There is about an inch on the ground and it is blowing a cold Northerly. Winter is already making its presence felt. 
Jude the Poo Bum Piglet has at last got control of his digestive system and is improving in leaps and bounds. I cannot get a decent picture, as the moment I crouch to ground level he is racing towards me.
This is good stuff. Though now he REALLY wants to be friends with the pet pigs and all these meetings need to be supervised lest they scare him off.
Move along – move along – nothing to see here. The picture above is of the three pet pigs. Tima, Tane and WaiWai. All tucked up in bed waiting for the cold snowy night to begin.
I have started selling the last of the spring hogs which means driving my big truck and trailer off into the early mornings on Monday’s. Thank goodness I had a good drive on Monday because this morning is a slippery mess with wet snow falling then freezing solid.
The moment the rat house paddock is cleared I will bring Sheila up. She is limping and I want her closer to home.
Might take a few weeks though so I have told her to hang on down the back in her root cellar with poppy and molly.
Now that the below freezing cold is here I am carrying buckets of warm water to the animals as well as their feed so everything takes twice as long. I hope there is a thaw soon so I can get the winter hoses sorted for the cows water. That job was delegated as it needed tools and ignored and then I forgot to follow up on it. My fault. Now the hoses are frozen. Everyone is sorry but not as sorry as me as I carry buckets of water to cows!!
At what point does reminding someone of something become nagging?
I hope you have a good day.
Celi
WEATHER: clear, cold and windy. -2C here this morning.
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I DON’T like this really cold and windy weather and snow yet!!!! It’s NOT Christmas yet ~~ so stay 45 deg. cause my flowers WERE still blooming ~ now dey dead and me sad.😢😢 So cold that Tima, Tane and Wai gruntin’ and snugglin’ together keeping each other warm!! And Piggy Poo Bum living the life of Riley!! Hey it’s good here!!! An I ain’t goin’ nowhere else!!! Miss C is the bestest!!!
As far as the animals are concerned – nag away until the job is done😁. Laura
Or perhaps delegate bucket carrying chores to somebody else. Laura
That pile of hay could be concealing so many secrets…
Three pigs in a blanket
😂
No snow here, but plenty of wind, and freeze warnings for the next couple of nights. Your bucket-toting reminded me of 1983, when an extended hard freeze broken pipes all over Houston, and I had to join the throngs at our complex’s swimming pool to get buckets of water for toilet flushing. As for nagging — when it’s important, it’s never nagging. It’s insistent encouragement.
My barn faucet is already frozen this year in the mornings.. Normally that doesn’t happen until January/Februrary.
I can imagine carrying water for cows. When the hydrant froze in the barn I had to carry water to the donkeys and they drank twice as much because I took warm water. Of course the path going downhill to the barn was always frozen and slippery too. Hope it won’t be long before your hoses thaw and you are set up properly. You don’t need that extra work. Stay strong.
I’m with you, I hate reminding someone to do something as it feels like nagging. And I was in a relationship once where I was the nagged/controlled person. So I abhor having to remind anyone of anything.
Cold! I AM not READY. We leave Friday for a Bahamian cruise – one last HURRAH
Yeah, good question about when reminding becomes nagging! And the tough part is that no one wants to be a nag! It is a tricky balance, that’s for sure!
For some crazy reason this year, I got my winter hose setup done early. I can’t believe we have this bitter cold and even snow already in Oklahoma! Your region really got hit early. Hopefully, we’ll all get a reprieve from the early winter threat and have some warmer days without moisture, to get caught up and prepared for winter! I loved the photo of the hay “lumps”. That made my morning!! Ha ha!
Ah no… Like you needed yet another chore. For me, nagging is if you have to ask for a third time. Once is just asking, twice is reminding, third time is nagging.
The trouble is, once you’ve asked someone else to do something, shouldn’t it become their responsibility to get it done? Why does the reminder become the nag?
You make a good point, but my personal experience is that the issue can be transactional; unless I’m clear that I want it done NOW, it’s seen as a job for Sometime. If asking for a third time doesn’t make that clear, I’ll start doing it myself, which tends to produce an effect, especially if the job is messy or heavy!
Ah, well; sadly if I “stop nagging” and start to do the job around here, the intended participant usually thinks that’s just a perfect solution:/
If I ask that something be done, it’s usually because I need someone else to do it (and in a timely fashion – before it’s been forgotten; )
Winter needs to look at the calendar and realize it’s not time for it to be here yet!
OMG – I hope the snow doesn’t last long.
Poor Sheila!
oh my- perhaps there will be a warmer spell and thaw the hoses for you? Cute picture of Jude!
Is it possible to nag oneself? Living alone I am a note writer, and have my daily calendar filled out– helps me keep tabs on things I must remember. I would never want to imagine myself a nag and this self would not take kindly to being nagged I think 😉
We had our first frost just a few days ago and the nights are cold, but rain is coming back and with that a bit of warmth. I am using this time to get all my winter things ready and handy.