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The past week


We have woken up each morning to amazing coloured skies


Have enjoyed amazing weather mid 20's each day and ate lunch outside all week.


Enjoyed seeing changes of the season on dog walks.


                                              Collected chestnuts for us and the pigs.





Dug up the artichokes in the veggie patch for Gorgon to enjoy.


The sheep were moved to new pasture.


Saturday morning was spent moving the cattle to ear tag the new calf who turns out to be VERY lively, this involved temporary electric fencing, herding whole herd into hanger, getting them in, locked down to eat hay (especially mum) while calf was lassoed to have ear tags put in place. 



                                                     Pig hut rearranging commenced.


I downloaded patterns and sponsor form for SPANA big knit for vet kit and have nearly finished my first donkey. Anyone want to sponsor me?


Finished my hand spun cardi come shrug, just needs to be washed now.

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  1. anita28 October 2013 at 12:48

    Love the donkey - I'll sponsor you!

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    1. Ali Stickler29 October 2013 at 12:28

      Thank you, I have started the horse then onto a crochet camel if all goes well i will be posting a blog on them with photo.

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