I was trying hard to find colour within the rainy misty muddy day yesterday. The piglets are filthy!
Even Molly would not jump up onto her fence like normal, preferring to peer out through the boards at the drippy day yesterday.
This coming week I hope to have a blog posts on how Lurchy is doing with pictures. Her name is Maggie now and I hope to get her keeper to take a good shot of her in her wheelchair so I can show you. I have sent her the money you raised from the T shirt campaign and she was very pleased and and says thank you and hopefully this will go towards her next wheelchair as Maggie will keep on growing as pigs are want to do.
Basically her back legs are longer than her front ones which means she will never walk but she scoots about in her chair very quickly (except on the wooden floors) and is already entertaining visiting children and attending fund raisers. She also sleeps in bed with her new Mama. She is absolutely doted on and very well looked after.
Internet problems today. But all is well – today I am documenting my new bread making process for you – hopefully i can show you tomorrow. Zack gave me a few very interesting tips that have worked marvels. And I want to share them with you. But it is a thick heavy cloudy day and I am struggling with lack of light in the kitchen.
Time to turn the dough again.
See you tomorrow.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
30 responses to “IN-elegant Rain”
What a wonderful outcome that you and Lucy have created from Maggie’s awful start to life. We cannot ever think the world is all bad. You did well finding colour, our travels this week have been accompanied by similar dreary [sometimes wild] weather, making it difficult to take happy snaps. But South Australia is a great food & wine region so there is an upside. When we arrive home in about a fortnight breadbaking will resume so tips would be good.
Very much looking forward to your tips on bread baking and the photos of Maggie! It is a grey day here and I love it. Grey days are a bit like melancholy, we need them to more fully appreciate the light in our lives. xx
Gloomy, clammy, drippty day here today too. Hard on the ambition level! One day many years ago when I was suffering a bout of some bug I crawled into the daybed after chores. I immediately had two little rat terriers, one against my stomach and one behind my knees. Suddenly the bed shuddered and shook and there was Roosevelt the pot belly snugging up tight against my back. It was rather nice, like a giant bolster pillow!
I know this feeling well of the support of a large animal against your back when you are in bed. I once visited a friend who had four large dogs and just one king sized bed. One or the other of the dogs would lie against my back and the feeling of support was wonderful. I am so glad that another human being shared that feeling of support. Thank you so much for your comments which sparked that wonderful memory of mine.
Love, Gayle
Great news about Lurch, she’ll always be Lurch to me!
Aah Peghorn the Leghorn Rooster 🙂 Good news about Maggie. I hope Zacks tips include sourdough bread? Laura
Good news about Maggie and I’m looking forward to the bread tips 😀
Wonderful news about Maggie!
We finally saw the sun today and hope you can say the same. It’s been so dreary lately/