Tag: pregnant pigs
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Fifteen Teats
The big digger has done his pass along the bank and left behind a huge ugly mess but he did not tear down the trees I have up there and evidently the path is still intact but I am not walking it anymore. The smell is just awful and we have rain due so it…
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Creeps
We never got the piglets new fence finished yesterday but maybe tomorrow. Farm work has a delightful endlessness, there is always more to do but when you don’t quite finish every job it does not really matter – there is always tomorrow. The important thing is to do a little every day towards completion. Feeding…
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Grim weather and Great Escapes
Yesterday began cold and blustery. Sprinkles of rain but nothing to write home about. This morning is more of the same. I hate to say it but winter is coming. Yesterday I miserably hunted out my winter jacket shook the spiders out of it and put it in the washing machine. John has sown the…
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Not Thursday Yet
The Weather Mob are forecasting high temperatures for Thursday. (see below) In themselves the high temperatures are not a problem and not unusual: it is summer after all. But high temperatures after 5 inches of rain IS a problem because that brings excessive humidity. Though once again – not unusual. But I have two very pregnant pigs…
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Food, Friends and Runaway pigs
And now the fun starts! Sunday lunch is our favourite meal. Yesterday we were joined by Kim who drove up from Texas for a few weeks. So we delved into my new book and cooked empanadas, domino potatoes, and later in the evening we made butter to go with our Chapa Bread. Oh Life is…
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