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June 17, 2018chrissyb 10 Comments

(I wrote this post a few weeks ago, but for some reason never got around to hitting publish. Here it is, for what it’s worth).   This summer was busy. One of the Forbearing Husband’s projects came to fruition in… 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 →

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Trip-Trap

June 5, 2017chrissyb 8 Comments

Remember when we built a bridge?

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Looking Hairy

May 28, 2017chrissyb 16 Comments

Here we are in autumn again. The nights are getting nippier and the ponies are getting fluffier. Summer grows a coat that is plush like a teddy bear. Bonnie just goes all Hairy Maclary on us. In the garden our summer veggie and fruit… Continue Reading →

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Back on the Horse

November 24, 2016chrissyb 12 Comments

This evening I rode Summer for the first time since our move to the farmlet. A combination of my absence due to Auckland commitments, winter weather, and eventually just sheer nerves (OMG, can I even remember how to ride?), has had one… Continue Reading →

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Mud

October 18, 2016chrissyb 7 Comments

It’s been a while, and I’m still not quite done with that plastering, so here’s a little pony tale for you in the meantime. Spring is a time of year that those of us responsible for grooming horses approach with heavy hearts. It’s the… Continue Reading →

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Frozen

July 2, 2016chrissyb 5 Comments

We woke up this morning to the first frost of this winter. I was so glad of our recently refurbished wood-burner. It reliably burns all night now, just needing the damper opened up and a couple more logs thrown on in the morning… Continue Reading →

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Not Listening

January 12, 2016chrissyb 8 Comments

Here’s where I found Summer this morning. She would like it known that she disagrees with management’s plan to ration grass as a precaution against drought later this season. As a result she made a unilateral decision to dine at the All You Can Eat… Continue Reading →

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Happy Christmas

December 25, 2015chrissyb 7 Comments

Hope you’re having a splendid day wherever you are and whatever you are doing. Happy Christmas from all of us here at the farmlet.   It’s been very relaxed here. Darling Daughter is visiting from Auckland. She came with me for a… Continue Reading →

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Welcoming the horses

August 3, 2015chrissyb 1 Comment

[This post was scheduled for last Monday, but lack of internet in town has caused a few delays.] When I woke up on Saturday morning I could see horses from my bedroom window. My horses! Bless their little cotton socks, they… Continue Reading →

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