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 No pain in the night, so lets hope the ice pick has been withdrawn.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”
Good news about the pick ax. I hope it’s gone for good! Good news, too, about the pigs. Now, if only spring would get here oh, say, 3 months early, all would be right in the world. 🙂
At the very least I hope it is gone until i get back from Europe! Maybe we will have an early spring – or even a staggered one the way it is going! c
I can’t believe she was trying to break the ice with hooves! What a smart pig.
Either that or trying to splash Tane – she is a pig headed wee pig! c
I am with the cat. Let the sky fall, but I’m gonna have that nap!!! Hope the ice pick has retreated!
Yes, it has given up and is only hitting occassionally now – thanks Gods.. c
So glad the head is improved., sounded terrible. Healing is good. Thanks for the lovely pics, as always. Glad Victoria came to stay-seems like good timing. Hope the soaps help with the healing too.
yes,i am a new person – pain free.
Its very cold here this week, and our two cats love nothing better than to warm themselves by the fire. I’m hoping for photos and ideas about soap making–it is one of my goals for the year.
I want to say soap making is easy but if I say that it will lesson the chance that my soap comes out.!! Best not to appear too confident! There is always a chance that it will not set, but until now I have not had too much trouble.
I’ve been noticing pictures of tires with buckets sitting in the middle. The tires are stuffed with straw. Yesterday I noticed one that was two stacked tires and had straw stuffed into the bottom of the tire as well that the bucket could sit on. I’m thinking of trying that in our front paddock… Glad your pick axe has decided to retreat. Have a good day Celi!
Yes! let me know how that goes.. I am always looking for ways to use solar energy to heat the water.. c
No one can lie as flat and ‘zausted as a cat, just a thin weary old strip of fur painted on the floor, the chair, the cushion, draped over the bookshelf… I wonder if Boo had a moment or two of nostalgia. That photo of the sky says cold better than any shot of ice in a bucket, but Miss Tima trampling the ice was wonderful! And thanks for reminding me to take my rolled pork shoulder out of the freezer!
Hey Kate – it almost looks like a quilt. With all the patterns laid on top of each other. c
You’re right! With the tree silhouette embroidered on top!
I’m so glad you are feeling somewhat better. We are in the middle of a blizzard with terrible cold to follow.
Linda
Sounds like you are having a bad spell.. c
Drifts over my boot tops and -5* this morning. BUT the sun is shining and we are headed to 27* sometime today! YAY!
Beautiful photos again today. I have to admit, though, to spending far too much time trying to figure out what was in the one just before the marmalade vs cushion shot. lol…. had to really stare at it a while before the peacocks emerged. And apart from the cold, lots of good news: head clearing, piggies bouncing again, a roast of pork, help to make soap and lovely lavender scents all round. Sounds like a perfectly lovely way to spend a couple of wintry days. Hope there is lots of laughter going on too! ~ Mame 🙂
Yes those peacocks are like a puzzle aren’t they! c
We’ve had the cold weather, but not all the rain that you’ve had. I’m not a big fan of winter, but I think I’m ready for Spring to start any time! I enjoyed your photos very much.
Yes – an early spring would be a fine thing in my opinion! All this rain is so unusual. We get a lot of rain in the winter in New Zealand (where I come from) but it is never followed by these frigid temperatures. Usually in the midwest it is just all frigid! c
You can almost hear Marmalade ….” pooh, stinky feet” ! Two of my cats curl up with Mirrhi, but while she loves them close, 2 furry water bottles make her very hot and she gets uncomfortable and gets ‘that look’…..
Awwww, I do have a soft spot for dogs and cats cuddling! I also especially like the two peas in a pod! Okay, it made ME laugh!
now I am hungry for roast pork with gravy! Yum! and that pic of baby Marmalade and Boo is the best! What a smile maker!
So glad your head is better. What a ripping instalment of photos today, loved them. x
I love the pictures of Maemelade and Boo! They bring a smile. Animal cuddling here takes on a different aspect. We have only one cat, Charlie, and no dog, Often on a cold dark afternoon if I walk down the hall towards the bedroom Charlie runs ahead and jumps on the bed, waiting. As I pass by he reaches with his paw, a signal. Okay, so I lie down now and then, but with a book as an excuse. Soon he walks across me, punches gently at my stomach, then curls up under my arm near my heart. It is hard to keep reading. That warmth lulls me, and I’m off too. Neither of us has ever slept with a pillow on top, however. That’s more than a nap. Smart cat. Probably thinks, what else is there to do when it’s cold and grey outside.