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Tuesday I received a call offering me 100 day old chicks from the hatchery due to an over hatch. Of course it was YES!! ...
26/03/2026

Tuesday I received a call offering me 100 day old chicks from the hatchery due to an over hatch. Of course it was YES!! A quick calculation of time...I would have enough time to get to Townsville and back, drop off the chicks and be at work by 2.15pm.

What I failed to include was...one pig out and in my attempt to get one pig in I ended with 6 pigs out. 🤦🤦🤦🤦 It took another 1.5 hours to get all of them back in the pen. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Instead of leaving at 7.45am I left after 9am.

Second variable...roadworks. There were three lots yesterday and I'm sure the universe knew I was behind schedule because I got every red light. 😳🤯

I was meeting my godson and his wife at the hospital. She has been in for 8 weeks due to a brain bleed. Thankfully she is on the way to recovery. ♥️ Any spare prayers for her continued recovery would be amazing. 🙏

When I arrived she had gone for some tests so Zane and I had a coffee and a chat. It's hard to reconcile that this man was once a pageboy as a 6 year old at my wedding, he will be 37 in June. Time flies when you're not looking. 🫩

I then made my way to the airport to pick up my precious cargo...100 day old Bonds backyard layers. I arrived a little later than planned, only to be told the flight was about an hour late. 🤬

This resulted in getting to work late. 🥺 But I had my chicks. 🥳

Today I had to separate the chicks because my brooder is too small for 100. Instead of building a brooder from new materials and hundreds of dollars I repurposed an old wardrobe. I think it will do the job. 🙂

I hope you are having a great day...I am.

Take care.
Gail
Xoxox

Who is the happiest dog on the planet? His mumma, that is me, took him for a walk down the back. Birds, butterflies, bu...
24/03/2026

Who is the happiest dog on the planet? His mumma, that is me, took him for a walk down the back. Birds, butterflies, bugs and lots of long grass to roll in. Doggy heaven.

Migraine or no migraine, farm chores still need to be done. Thank goodness Dean was coming over this morning to help. Th...
20/03/2026

Migraine or no migraine, farm chores still need to be done. Thank goodness Dean was coming over this morning to help.

The day started with missing boots! Not Boots the cat, my farm boots. I always take them off at the top step before entering the house, in a valiant hope of keeping the house clean of farm muck. Where are my boots, I think? Wracking.my brain to recall if I left them downstairs yesterday for some reason that presently escaped me. Whilst musing, I glanced over to the other set of steps and saw my boots sitting jauntily on the platform.

My conclusion: when I would not let Banjo come inside last night because he was wet, he decided,either to relocate my boots to teach me a lesson or he wanted to sleep with my boots if he could not be inside with me. I'm hoping it was the second, but I suspect it was the first. 😂

Yesterday I contemplated buying a rain gauge. This morning I realised I already had the size I needed...my wheelbarrow does the job adequately. Last year I used the wheelie bin. 🤦

This morning I found a dead roster. He was an obvious victim of the 3-4m python that is haunting my downstairs. Dean happened to look up whilst doing something under the house and we found the culprit. All 3-4m python strength of him. Between the two of us we manoeuvred him over the fence and into the cane paddock. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the experience and indignity of the move deters him from returning.🤞🤞

I sent Dean to town for supplies, it is wonderful now he has his Ps. 🥳 I stayed home and prepped feed for the next few days and cleaned the goat pen, that is under my house. Unfortunately, Nutrien Ag was closed when he got there, so no fresh hay for the goats. We laid down some sugarcane mulch to use as bedding. Not as good but it does the job needed.

A morning of farm jobs is not complete until you have a kid cuddle. With 5 to choose from, today I chose this little girl. I am still deciding whether or not to keep them or to sell them so handling them every day while they still feed off mum keeps them friendly. 🐐♥️

Time for some more medication in the hope I can make it to work a bit later.

Enjoy your day.
Gail
Xoxox

Today has been a rollercoaster of joy and sorrow.I got the washing up completed 🥳. After feeding the animals I found the...
20/03/2026

Today has been a rollercoaster of joy and sorrow.

I got the washing up completed 🥳.

After feeding the animals I found the baby goats using the broken table as a climbing gym. I could only get a photo of Butter up and her baby. Misty and her twins got off before I could get my camera working. 🤦

Feeling really happy, I then found Jeremy aka Houdini with bloat and unable to stand. I tried every holistic remedy I could find. Unfortunately, I did not have and was too scared to try piercing his side with a big gauge needle to let the gas escape. My fear and the lateness of finding him saw him pass in my arms.

These animals bring me such joy, and break my heart, on the same day. ♥️💔

I learned a big lesson today, I am sad that it was at the expense of a gait doing what goats do - escaping their pen and eating things that they shouldn't be eating and then hiding when they get sick. 🥺😔

Rest in peace my beautiful boy. Thank you for the joy and headaches you brought me, you were a shining star in some of the blackest nights in my life.

