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The Nom-Nom lawn

June 2, 2018chrissyb 9 Comments

We’re starting with a pretty picture of a rose because links in Facebook insist on featuring the first picture shown in a blog post. Last week it was an ugly fly-swat and I feel the need to up my aesthetic… Continue Reading →

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Ins and Outs

March 15, 2018chrissyb 10 Comments

It turns out that a big factor in the art of farming is keeping animals in somewhere (their paddock, pen, run) or out of somewhere else (the veggie garden, the fruit trees, some other animal’s paddock, the neighbour’s rabbit hutch).… Continue Reading →

dogs, exmoor pony, fencing, kaimanawa pony, kunekunes, pigs, ponies

Please Fence Me In

November 20, 2016chrissyb 10 Comments

I met Fencer Phil back in May. He came to look over our fencing job, and after walking around my proposed fence-lines, suggested re-routing them to form a layout closer to something a proper farmer might plan. ‘Let’s put your gate near these trees where… Continue Reading →

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In the Mailbox

May 15, 2016chrissyb 10 Comments

One of the interesting things about moving to the country is a change in the junk mail that arrives in your letterbox. Brochures on the latest electronic gizmos and flyers full of supermarket specials still march in, but suddenly there are also glossy catalogues with… Continue Reading →

autumn, fencing, leaving Auckland, power tools

Farm Projects 2015/2016: Part 2

February 11, 2016chrissyb 4 Comments

Here we go! As promised, my aspirational to-do list for 2016. Just so you know Forbearing Husband likes to remind me I am an eternal optimist on all things. This ranges from ‘How long will it take to get from A to B?’… Continue Reading →

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