Category: Life
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And then there were four.
The two piggies I have sold were loaded Into the Stock Trailer without any problems and young Red Hat Matt and his lovely wife came to collect them. I feel much heartened after meeting her because these pigs have been raised by a woman and are used to the constant chat from a woman’s voice…
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Piglets leave home and Day One of the Home Grown September Challenge.
Today, Red Hat Matt, one of the American builders who worked on The Coupe, is coming back to pick up his two piglets. He has bought the gilt (female) and one of the little barrows (castrated male) as company for her. So I am training them to like the Black Mariah that he will borrow…
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Periscope Pig
Sheila lives in the Corridor Paddock and sleeps in the Sun Room of the barn. But when she lays down she makes sure that her snout is poking through the gate that leads to the corridor in the barn. Like a short stout periscope. Her nose is always sure to get a wee scratch as…
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Heavenly Heatwave Smoothie
One of my favourite tastes of the summer. And there are SO many. The Heatwave Smoothie. Designed and named by my friend Elaine in Australia who knows about the heat and nutrition. After I passed out last summer with a wee bit of sunstroke I am careful to ensure my body does not get too…
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Cooling Our Hot Heels
The heat has finally come to the Prairies. I must be very careful that everyone has plenty of water. All the pigs will have their wallows topped up each morning. And I have discovered that if you hose the heels of a cow she will stand quite still. If you try and hose her back…
The Kitchen's Garden 