Tag: pigs
-
The one
We have watched Nanny Boo for a year now, raise Marmalade, then help her raise her six kittens. And this shot says it all. This surely is the penultimate image of Nanny Boo aka The Dog-Father and his brood. I had to stand on a chair to take this shot. And it is complete with Boo’s ‘dragon”…
-
Where has the sun gone?
We have a lovely little glass house attached to the South Side of the house. It is designed to warm that side of the house as well as growing the greens and herbs for the winter. But where is the light? Where has the sun gone? It feels to me like we have had less sun…
-
Late!
So sorry. This morning I woke up late. The fire had gone out. It was blowing a gale outside and bucketing down with rain. All at the same time. I launched myself out of bed. I fed everyone in the barn (all the pigs are bad tempered and squabbly) then Boo and I brought the…
-
The Legacy
When the Bastard Minks came last time, to the chook house, and killed eleven of our lovely heritage chickens they also killed the big white Rooster. Thankfully they have not been back. As well as everything else on that dark farmy day, losing Mr Pink and his girls and The Big Dog and then Daisy…
-
The Speed of Light
The speed of light is not very fast. Not when you are IN IT! Yesterday I was at the speed of light. Warp speed. Bendy tree speed. Hair blown straight speed. Dealing with Well Guys (Broken Well out at the West Barn) who then did not come on the appointed day and I had to…
The Kitchen's Garden 