Jude approaches everyone on the farm with the fearless inquisitiveness of the very young. I just let him wander about for the meantime. Let him explore. 
Another sunless day yesterday drifting down past drizzle into snow territory again. 
My English teaching course starts today and I anticipate my first week of study with great excitement. The papers should be in my email inbox by noon today. The course explores HOW to teach English as a second language not the actual English. It is an exciting new venture.
Boo is a bit confused here – looking to me asking ” Is this ok?”.
“Yes, BooBoo. Baby can lick the bucket. He gets to eat as much as he can.”
Below is one of dawn’s images from yesterday. That tiny sliver of flippant colour below all that brooding dark cloud.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Celi
WEATHER:
The Kitchen's Garden 
36 responses to “ARE YOU MY MOTHER?”
I hope you find it enormously satisfying and good fun. I also hope you find the energy to do your studies after the chores are done!
Oh the chores don’t wear me out at all.I have a good system. Especially not in the winter when it is cool and there is no gardening. c
Even if Jude doesn’t have a mother, he has two very attentive nannies! Enjoy your course, it’s always exciting to set off on a new adventure.
Aren’t his dogs funny! TonTon takes the piglet over when he is outside – though he still does not like him very much!
Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman. It was one of the favorites for our son. He is now 30. https://youtu.be/M8JNg2GCtbA
Yes. lovely aye. I used to read it to my kids too though it seemed such a sad book for a kid – endlessly lost.
Go Dog Go is a happy book.
Good luck with your course. Have fun.
I hope so!
LOVE the pic of Jude with his nose up to the cow! And “Are you my mother/” is the perfect caption! Love the pic of his little piggy self inside the bucket, with Boo watching! Precious! Good luck with the course to teach English – I am interested in it now myself, and look forward to your insights on the course!!
Yes, I will keep you updated! c
Jude is giving Wilbur the pig in E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” a run for his money. He is darling darling darling. I half expect him too to carry on conversations with literate spiders. I have also been thinking about taking an ESL course. I have a dear friend here who is “retired” from her advertising career, and at 70 her work as an ESL teacher has gone soaring into the stratosphere. It’s an excellent back-pocket strategy! Look forward to hearing how it goes. (p.s. She makes quite a big of “dosh” doing it as well.)
I want to learn more about what your friend is doing. Does she work online? Or teaching in a classroom. How exciting. I would say send me a message but for the moment I have no idea where my phone actually is!!
P.S. Is the idea of a curly pig’s tail a myth? Or do they start curling later in life. Jude’s little tail is as straight as a stick.
I have noticed that too – pig people say if the tail is straight the pig is sick but I know he is healthy now. He doesn’t wag it either – maybe it is the breed. c
Something that crossed my mind when you commented last on how active he is… Especially given the circumstances of his birth, is it possible for pigs to be hyper-active/ADD?
No – he is just a pig!
Sweet doggies! Jude reminds me of the little pig in the movie Babe. Good luck with the course!
Thank you!
Looking forward to hearing about the course. Hoping it is good.
Picture of darling jude: Giant, Giant, why are you so tall? Well, Sir, well, Sir, why are you so small? I volunteered in our community college English as a Second Language program & it was so rewarding for me to work with students from so many nations, Vietnam, Ukraine, Mexico, Guatemala, Turkey, Irak. It would also be delightful to teach ESL to bright-eyed children who’d learn so very quickly. (And a few bonus NZ terms?) You will be a wonderful teacher, Celi, if you can possibly find the spare time.
I will be getting involved in the community college courses too – it will be interesting working out where I fit in in the scheme of things
Are you my mother is one of my favorite children’s book. I don’t know how many times I have read it to children. Good luck with your course, a friend of mine has been in an ESL teacher for decades and still substitutes.
Oh GREAT! I look forward to it – I hope there is a place for me somewhere c
Celi, you will be a natural at teaching ESL!!! With your experience as a teacher, your background in drama, and all the work with your WOOFERS from other countries you will sail through the classes!!! I taught ESL in the US for 5 years, adults and children, and also in Southeast Asia for 12, and loved it!!!
I know you will too!!! And what an opportunity to help others, and also provide opportunities for you too! So excited about it!!! 🙂
Thank you Diane. I would like to know more about how you got a job in the US teaching English as a Second Language –
Good luck with your new adventure. Learning is a huge pastime for you, I do believe.
Yes. Not just to pass the time though. Learning and challenges are essential to my soul.
That is exactly the way I see you! Good luck!
Jude and the dogs are hilarious! Such serious looks on their faces ! Your English course should be fascinating….we’re in the process of moving and once settled I think I’d like to volunteer for that also. Something new to learn and be helpful at the same time! Cheers!
Jude is just too darn adorable!