Need to be sat on soon! But not today. It seems i will be flying by them for a few days yet.
Here is a little of yesterday though most of it was spent cooking. More today. Cooking that is. I am looking forward to tomorrow when this dinner party is over and I can settle back to just farming!
Naughty pig. She is such a big girl. I have felt Molly’s piglets move about but Tahiti is still too restless to lie down for me. 
I need to check their dates but they should farrow next month. If all goes well. And they are so round it scares me.
Today is McKenna’s last day on the farm. She has been here for most of the summer season and I have come to rely on her. She and the Frenchmen will help me with the special dinner at the Farmhouse tonight and then they are all going up to Chicago to see her off.
Someone is waiting for her milk.
I hope you have a lovely day. I am not a very social person so these kinds of occasions actually make me quite nervous. I am happier in the kitchen.
And I had better get the animals milked and fed and get back into the kitchen or I will never be finished.
Love celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
29 responses to “The Seat of my Pants”
Love your pictures as usualy Celi 🙂 That last one is especially gorgeous ❤
It always seems a bit sad when things have to come to an end. I hope your Frenchmen will come back..maybe they are off to pastures new as well. Then that means some new helpers will come..? I am sure you will do well in your kitchen..stop worrying about it..it will be fine. Have fun in the Sun. Xxxx
I’m much happier in the kitchen too 😉
Hope to see lots of pics of the dinner. I am making apricot and strawberry jam today and maybe a cheesecake if I have time. Finally summer has arrived and it is a beautiful day in the Dordogne. Have a great party!
Sorry have been away from your blog for a few days (crazy stuff happening here but I will survive!). So sad to hear about Viv, felt like I knew this lady though never met.
Hope your dinner party goes off without a hitch. Like you, as I have gotten older I am not into big social events any more. Small dinners around kitchen table are more my scene.
What lovely photos of the young people learning while doing! I’m a teacher myself, and have always insisted on the practical applications of knowledge as well as the best methods of passing it on to those coming up after. You have perfected it in your wonderful Farmy with all of the give and take among those that come and stay and leave behind recipes and techniques and then go on to their own versions of it all.
Just look at how you inspired Our Viv’s dear Jock in his embroidery of the Duke of Kupa!
We here in the lounge have your back and know that the celebration was probably spectacular.
Thank you lovely lady but we surely did not expect a post on such a busy day! That said . . . armfuls of good wishes for a wonderful celebration are sailing north-east – have a wonderful time! Hope The Matriarch enjoys . . . .
Enjoy tonight and get a load off tomorrow 🙂 Laura
I am sure you will miss McKenna as she has been such a big help with the milking end of things. What great experience she has, all of your wwoofers have! I am sure you are going to enjoy your day in the kitchen.
Good luck with the dinner party. I am not social either, too shy and nervous, so I completely understand.
Have a beautiful day, Celi!
The kitchen is our oasis, isn’t it? Enjoy your day and please share pics of the dinner!
Other than my gardens (and grandkids) my kitchen is my favorite place to be – and the more people I can feed, the better. I will admit, however, that I would rather carry on a conversation with the sauce than a saucy guest. 🙂 Have a good day and a good meal.
Oh yes, I’d rather be in the kitchen too! But as a lot of my pals feel the same, the party usually ends up being in the kitchen (and wasn’t there a song about that in the 80s?!)
Safe journey, McKenna! And pleasant party, Miss C 🙂