8-LbuBTWv38m6EK5BhHkgNoberUnrjsk2FMW8eGwDUHvVtULtrEjCIRk6a9NdO6Xpvs_9k2dK-_839WUcV6CX6qxSOMZVIupjWyC5R9/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" width="212" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-33323169539282994192011-11-24T19:50:00.000-04:002011-11-24T19:50:57.244-04:00THIS MOMENT<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS7wNLsHwL8OodRulEl065mxd2ZFavC3EehGYdoYSr28ppBUuHgp8nkQiyQC1L9W4cY2WAmYJTz3cMY6Nwotn98A3Mf8CcQULQGV-dcslda6qFg70G8TnciLeeXPRwrR477ldqqt643jp/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS7wNLsHwL8OodRulEl065mxd2ZFavC3EehGYdoYSr28ppBUuHgp8nkQiyQC1L9W4cY2WAmYJTz3cMY6Nwotn98A3Mf8CcQULQGV-dcslda6qFg70G8TnciLeeXPRwrR477ldqqt643jp/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" /></a> </div><br />Thanks to Soulemama. A special moment you want to savour and remember...<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-50578907466821592812011-11-24T12:42:00.001-04:002011-11-24T12:42:43.571-04:00Meet the ramekins, they come home Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnPHZen9xrC9TyMDbSTRuSakr-IDX4B-LUzhPRjFo-4dDSdL5uc6TIyUPaVlw-EUjiUFV6RerV64HCKSW6RjfJ0gSVfmjU07hXQ-gO_guDFTexifDXxHEKizrNSPPr_ut-q5g5jCHfA6s/s1600/ramikins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnPHZen9xrC9TyMDbSTRuSakr-IDX4B-LUzhPRjFo-4dDSdL5uc6TIyUPaVlw-EUjiUFV6RerV64HCKSW6RjfJ0gSVfmjU07hXQ-gO_guDFTexifDXxHEKizrNSPPr_ut-q5g5jCHfA6s/s320/ramikins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>On the left is our Border Cheviot, on the Right our Icelandic. Aren't they lovely?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-84022519317039652212011-11-20T15:26:00.000-04:002011-11-20T15:26:23.066-04:00Hot Cocoa with Marshmallows Cupcakes - by Nature GirlTake your favorite brownie recipe and make it - use duck eggs for super fluffy cupcakes!<br />
Spoon into greased muffin tins or ovensafe mugs and stick a large marshmallow in the middle of each.<br />
Cook for 1 hour at lowish heat 300 degrees F with the blower on (if you don't have a convection oven 325 degrees - same time but check with a toothpick to see if they are done)<br />
When they cool - eat either popped out of the pan (slide a knife around to be sure they don't stick)<br />
or with a spoon if you made them in a mug.<br />
If it's cold outside serve with hot frothy steamed milk, if warm with ICE CREAM!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223623143964758972.post-21626165971004307432011-11-20T14:29:00.001-04:002011-11-20T14:36:46.889-04:00Duck Day!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSjm6wUrgQQxJSq0yPn1-hiZ2gFYOZSlemTzw-rcKUAmPmnz23BVecY6GV-z-OaCEKuR1ZYkbrPrHJc-RqwphXwt4TeVZfkBjUPMa1kuS2Qkl8MY9frFpGe4kpO__WKUPwvAuyOGNEFHg/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSjm6wUrgQQxJSq0yPn1-hiZ2gFYOZSlemTzw-rcKUAmPmnz23BVecY6GV-z-OaCEKuR1ZYkbrPrHJc-RqwphXwt4TeVZfkBjUPMa1kuS2Qkl8MY9frFpGe4kpO__WKUPwvAuyOGNEFHg/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" /></a> </div>We bought a whole flock of ducks! Papa pan collected them this morning.