Yesterday was the day to take Charlotte the Hereford gilt to visit The Swineherd’s Boar for breeding purposes. Charlotte loaded herself up and we hitched the trailer to the red truck and trundled away to his little farm for her Valentines Day Week date with destiny. And look who we found.
Meet the boyfriend. He cleaned up for her and everything. Apparently.
And here are his wives. 
Meet his kids,
There are piles of them and they are a happy squealy bunch friendly chew on your shoe laces kind of bunch.
I forgot to ask his name so we will call him Freddie. He does have a friendly face. 
If a little filthy. Which is nice. In a clean kind of way.
And look what else I found. A donkey.
And her baby.
The baby is a month old and came up to my hip. Alarmingly sweet. John told me to “back away from the donkey”.
The Swine herd is over eighty and knows what he is about. He loves his animals, works gently with them and has a delightful menagerie so we left Charlotte in good hands. Her room is in a heated shed with a lovely deep litter of straw and no draughts or nosey sheep. The Swineherd was going to bring Freddie in to visit later today, without the wives. 
If you need anything in the night Charlotte honey, just knock on the wall.
These guys are right next door.
The Swineherd will call when she is pregnant and we will go back to collect her. It may take a few weeks. We need to spend a lot of time with Sheila while Charlotte is away.
Back home.. The section of the Coupe that is going up now is the bathroom with a corridor
running down the South side. 
Good morning. The Daily View has not changed in a long time. The builder’s car comes and goes. The red truck comes and goes. Occasionally the cooking oil goes for a blat. But the weather seems to be in a gray cycle.
Today the Home-Schooled children come again. This week’s study is bees. It is seldom that anyone can see right inside a beehive without any bees. So we will study the hive and tomorrow make candles from the wax.
Have a lovely day. The Old Codger sends his love. I still visit with him twice a week. Even though this winter has been kind he is ready for spring to come now as well. I think we all are.
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71 responses to “Meet the boyfriend.”
Well! I think we definitely know where Sheila got her ears. Good thing John was there or you’d surely have a donkey. I hope he goes with you to pick up Charlotte, too. If left to your own devices, you’d have your own Noah’s Ark.
It was a bit sunny up here today, though that will all change overnight, I’m afraid. Fingers crossed for Friday…
I know! what is that about snow in the forecast! c
I’ve seen it but we won’t know how much they’re calling for until tomorrow night, if then. I doubt it will amount to anything. Positive thinking 101. 🙂
Oh, my! Boyfriend pig is a polygamist! Or, should I say, “poly-pig-amist”!
YUMMY!! you are brilliant! c
Well, glad to see the mistress has much more comfortable quarters than the wives! Do think Freddie’s hygiene left a tad to be desired, but he does seem to make nice piglets 🙂 ! And Charlotte did not look at all unhappy. And how could one not fall in love with the beautiful baby donkey who would fit in SO well on the farmy and lead SUCH a happy life 😉 ! You better get Charlotte back sans John !!
I had to laugh about the wives quarters!!! funny! c
Freddy’s such a P~I~G! 😆
And soon he’ll be in HOG HEAVEN.
I have a mini donk – Winston – and he keeps the two dwarf goats in line and watches out for raccoons and coyotes and even lets the chickens ride on his back and best yet – he makes us laugh! He’s also in love with my Kentucky Mtn. mare, I don’t think he realizes he no longer has the necessary “equipment” to win her over.
Also, my step daughter spent 3 yrs in Bolivia with the Peace Corps and they believe donkey’s milk will cure anything, they sell it on the street corners.
good morning sherry and I had absolutely no idea about donkey milk until today.. I am sure that the Swineherd will NOT sell this little donkey, he is absolutely bedotted with her!. c
Happy Valentines to all – in including the new boy friend!
Charlotte looked so groomed and elegant compared to the poor old wives… can they really be happy in all that mud and water…. Do hope they have some shelter at night and in the cold…
And so glad Charlotte has a decent honeymoon suite… I think it was very significant that you saw the baby donkey- surely she’ll be looking for a home in a few months… or does her mother want a bit of company?
The pigs have a great big house that they live in but they prefer to be outside in the daytime. These guys are old enough to come and go at will. The little ones are kept in heated sheds. Pigs do love to pig about in the mud .. c
I do love the donkeys! Your John knows you pretty well. 🙂 Freddie does have some nice looking kids, I’m sure his and Charlotte’s will be adorable!
I don’t know how you do it. I would bring a sleeping bag and stay over, though there are certain things I just don’t want to see!!! — And now, A NOTE: A while back, I received the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. While I acknowledged the award, I failed to notify the bloggers I selected to be the next recipients. Please accept my apology and the overdue award. You can find acceptance rules (if you choose to participate) at the bottom of the February 16 special edition of my Weekend Highlights (at Granny’s Parlour), which will feature the 15 award recipients I have selected. Thank you for being part of this blogosphere!
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