Tag: The Ninja
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Pigs Raised Outdoors Have Lots of Room to Grow
BUT they also have tons of enemies that would love a tasty pork rind to munch on…. Yesterday, we brought home Ferdinand. That won’t really be his name, most likely it will change when we give the pig to the Ninja’s sisters but I like ‘F’ names; they’re cute. Anyway, Ferdinand is very friendly. He…
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Above the Shoulders – 101 in 1001
I hope I have your attention. I haven’t done a 101 in 1001 update since October/November so I figure it’s about time. I don’t do updates very often because I don’t want to update you, faithful readers, unless I have actually completed some worthwhile goals. So here they are: First up, goals in progress: Run/workout…
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You know you’re in a farm family when…..
Good morning and I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas filled with family, food and friends (and kept the reason for the season, baby Jesus, in mind). Our Christmas at Frobose Farms was relatively normal – opened gifts (for two hours, geesh), Christmas brunch, play new Wii games etc. Of course there are some…
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Blessings in disguise – Thanksgiving 2011
It’s officially Thanksgiving Thursday in Australia – I spent my turkey day blood sampling hogs and sheep and for Thanksgiving dinner Ninja, the rest of the research team and I are having chicken and chips from a local shop. Not the classiest but it’s as close as I’m going to get to turkey and stuffing this…
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Live Export Ships
You may have read my blog posts about the Live Export Ban in Australia and the conditions that led to its initiation. If you haven’t, you may want to familiarize yourself with the issue. Read this first and this second. Ok – now that you’re caught up. Hubsy and I have had the privilege of being hosted in Perth for the past six…