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Daredevil

September 1, 2019chrissyb 10 Comments

It happened today! The first swim of the new season. Executed with style, and the speed of a woman outrunning hypothermia, by Daredevil Deborah. A conversation about the possibility of swimming started this morning while farmlet residents were tending a… Continue Reading →

farm life, pool, spring, swimming, weeds

Picture Post

August 30, 2019chrissyb 6 Comments

I’ve subjected you to a few rather longwinded blog posts recently. So here, by way of a palate cleanser, is a pictorial essay I’m calling ‘The Farmlet in Winter’. Well that was winter. I have a couple more muddy tales… Continue Reading →

exmoor pony, farm life, guinea fowl, kunekunes, pigs, plant life, ponies, vegetable garden, winter

A Tiny Tale: Part One — The Purchase

August 17, 2019chrissyb 6 Comments

As promised, this is the story of how I sort of accidentally bought a tiny house on Trade Me, and how the Forbearing Husband and I moved from it Waipu to the farmlet. What, you’ve never accidentally bought a $23,000… Continue Reading →

farm life, moving, tiny house, visitors

I’m All out of Gloves*

July 14, 2018chrissyb 10 Comments

I’ve just finished a full weekend of weeding**, which has reminded me that before relocating to ‘the land’ I would have been wise to buy shares in a garden glove company. I can’t count the number of pairs I’ve worn… Continue Reading →

farm life, gardening, weeds

Stranded

June 21, 2018chrissyb 6 Comments

After raining most of yesterday, it continued to rain all through last night. Not just a gentle sprinkling either, rather the sort of torrential rain you wouldn’t believe could possibly keep bucketing down hour after hour. Early this morning Stephen… Continue Reading →

farm life, winter

Professional

May 21, 2018chrissyb 16 Comments

Last year I was an amateur swat-a-holic. This year I’ve moved my game up a notch or two. Behold my professional-level fly swat. I found it in New World on Willis Street during last year’s winter Wellington trip. It was languishing… Continue Reading →

autumn, farm life, vermin

I’m Spinning

May 5, 2018chrissyb 8 Comments

One of the things I appreciate about living on the farmlet is all the resource on my doorstep. Need a Christmas tree? No problem, head out to The Strip and chainsaw down one of the stunted pines on the west boundary. Biomass… Continue Reading →

farm life, friends, spinning, wool

Playing Statues

April 10, 2018chrissyb 7 Comments

When Paul the-farmer-down-the-lane asked whether we could accommodate his 23 calves for a week we were happy to oblige. After the recent wet summer we have grass to spare, and calves make for adorable paddock ornaments don’t you think? Then,… Continue Reading →

farm life, mythical creatures, visitors

Bonfire Night

October 30, 2017chrissyb 6 Comments

We had a bonfire.

farm life, spring, visitors, weeds

Snail

October 18, 2017chrissyb 13 Comments

How is it that tiny baby snails are cute, while tiny baby slugs are not? This mini-muncher was sleeping in the broccoli I brought in from the garden for dinner last night. Overcome by sentimentality I relocated hir* to the… Continue Reading →

farm life, gardening

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