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzwkgRK_6NbCbuhBfNw3JG-v1KmgvTRGhUuwd9IySigkTIQTs56LMkzGhBS2AdkDj80dRf4sIoMweW6A4bfQLsSMoEP_nmp_BMarRhNzKyHna-tfrZ2ziIKj2bx475xAGSYYzACTqTYc0/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzwkgRK_6NbCbuhBfNw3JG-v1KmgvTRGhUuwd9IySigkTIQTs56LMkzGhBS2AdkDj80dRf4sIoMweW6A4bfQLsSMoEP_nmp_BMarRhNzKyHna-tfrZ2ziIKj2bx475xAGSYYzACTqTYc0/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" /></a> </div>Nature Girl started naming everyone right away. I had to tell her "You can't name any ducklings with green feathers!" (they're going to be for eating).<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlRkZEm-6U06RubEhnZ9EipUrajcL5yCGrfgrTPEbgFIkB_uRVa4WCJoAFETWyKpLHOM7EOADbfCAicssZdd4L_As5sVDSOzwUsOwZC5V9gqC_XalpFme95d90PN8PDpaiHPsRjAl3wbk/s1600/DSC_0015.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlRkZEm-6U06RubEhnZ9EipUrajcL5yCGrfgrTPEbgFIkB_uRVa4WCJoAFETWyKpLHOM7EOADbfCAicssZdd4L_As5sVDSOzwUsOwZC5V9gqC_XalpFme95d90PN8PDpaiHPsRjAl3wbk/s320/DSC_0015.JPG" /></a> </div>We won't be eating this handsome fella though - This is our Muscovy Drake. His name is Peter Green. We named him in honour of the wonderful Muscovy, Peter, who lives at Angelhoeve Farm.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQommpQJOTT4w9i0Yj7Z74f7K328roYPpXBGOY_zEvBx4XyI0xhGsR3kI_sQNvenRK0WMFiUYWgXLy1iVLiBO_JJ7QAL0wWTkwfZjKDvqhQcV7foakc4CsTNimfcwYizTMIILEXkHtrsf/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQommpQJOTT4w9i0Yj7Z74f7K328roYPpXBGOY_zEvBx4XyI0xhGsR3kI_sQNvenRK0WMFiUYWgXLy1iVLiBO_JJ7QAL0wWTkwfZjKDvqhQcV7foakc4CsTNimfcwYizTMIILEXkHtrsf/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" /></a> </div>The Runners decided a bath was their first order of business. Everyone arrived extremely muddy.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_LTZgxrIOewMhyphenhyphenm_UkOejJrZRs8vVqa6P2tJczhddPcMXERjK9eiU6fxZ9hayTvVPNXhH6BfzDuuxQHkiBLM6Nze9orh2q-hEP3wvG8b01wvROdY4EmRLhf2O1cm2Ev7wR4NI02xCHi8/s1600/DSC_0023.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_LTZgxrIOewMhyphenhyphenm_UkOejJrZRs8vVqa6P2tJczhddPcMXERjK9eiU6fxZ9hayTvVPNXhH6BfzDuuxQHkiBLM6Nze9orh2q-hEP3wvG8b01wvROdY4EmRLhf2O1cm2Ev7wR4NI02xCHi8/s320/DSC_0023.JPG" /></a> </div>The Muscovys told me they want the pool filled as soon as possible.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGRfiaoVFl8qdOnOTsynkI4euagqCfe9HMUOqE9W7-lOi3lo3EDS6FlL1PML1Xtwvu9cyWc08eY_ThGPQHjK54LUCDxvcL8lhm8IHRhS0csx_RAubGm9QqACxTmljG6GC0yRVkZxiy2EZ/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGRfiaoVFl8qdOnOTsynkI4euagqCfe9HMUOqE9W7-lOi3lo3EDS6FlL1PML1Xtwvu9cyWc08eY_ThGPQHjK54LUCDxvcL8lhm8IHRhS0csx_RAubGm9QqACxTmljG6GC0yRVkZxiy2EZ/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" /></a> </div>Amber inspected and seems satisfied with our winter set up. During the rest of the year they'll be free range but for the winter we want everyone protected from predators and the mountain valley wind tunnel we live in.<br />
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