Charlotte is doing a lot of heaving herself about, snapping at Sheila, hogging all the food and has taken to lying on her side taking up most of the bed. Sheila is being long suffering. Charlotte is unrepentant. As you would expect.
I have chosen the site for this years summer pig palace but it is presently under snow. Yes it snowed. And you know how I love the snow. I do. But the Shush Sisters will have to wait in their Winter Quarters for a bit longer.
Queenie Wineti loves the snow too. The rest of them spent most of the day in the barn. Good Authority (Author) has a very sleepy cats-eyes look.
Very green.
Everyone has quietly talked me into opening all the barn doors to the pens so they can come back in. I will have to set to and clean the floors all over again next week, but the weather being so inclement, I feel better if they have proper shelter.
The Son of the Son of Neanderthol Man – We call him Bob.
He is not a pretty rooster.
Now, I need you to help me. Here is a shot of the underside of Kupa’s tail feathers, he was sitting on a rafter with his tail draped down behind him. See that pink that is not quite a pink, I want to create a stain in that colour for the kitchen cabinets in The Coupe.
But what would it be called. Pink is so … well pink and this is blowsier, a faded dustier shade of something. I like it. Just the merest stain though, too much would be awful.
Good morning. I have no way of judging depth of snow as it blew up some lovely snow drifts last night but it seems we finally got a proper dump of snow in the night, a nice drop of precipitation for the fields. Excellent. It will warm up into the 40’s today, so they say, which means it will start to melt into the ground where it belongs straight away.
Good morning. This week is a big week for the Coupe. Today if anyone can get through, the electrics will be finished, tomorrow the man will spray the insulation, then the next day (hopefully) the doors and windows arrive, then on to cladding and dry walling.
Exciting.
I hope you all have a lovely day. It is time for me to put on all my clothes and find my way out to the barn through the snowdrifts. I have told John NOT to start scooping the snow out until I have taken some pictures for you. See you tomorrow.
celi
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53 responses to “Can pigs get morning sickness?”
So cool. We’re very fortunate that our air show takes place down at the lake, which a 10 minute bike ride for us. Traffic is just as mad as yours!
‘Peacock Pink’ I guess!
Christine
I think that pink is “TupaRose”.
Celi, when we rebuilt part of our house after Katrina, we applied a color wash (or maybe it’s called a glaze) to the exposed ceiling boards (pine) in the den. Basically, the paint was diluted, applied, and immediately wiped down so the grain of the wood shows through. The wipe-down controls the amount of color. (This is sometimes called a “pickled” finish.) Then it got a coat of clear sealer that wouldn’t yellow it. Sounds like that might be similar to the finish you’re looking for, only with just a hint of that pink shade. A good paint store should be able to help you find what you want. Try it out first, though!
: )
Yes, Gerry this is exactly what i have in mind. And thank you for the short tutorial as I was not even sure HOW I was going to achieve that hint of colour in the boards. Excellent..thank you.. c
test on scraps left over before applying to finished cabnet
let set a couple day
\sometimes color will change untill it completely drys
and different species of wood will take color differently
and is forever
When renovating our old farmhouse, I sanded down the old timber tables and the dresser and applied limewash with a tint added. Rubbed off to look like shabby chic and finished with a satin varnish. The timber is visible but with a hint of colour depending on the timber involved. Joy
Snow here too – about 6 to 8 inches. Just back from Pet Sitting run and although roads very clear, walking dog across fields was not pleasant! Feet froze LOL
Chickens unhappy that they have t stay in their hut and run today, but their little legs couldn’t cope with it all. Hope it melts soon, mind you low 40’s all week and 20’s at night might make it a slow process.
Love that pink! It’s like a soft magenta I think.
Well off to start digging paths for the cats and dogs, who won’t stay in and getting tired of drying off 2 border collies and mopping kitchen floor already, and it is only 11 o’clock!
You pose a QOTD that takes me by surprise. Never, ever thought about it before. Very practical/profound!
Now why would pigs get morning sickness.??? do they???
Dusted rose or sunrise blush. Author still looks so kittenish! I envy your snow. We’re having a blast of cold wind here today.
C, I was looking at all the photos a second time and Amaranth jumped to mind. I think it was the son of son of Bob, so cock’s comb, + Kupa’s tail sweeping down like Love lies bleeding flowers = Amaranth. That’s what I’d call it and then I’d grow the big huge bunches of the beautiful pink and fushcia plants somewhere close by. 🙂
We are inching closer to spring…no wait!!! we are in spring…jolly good! I have to keep remembering that!
Linda
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I thought of Cerise when I saw that colour. We have a paint technique called “Lime Washing”. Basically you paint your darker colour on first and then paint white over that and wipe off. I think it is done with water based paint – not gloss. This might not be good for kitchen cupboards that require regular wipe downs. In SA we have a fuschia flower that colour too. Laura
That color reminds me of rhubarb or beets when the juice from them creeps across the plate and stains your mashed potatoes. 🙂
I see majenta. It is a colour in light, like when light is separated through a prism. Very pink or soft read with a tiny hint of blue in it. The combination with the back of Kupa’s feathers softens the effect.
Leah
There is more than one color in the pink you have there — where there is more light it is brighter pink — where there is more shadow it is a grayed or blued pink, heading more toward mauve.
Thank you for thinking of us before John got working on the snow!!!
You know that they are like these men, See snow, must Dig it up and throw it aside!! c