BooBoo and Marmalade were both so determined to sleep right in front of the fire yesterday that they even agreed to share the mat, which meant touching. Even though Boo Nanny was Marmalade’s surrogate father in her very early days (here is there picture from that time just so we can sigh over it again) –
Nowadays it is very seldom that these two sleep together.
Let alone touch! Horrors.
It is so cold in the winter that the waters freeze in the animals troughs. The cows have heaters in their water but the little pigs would pull the heaters out and chew on them so they have to have their water renewed a couple of times a day. Tima got ahead of me yesterday morning and was smashing through the ice in her water bowl. With her feet!
Tane stood by hoping she would share. That spare gate has fallen and is frozen to the ground, I must remember to pick it up in the next thaw.
Roast pork.
Later in the evening Marmalade went back to her rocking chair, jumped onto her customary cushion and even later in the evening the green cushion, perched on the the back of the chair, fell on top of her. But she simply slept on under the cushion. Just too tired, as Victoria said. Cat tired.
My four middle sized piggies were all up and about yesterday – eating and shoving each other about. Not too boisterous yet but I think we are getting over the worst of it now. This morning will be the telling morning. I am also feeling better now. No pain in the night, so lets hope the ice pick has been withdrawn.
Everything is ready now to make the soap today. If all goes well we hope to get at least four batches made today and another four tomorrow. The house really will smell wonderful for a while as it cures.
I hope you have a lovely day.
celi
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65 responses to “Touching”
Just checking in–very late today. Photographs so unusual and interesting. So sweet Boo and Marmalade. I had forgotten!
If different animals like Boo and Marmalade can share in peace, why can’t we?
We have taken to running the cord from the bucket/tank heater through a piece of pvc pipe screwed tight to the wall and securing the water tub to the wall with a clip. It has kept everybody, horses, donkey, goats and pig from mauling their water heating systems. If you cut the ends of the pvc at an angle it’s easy to mount them to a wall. You can still unclip the tub and slide it out from under the heater. We also glued rigid foam insulation sheets to the outside of the horses’ big tank and covered it with plywood. It’s made a big difference, I have the heater on a outside timer so it only runs for a couple hours on and a couple hours off.
Glad your head is better, isn’t it almost a euphoric feeling when you realize the pain is gone? I often feel almost giddy with relief.
I do so love Boo and others too; i am glad you are better as I was worried; love your photos; am sending this on to my great nephews and nice and their lovely parents; hugs
A lovely day to you too! Wonderful pics Celi ..