The girls and I finished cleaning out the barn yesterday. I have to admit it was a couple of days of heavy work. But in the end all the dirty straw was piled down the back in a new compost heap. It was steaming! And Sheila and Poppy have been moved back into their winter quarters for a few days.
I am away in the big city all day today, until tonight actually and the girls are in charge. I cannot leave them to manage Poppy the Escape Artist. She is a boisterous pig and uses her head the way pigs do, wacking them with the side of her head to move them along. She plays hard. And is always where she should not be. So the pigs are back in the area she cannot escape from. Better for the minders.
Of course she is not speaking to me now.
Sheila was more than happy to return to her original home. She likes the big king sized pig bed!
Her face is so long that when I focus on her eyes, her snout goes fuzzy. Low light though. No sun yesterday. No hay cut, too muddy. But I did let the calves into another field, they are loving it across the way. Fresh clover! I will check them on the way to the train.
Right, I have my smokey blue city dress on, black footless tights, black ballet flats, black cardigan and a warm cashmere wrap (black of course) for this chilly morning (who turned the heat off?) and I am off now to catch my train. I even have my rings on and my silver Journey Bangles that Maggie made and I designed. (She makes me two bangles every winter.) I won’t recognise myself in the shop window!.
Have you ever looked into a shop window and seen your Mother walking along? That gives me such a fright. Then, of course, I see that it is just me. Then I think damn I am turning into my Mum. Then I remember that she died much younger than I am now. So then I think maybe it is not that bad if I look younger than I am now. Then my Mother frowns at me in the window for thinking such thoughts and reminds me that only vain girls look in shop windows at their own floating reflections and I go back to watching the footpath, making sure I don’t step on a crack and marry a RAT!
Daughters never get to grow up!
I have a train to catch. Can you remember the last time I went anywhere? I can’t. Running out the door as we speak!
Have a lovely lovely day. I am wedding present shopping.. I am SURE to have a lovely day.
your friend on the farm
miss c
Book Stuff. Amazon is telling people there are no books left. That is wrong. There are still books for sale. The error will be fixed today. If you have reserved a book it is HERE, ON MY SHELF so order it and I will send it.
Pay Pal.
International PayPal People.. email me at celima.g.7@gmail.com with your address. I will send your books and then immediately let you know how much it was and you can paypal me or send me a bank cheque.
American PayPal People… email me at celima.g.7@gmail.com. I sent a number of books today and they averaged $3.80+ 1.00 for the bag. So if you are only ordering ONE can we call it $5.00 for postage and packaging and a tracking number? Once again email me. For multiples The Postmistress will weigh them then we will let you know.
PayPal and cheques are only for you: The Fellowship. So if you have friends wanting books (and I hope you do) direct them to Amazon, it is slightly more expensive but very easy for me to manage. The Postmistress is going to take over when I am away in New Zealand. So lets hope we have the bulk of the books in your hands this month.
My pay pal account is my email address. This will also work internationally.
Don’t forget to leave a review with Amazon.
OK I am out of here.. see ya!
c
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30 responses to “Shifting Pigs”
I don’t look like my mother but I have glanced in a shop window and wondered who the old lady is! Lovely to think you are having a day out. ❤
Enjoy your day in the big city!
I have my mother’s face too, mostly, my nose is less generously proportioned, but you can see I’m her child. And it gets more obvious as I get older, especially now that my hair is going gray. I love the sound of your City Mouse outfit, and I hope you stay nice and warm. I’ll email my address directly.
Email sent!!!! Very excited!
I see my mother all the time. In any window or mirror. Sometimes, I even see my grandmother. EEK!
Happy travels!
Poor Poppy hates it when mum goes to town!
HA!!—-About seeing your mom in the window. Me too! Don’t we all?
Enjoy your travel today. I’m certain you look smart and I love that you are wearing flats. No sense in not wearing sensible shoes!
Have fun, Miss C.!
My email and monies are on the way! That whole mom thing is even more challenging when you also realize that you have many of her mannerisms as well. With not so nice memories of my mother, all of these characteristics often make for some difficult moments when one spends to much time in front of a mirror, or shop window. On a happy and pleasant note- I do hope you enjoyed your day of shopping 🙂
Have a lovely day out. You have every right to look into shop windows when you are all gussied up and glamorous! And as for seeing your mother, that happens to me all the time.
You have my address, now I have to work out how to pay by Paypal without a link to follow! It doesn’t work just using your email address. I can do a transfer in US dollars from my international bank account, but I’ll need your account details – by email.
Love,
ViV x
Enjoy your time in the big city, focused on yourself, although I’m sure thoughts of the Farrmy will be near.
Poppy may be in a bad mood, but she looks remarkably clean. Does she protest by bathing? Sheila, of course, has her Biba make-up on!
I hope you have a lovely day out 😉
We just had a family reunion here on Little Ditty Farm, and it was fabulous! The funny thing is, we all see our mother in each other!!! Her mannerisms, what she said, everything! It’s wonderful!!! So happy you are getting out to the Big City for a day away! Do kick up your heels and have Big Fun!!! xo
Good Morning! Have a great day in the city shopping! Been very busy this summer. Lots to do here. Got the wheat in and missed the terrible rains! Phew! Now just the soybeans to harvest most likely in a couple of weeks. Waiting to harvest apples! Yum!
Take care! Good to see you! Lots I have missed! 🙂
Have fun in the city.
I look like my Dad! But have lots of my Mom’s mannerisms! Ha! And sayings! “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” Has anyone seen woolly caterpillars? Are they thickly woolly? How about the corn? If you have a corn crop and your silks are very abundant does that really foretell a cold winter? Signs of a tough winter ahead? Brrrrr…..I am thinking surely The Farmer’s Almanac has a misprint for the upper plains winter prediction! Oh! My onions have lots of tough layers! Oh oh…I think we may be in for it! Time to prepare! uffda….