Thursday, April 30, 2026

Natalie Pitfield

Schrodinger’s rooster

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By Natalie Pitfield Animals have such great comedic timing. I’ve cracked up so many times over the antics of our lot. But recently Rupert...

No one likes an empty tank

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Natalie Pitfield I’m sure I’m not the only lifestyler who wakes up every morning, and the first thing they do is check the header...

Everybody needs good neighbours

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By Natalie Pitfield We’ve been incredibly lucky during our time on our lifestyle block to be blessed with absolutely stellar neighbours. There’s only been a...

The trouble with lawn mowers

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By Natalie Pitfield Many lifestylers have livestock as lawn mowers. We get them when they’re young and grow them on to about two years old....

Alpacas, injuries, and ACC

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By Natalie Pitfield I’ve previously mentioned Amado, our alpaca who’d had a burst abscess on his leg. It was a serious wound, and we’d been...

Kidding around the block

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By Natalie Pitfield Summer is a joyful time on a lifestyle block. While our own goats are older now, we loved watching our neighbour’s goats...

Holiday season, still work to do

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By Natalie Pitfield There are many unique traditions that are celebrated at Christmas. I love driving through our community and seeing cute messages on hay...

In sickness and in health

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By Natalie Pitfield There’s nothing harder than caring for animals when you’re sick. I’d come down with a sinus infection and was feeling a little...

Mending fences

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By Natalie Pitfield Our naughty cows had managed to pull the wire and batten fence off its posts. I went out to fix it...

There be dragons

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By Natalie Pitfield People do many different things on their lifestyle blocks. When we decided to take on as many animals that needed a home...
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