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Brian's Diary
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"I'll wager he has a bright future"
Monday, 20 February 2012
He’s a winner! Well, for the moment at least. Yes, Elsudoku won his first race last week and we’re all ecstatic. Naturally, it made me reflect on his journey so far.
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Farm thrives on summer wet
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Where does time go? Here we are in 2012 and I’m thinking 2011 seemed to pass so quickly, which is just as well as it wasn’t really a great year. Here’s hoping for a better 2012.
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Ups and downs mark busy year
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Well, here we are with the last Rural Living issue for 2011, and on reflection, it’s been a good news and a bad news type of year.
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Fired up over Guy Fawkes night
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Like most people of my age I grew up in the era of celebrating Guy Fawkes with a backyard fireworks display at home.
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City outing highly recommended
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Every so often we small block owners need a good day out and what better time for this than in the middle of the Rugby World Cup?
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Spring brings renewed life
Friday, 30 September 2011
Thank goodness! Spring has finally arrived. We have had mixed weather all winter with long dry spells and then periods of heavy rain for days on end, which has caused lots of flooding and heaps of mud.
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Hopes lie with new brood mare
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
I’m just back from holiday in fabulous Rarotonga but as the weather is awful here, my enthusiasm for working around the property is not very great.
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Winter weather for the birds!
Friday, 15 July 2011
Mud, mud, mud and more mud – at present, it’s the curse of farmers and lifestylers alike.
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Sad day in the hen pen
Friday, 17 June 2011
Readers may remember an earlier story about my rebel hen who refused to lay her eggs in the henhouse preferring to lay them in a secret hiding place in the garden outside our front door.
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A farmer's jobs are never done!
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
It’s been a fantastic autumn – long, warm and largely dry. That’s encouraged me to tackle so many jobs around the farm or should I say, farmlet.
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Highways and byways need care
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Abuse of our rural roads is making me a bit grumpy.
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Second time lucky for mother hen
Thursday, 24 March 2011
There’s nothing like a new life to add joy to the world and at our place it’s eight new lives that have bought untold pleasure to my wife and I.
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Tragic loss of faithful companion
Friday, 04 March 2011
Some readers may remember the lyrics to Oh What a Beautiful Morning from the musical, Oklahoma.
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Undercover eggalomanic chicken
Friday, 28 January 2011
Since turning lifestyle farmer 16 years ago, I’ve been lucky to indulge my interest in breeding pacing horses, running beef cattle and fostering a growing flock of tiny grey teal ducks.
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Getting ready for leaner times
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Well here we are with the final issue for the year. This time last month I mentioned my hay and I’m pleased to announce the hay is now stacked in the barn and all ready for the leaner times in 2011.
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