I can’t think of one.
This morning the chickens leave, they are almost all sold. 
And on Friday we pick all the egg plant and thyme and capsicums – sell those. The eggs are selling well still but I am still having trouble with dirty eggs, free range chickens have this draw back.
WaiWai does not like to be patted all the time but will follw me just about anywhere.
I know he is still looking awfully overweight but he has lost a lot already – can you see his eyes? Big beautiful black eyes.
Time to get up and get these birds in their boxes and onto the truck.
Remember about looking your dinner in the eye? I wrote about this once. But I cannot find the post. I believe that if you are going to eat meat you need to be very honest with yourself about where that meat came from and it’s life before it became your dinner. These guys had a pretty good life in perfect deep green alfalfa. I know many of you will chastise me saying “How do you do it. I could never take my chickens off to slaughter.” But I am no tougher than you. I would just rather eat meat whose providence I am sure of.
And if you have chosen to eat meat as part of your diet then I think it is important to be able to look your dinner in the eye and say Thank You. It is old fashioned and honest.
It is cloudy and dark this morning but hot and sticky.
Later today we divide up the middle sized pigs by size and put them into separate fields. That will be fun!
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
NEWSLETTER DAY: Today about 2pm (central time) with the help of Samantha – my personal web assistant – I will post the TEST newsletter. STAND BY! I don’t think I will ever feel totally ready, both the shops will be works in progress FOREVER but it is time for me to make the jump, then start work on the August Newsletter. July has been held up for too long!
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Wai looks like he’s about to crouch down and bark, but in a happy way, like a dog playing 🙂
Yes, exactly! I thought I could see a glint of humour there, as well: )
you have a lot going on, all at one time, the cycles of life –
Can’t wait for the newsletter!
It is UP!! Love to hear what you think
Wai looks wonderful. Have you named the Tabby yet? He looked like Caution to me! LOL
He is called FearLess at the moment – but we will see
Tima is perfectly camouflaged in the first picture today. C did you see your ‘follow the blog’ button has disappeared below? Hoping my signing up to the newsletter was successful, I will check before bedtime and try again if it wasn’t. Laura
I have had people following all day so i think it is still there.. if you have joined already it will not be there
Wai looks as though his legs are once again capable of supporting his weight. And yes! Eyes, and an alert and interested face. A lovely photo too of Miss Tima’s fuzzy face too.
Love the Tima pic! She is such a cutie!!! Can’t believe how well Wai has recovered! Yes, he still need to lose a bit of poundage, but slowly and steadily is best!
I always felt that men can slaughter easier than women, but my grandmother, was very capable of chopping a bird’s head off. I was young and thought it was horrible. She saw them as food. I to this day cannot do it…I do not know how you can do it but as I see it as a strength which you have, that I do not possess.
And Wai…you can see his legs so it’s easy to see he’s lost weight. His face looks thinner too…I’d love to see a close-up of those eyes! It’s sweet that he follows you around…awwwwww,
Wai has changed so very much since those first days on the farm. There was no distinct face and now he is emerging as a real pig rather than a horrific, barely living victim of abuse. Do we know how old he is? Perhaps that was mentioned earlier in a post and I missed it…
The vet thinks about two years old
Wai is looking really good.
Lol, you say “terribly overweight” while I see a lovely face with eyes, a forehead, defined cheeks and snout. I see him really looking at you, no doubt about it. I see hocks and ribs, shoulders and ankles… SO much definition. It is wonderful. And (only one?) patch of rind left. I am shuddering to think of how deep it may be (or better to think how deep it may have been and now is not!) He may be Grumpy Wai for now, but I can’t help thinking that eventually his state of mind will clear as much as his complexion… Poor, sweet (beautiful!) lad that he is: )
yes, that last piece is hanging on – and he is not letting me near it except for a quick clean – I am sure he will be so grateful when that is finally off himself.. c
Wai is looking so much better! What a great job both of you have done and are doing. Like you, we always say thank you for the gift of life and nourishment to our meat. Also, like you, we try to give them the best life possible.
Yes his eyes are much more “pronounced ” now. I’m going to try to find when he arrived on the farmy. Three months? Hard for me to figure. But what a shocking contrast it would be!
Um – I think three months – Rosy was here the day he arrived – I will have to look back
Will you be able to keep Wai, he is looking so good and you have done so much with him!
Yes I will keep him.. not giving him up now that is for sure.. c
Title for today?:
In the Eyes.
Love,