You have to excuse my post titles. The Rule is that The Title has to be the first thing that comes to my poor beleaguered mind.
This is Naomi (Lady Astors daughter) and the Header is Sheila with her walnut nose. When the pigs eat walnuts their noses go orange!
Hugo and I were discussing rules today as we drove to the big farm to collect black walnuts for the pigs.
He said to me “What is rule?” – after I had said: Driving the tractor too fast is against the rules. I said: Hmm – Rules (how does one describe what a rule is? ). OK, I said, here is an example of some Rules: No hitting. No spitting, No fighting. Be Kind. As I called out this list I realised I was reeling off the rules of my Classroom from many years ago.
Oh, He said. Rules. Yes. I understand. 
Rules are OK. We need them actually. I know everyone likes to be the One who Breaks the Rules but creating a set of personal quiet rules to live by takes a lot of thought. A lot of care. And they are always evolving – I hope. We are always evolving.
And seriously I have only one Rule: Be Kind.
Hugo likes that Rule.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
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32 responses to “Only one Rule”
Your rule rules!!
Youn exemplify your rule. Do you only give walnuts to the pigs? I use them a lot in the kitchen. I lve the taste and the crunch and the fact that they are full of calcium.
Lotsalove,
ViV xox
And you live by your Rule. It’s enough, it’s the only one we all need, which would solve all human problems. Lovely Sheila looks as if she’s been trying her Mum’s lippy and it’s all gone slightly wonky, darling girl…
That nose thing is so weird – I’ve been eating fresh wet walnuts and my nose is sill pink 😉
love, love, LOVE that orange snout! ❤
That rule is the very best rule to follow. Ever.
I think it’s “règle” as we see on our French card games…”les règles de jeu”…I think. My French is not very French. In fact, it’s lousy. Your rule is perfect. The neon nose is spectacular. Happy, kind Sheila…and her very kind walnut giving farmer. Have a nice day.
Be kind is also my rule. Thanks for another great post
Smile when you can , another one of my rules.
And a nice day to all of you😄
Oh…gotta add. Speaking of kind. Lady Astor’s eyes seem very kind. Is there some inside reason why cows have such beautiful kind eyes?
Oh – I have to add a rule to Be Kind – and that is to breathe. We all must follow the rule to BREATHE as we go through our daily lives. But I guess, it falls into the bucket of being kind also – Kind to your self and observing everything.
So okay – 1 rule be kind. (full circle)
Have a wonderful day yourself and thanks for the smiles. Sheila looks quite lovely in her orange nose. That’s my only rule too. Be kind. Best one there is.
Do you have to dehusk the black walnuts before giving them to the pigs? And then do they just chomp down on them and crack them themselves? They are such tough nuts, so to speak! 🙂 I always collect lots and lots of acorn, as we have so many around these parts. The pigs absolutely LOVE them!!!
That’s our rule here at the Hotel Thompson – be kind to one another. It works everywhere and we try as hard as we can to do that and be kind to others. XOXO – Bacon
A great rule.
Think before you speak (applies to me) but yours is a good one too 🙂 Laura
An interesting conversation between Americans and French people can occur discussing the difference between our “discipline/rules” and their “cadre,” if you’re so inclined to venture further down the rabbit hole.