a round tuit pruning of the fruit trees
I’ve just finished pruning the fruit trees. I’d hoped to get the pruning out the way before the end of July; it’s one of those winter tasks that has me saying, “I’ll do it...
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Kaitiaki Kai: Pt. 2
June read Kaitiaki Kai: Pt. 1 before I published it last Monday. She said the nurses’ newsletter used to be called ‘Kai Tiaki’. I looked it up online- it still is. I also came...
a lot of bottle
have a lot of bottle To have the will to act boldly, to have a lot of nerve. from Farlex Dictionary of Idioms A box of empty (supposedly), quart preserving jars at the bottom...
“Doing the dairy” in winter: Pt. 2
dairy n. 1. Room or building for keeping milk and cream and making butter, cheese, etc. (Definition from The Concise Oxford Dictionary.) We don’t have a dairy. In our house, a room for keeping...
“Doing the dairy” in winter: Pt. 1
You won’t be surprised to learn that June says she’s “doing the dairy”. A main difference between doing the dairy in winter compared to the other seasons, is that with milk production down, there...
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