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This has been a very stressful fortnight here on the farm. Not only have the temperatures once again soared back into the upper nineties and low one hundreds but we have been on pins and needles in the pigging department. As you may recall, Mary farrowed a lovely, seemingly healthy, litter of piglets pretty much… Continue reading The piglet saga continues…

Today is rabbit dispatch day. Rabbits are a pretty easy meat source for a smallholding farm. I remember many years ago reading a book from Rodale Press called “Stocking Up”, a book I still have by the way, in which they took you through all the pros and cons of raising different farm animals. Rabbits… Continue reading Rabbit meals and monikers…

There are times, thankfully very seldom, when one wonders if the trials and tribulations of farming life are really worth it. Such has been the past week for me here on the Triple H. Now anyone who has livestock knows that there will always be ups and downs and when you are at the bottom… Continue reading Piglet woes and bumpy roads…

It is a cool morning out there, a bit odd for being near the middle of July but I will take it with pleasure. As I sit waiting for the kettle to boil I hear the Hummingbird’s wings sounding like miniature jet engines as they surround one of the feeders hanging from the eaves of… Continue reading Little packages…

The day after the Fourth of July and I am inside the house making soap with the little window air conditioner going as it is currently 90 degrees outside… in the shade. It is not quite as hot as it was yesterday when I was down in the Monument City park tending to my little… Continue reading Fourth of July

Many, many years ago when I was younger and less inclined to worry about the trivial things in life, I used to love to watch the sky light up with Natures version of fireworks, lightening. To see those brilliant flashes of colour from white to pinks and occasional purplish hues flashing across the sky, hearing… Continue reading Fire season…

Sunday is upon us again, a day of reflection. That day of the week when one reflects on the week that has past, the week that is ahead and tries to make it a somewhat day of rest and relaxation. Of course for me Sunday also means taking the time to sit and compose my… Continue reading The joy of haying… or not!

When one has lived with a pretty well trained dog over the past few years one tends to forget the mischief a little puppy can get into. Bella is in that mischievous stage.  I must admit our dogs have always been pretty well mannered and although they will push the boundaries at times, the Rottweiler… Continue reading A pup’s lessons in life…

Where on earth does time fly to! Here we are at the end of May, the middle of the year is almost upon us and despite my fine resolutions at the beginning of the year an awful lot of them have not come to fruition. Hmmm… as Darrell would say, maybe I set my goals… Continue reading Slowing down… maybe!

As I wait for the kettle to boil so as to make my first cup of tea of the morning, I sit here in my chair and reflect on the life I have in this great country on this Memorial Day weekend. The sun has not yet peaked over the horizon but streams of pink… Continue reading Always learning…