Somebody has been playing with Skunks

The Old Codger says that TonTon thinks skunks are his long lost brothers being Black and White and all. NO Ton they may be pretty but they are laughing at you.

TonTon hates the skunk off. But it is the only thing that will take out the smell.

I put up an electric fence in the field and opened the gate for the piglets yesterday, so they could get out onto the grass with my permission as opposed  to tunneling under the fences without my permission.

 Look into the back of this shot. The little Gilt has run straight under the electric fence giving herself a shock on the way so she does not want to go back the same way she came out. Though Ton is trying to put her back. He has called in reinforcements. And eventually  after she had played Mouse and Elephant with Daisy for a while she was persuaded back under  another fence and into the paddock where I was able to walk her back to the barn. 

Thirsty baby.

The first of the summer sauces went into the crock pot.

Ninety five percent tomatoes. I just roughly chop everything up, no peeling.  Cook for about 4 hours until soft, then using my stick blender I blend it  then cook on low overnight until it is a beautiful thick heavy sauce. Every summer I make a batch every 24 hours for weeks, the crock pot will run about 24 hours a day until  all the tomatoes are in or the crock pot gives up.  Often the latter!

Good morning. My dehydrator has been running since I took it out of the box, we are working our way through the last of the apples.  Zucchini chips and celery are high on the list. If you have any hints or suggestions, those would be most welcome as this is the first year I have used a dehydrator.  I am wondering now how I ever did without it.

Have a lovely day.

your friend on the farm, celi