farmlet.co.nz Life on our small farm in New Zealand

Regular Cryptogon and Farmlet supporter, Eileen, sent $50. Thanks, Eileen.

WOW! Thanks to IL for his astonishing generosity!

Thanks IL!

Thanks to EM for her extremely generous support of both Farmlet and Cryptogon.

It is raining again today, but nothing like the extreme rain we had a few days ago. All the paddocks on the Farmlet are still very soggy, but we are lucky to be on high ground — out of the way of the flood waters that filled this valley and surrounding areas last week. The newly-dug dam is full of water and holding up well. We feel glad that we took the time to plant lupins around the top of the dam this Autumn to help hold the loose soil in place. Kevin wrote about the rain and flooding several days ago on his other site.

At least all the wet weather is giving us a chance to do some indoor chores. I spent today tidying and re-organising the larder and the rest of the kitchen. During a fine spell, we took some food out to the goats, and went for a walk up the hill to see the cows and new calf. For anyone who’s interested, Kevin updated the post about Rosie’s calf yesterday, adding another photo. We are pleased that the calf looks stronger and livelier every time we check!