Tag: kune kune pig
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Tane Mahuta
You will remember that Tane has been having bad back problems and whether you walk on two legs or four having back and hip problems makes your life difficult to say the least. He had a miserable winter. Most of the winter he rested, he did not walk far, standing, swinging his back legs in…
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Screaming Mistress Wind
The day started off so nicely. It was not warm but the calm was nice. The animals woke up slowly. But soon after breakfast Mistress Wind arrived – her black cape flapping – unpacked her bag of demon daughters and they let loose with a terrible wind that blew like hell itself for the whole day.…
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The Thief
Lunch yesterday was a glorious break and the framing is in place for the new Bastard Mink Proof chook house wall. Later I was sitting on the step below the bedroom French Doors, catching the slightest of breezes in the shade there (it was very hot yesterday) and Tima the Terrible came wandering past looking…
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Tima goes to the Library
It has to be said that a library is a strange place for a pig to visit. However the Cullom Memorial Library, a precious little private library in Cullom, Illinois, welcomes visits from pigs. Especially in their summer program. And fearless little Timatanga Moana was just the pig for the job. She is still small…
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Dairy-maid’s Arms
When I was small my Dad used to squeeze my upper arms between his thumb and his forefinger and chant.. “and the muscles on her scrahwny arms stoock oot like spiders knees”. Always in a broad and deeply pretend Scottish accent. I would scream with laughter and wriggle away, long sunburnt arms pumping my skinny…
The Kitchen's Garden 