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Author Archives: Sea G Rhydr
The Other Foot
One of the most frustrating things on the Journey was when I asked permission to stop somewhere and the ponies and I were turned away because “what we have to offer isn’t good enough.” Considering some of the places we Did … Continue reading
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Tagged hand forged nails, hospitality, living in a kennel, log cabin, love v charity, massage, Naz, parlour, pregnant goat, visitors
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Conversations about Food
“What do you eat?” Riding across the country I don’t think a day passed without some sort of conversation about food. Eating and drinking are even more universal than the weather – we all need to do it, usually several … Continue reading
Scratch
The chickens cackle when I say I’m baking bread from scratch “You don’t know Scratch! you bought that flour from far-off, unknown ground and where’d you find the salt?” The roosters crow “Oh Revelry!” such tastiness we’ve found!” they scratch … Continue reading
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Tagged art exchange, baking bread, clever chickens, eggs, flour and salt, food from scratch, lessons from animals, poem, roosters, sourcing food
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Cocoon
How much do you know about this whole “caterpillar into butterfly” process? I’m talking about what happens inside the cocoon, where we can’t watch. I walked into the bathroom one night last week to find a large and glorious Luna … Continue reading
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Tagged cocoon, courage, digestion, finding the story, Long Ride, Luna Moth, Monarch, On Writing Well, Orion, poetry exchange, why blog
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Got Milk!
Yesterday the big news was snow in Big Creek and the arrival of Angi from Ontario. This morning I went out to feed and there was another arrival, this one a week earlier than anticipated – Mama Pearl … Continue reading
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Tagged Angi from Ontario, arrivals, baby goats, baby surprise, goat birthing, Mama Pearl, Saanen, twins
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free range menagerie
The days are spinning into weeks faster than I can weave them into any sort of sense, my journal lies untouched, my calendar is blank. This doesn’t mean that nothing is happening – but the sense I had on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Creek, Brownie, dairy goats, Housekeeping, menagerie, perfect cat, pioneer, Polish chickens, Saanen, Sheela-na-gig, smallholding, wood stove
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First Impressions
I woke up Sunday, the third morning in my own bed, in my own house, went out to say good morning to the ponies – and they were gone. Saturday night we’d ridden in Big Creek’s Redneck Christmas … Continue reading
Guest post from Dad – to entertain you while I’m en route!
I am Chuck, Sea’s Dad. Because of Sea, Sally Jo and I have had a variety of experiences, mostly very good. Sea says that being our child has been an interesting experience! I think it is safe to say, a … Continue reading

