From Sheila : Your Big Fat Pig. 
When engaged in a decadent bout of spring sunbathing.
One must always wear a hat.
On one’s head. And yes, that is the water barrel. And yes she has plenty of places to sleep in the shade. But this was better.
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farmy
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
53 responses to “Important Advice”
So funny! Love Sheila x
You gotta love that pig!
She is brilliant of course!
The height of pig fashion, don’t ya know!
Celi~
I would LOVE to be able to grow food for others and our family and actually make a little $ to pay for taxes and electricity and such. You seem to be pulling this off so elegantly. Could you maybe post about how you grow for others for a bit of cash or point me to a previous post (if it exists) where you hint at how you do this? It would really make me feel like I was contributing to our small (and I mean small) pile of change if I could come up with a plan.
Thanks,
Elizabeth
I will think onhow to write that up elizabeth.. Though i am not terribly good at it myself, I am definitely laying the groundwork.. c
Oh good. Thank you. I’ll try to patiently wait…….
On that topic…do you “employ” a neighboring farmer or someone to cull the chickens meant for the freezer, or do you do that yourself? I’m trying to come to terms with that…I’m a city-girl transplant to sustainable farm-life. Any tips on getting past the uncomfortable feeling of processing day? Maybe that feeling is something that shouldn’t go away? I don’t know.
I am working on getting a group of local women together so we do it as a team..I grew up on a beach,like you this is pretty foreign to me.. and like you..I hope Not to get used to it.When I do the meat chickens i take them to a poultry abbatoir.
Thank you C … I have wanted to raise up meat chickens, like you, I really want to know what is in my family’s food…and how it’s been raised…but have been so afraid of “processing” day. I’m going to look up a poultry abbatoir in our area … that sounds like a great idea. I like the team approach too … maybe something for the future!! Have a GREAT day!!
I do mine in batches of fifty..way too many to do at home, even if i wanted too, plus at the poultry processing place (it is amish) the birds are weighed and inspected for health and bagged for the freezer.. which is good too..
Oh this gave me a much needed chuckle! Fabulous pics! 🙂
Too funny!
Sheila is in a class of her own. Ingenious 🙂
Sheila is such a “ham”! And I am loving the calendar!
Hi Celi
I read you blog while sipping my first cup of tea of the day, every morning before I go out to milk. You never fail to brighten my day. I wonder if you realise what a big difference you make in the lives of people you have never met, and probably never will meet! Thank you
Thank you Dinky, for reading..by the way daisy has been clean for 7 days, which is somewhat of a record for her..I sometimes think of your 300 and laugh at me milking my one bad tempered cow!
O Celi! We started with a cow, a bull and a calf 14 years ago. I know exactly what it’s like, and I sometimes miss those ‘hands on’ days. Nowadays, I mostly supervise, plan and manage. I very seldom milk a cow. I am so pleased to hear about Daisy.
This is so funny! Sheila obviously has earned her role as resident clown and comic.
Ton Ton looks ready to join in the fun.
🙂