Gail
Xoxox

It's amazing what can be achieved when the sun shines and instead of wallowing in depression you get up and out into it....
19/03/2026

It's amazing what can be achieved when the sun shines and instead of wallowing in depression you get up and out into it.

This morning with the help of young Dean we built a two bay compost bin system and repotted my tumeric plants after harvesting a small amount.

And much to his annoyance, re-mowed part of the back yard. It looks great Dean. Thank you.

I hope you're enjoying whatever the day brings.

Gail
Xoxox

Boots the gentleman, waiting for Shelly to finish her breakfast, so he can eat she does not want.
18/03/2026

Boots the gentleman, waiting for Shelly to finish her breakfast, so he can eat she does not want.

When a depressive episode happens it feels like it is sudden and out of the blue but there are clues. The bone weary tir...
18/03/2026

When a depressive episode happens it feels like it is sudden and out of the blue but there are clues. The bone weary tiredness, impatience and the dishes that have been accumulating on the sink for the past few days, not out of laziness or procrastination but because you literally did not see them.

Why can't you see them? Because you are overwhelmed and in a heightening state of fight or flight that you get tunnel vision on survival. I gave myself grace today because I had goats with mastitis, feed to unpack and a piglet to wrangle followed by a shift at work. Tomorrow is the day to catch up on those jobs I've overlooked.

One day at a time. We only have the now. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is out of sight. Sounds like song lyrics. 😂

Take care of you for me and I'll take care of me for you. ♥️

Gail
Xoxox

Thank you for all your kind words. They mean the world to me. There is a lot more light today. ♥️Me and my bestie are of...
17/03/2026

Thank you for all your kind words. They mean the world to me. There is a lot more light today. ♥️

Me and my bestie are off to town to do farm jobs. He feels a bit let down because he thought the harness and lead meant we were going for a walk to the other end of the farm where he can run wild through the cane paddocks chasing grasshoppers and butterflies. 😭

I hope the sun shines bright for you today.

Gail
Xoxox

It took another 2 hours but I got the animals fed and watered. Baby goats, petted and snuggled. Time for some food! I ha...
17/03/2026

It took another 2 hours but I got the animals fed and watered. Baby goats, petted and snuggled. Time for some food! I have no will to make something from scratch. Luckily, I made dumplings yesterday using the pig mince that I grew here on my farm. A happy thought, starting to crowd out the darkness.

Steamed dumplings. Nice. Next time, I'm going to have a go at making my own wrappers. These wrappers are easy but a bit thick.

One step at a time...darkness will become light.

Gail
Xoxo

I am coming to the understanding that I have and will always have clinical depression and anxiety. I need to accept that...
16/03/2026

I am coming to the understanding that I have and will always have clinical depression and anxiety. I need to accept that there is no cure. I have two options: I can either take the medication to even out the highs and lows or I can create my own strategies to get through the lows and get bang for my buck when I'm on a high.

Life has been pretty good lately, 5 new baby goats, a couple of pigs gone to freezer camp, extra hours at work to help pay the rates and rego which arrived in the same month. Despite all this the black dog can visit without invitation.

I woke up this morning after a pretty good night's sleep. However, it soon became apparent that today is one of those lows. I can barely move, the thought of leaving my house fills me with dread. Not leaving my property, but actually walking out my door to go downstairs.

I'm battling those thoughts in my head that say this life is not worth living. The battle is between my intellect that knows if I give into those thoughts, it is a long term solution for what is a short term problem. I know, intellectually, that these feelings will pass.

This post is not to garner advice or sympathy but to get it out of my head, to tell someone without having to actually talk to someone.

I am trying not to think about all the jobs I want to achieve today. I am focusing on one thing at a time. Once that is complete I will move on to the next.

It started with cleaning the guinea pig cage and giving my friends a bath. I needed to shred bedding for them, then prep some food which led me to the next possible job...cleaning out the fridge.

So at 9.15am, nearly 4 hours after getting up, I cleaned the guinea pig cage, bathed, fed and watered them, fed the dog and cats and cleaned the fridge. A pretty solid effort given the level of anxiety I feel.

I carry my anxiety in my left arm. Shooting pain and cramping from my shoulder to my fingertips. It mimics the symptoms of a heart attack. Massaging helps relieve some of the tension but I have to work on my breathing and thoughts for it to reduce and finally, pass.

Wish me luck for the remainder of the day. For this too shall pass and I will once again be seeing the joy of life.nit will just take a bit extra work today. 🥹♥️

Gail
Xoxo

When you mow without a catcher you get sexy green leggings...😂
30/01/2026

When you mow without a catcher you get sexy green leggings...😂

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