Not that I spend any time talking to myself or anything, but I have come to the conclusion that either I slur my words – or Midge needs her ears cleaning out. She is a keen hunter of El Rodent and gets extremely excited whenever you say the R word. So I tend to avoid [...]
Archive for the ‘The so-called “Good Life”’ Category
16 Feb
Ah, that’s better!
I only managed two hours sleep last night but today is already a better day … my head feels quite clear and I am more or less ready to take whatever the day throws at me. So … what to blog about? The pigs, I think. It’s two weeks since I sent the five Kune [...]
10 Feb
It’s a long way down!
Not much to report. I spent yesterday morning helping my new landlord’s thatcher friends stack their bundles of thatching straw in one of his barns. I’m not sure who the straw was for. None of the buildings on the farm are thatched, so either M&H (being the landlords) are going to pull one or more [...]
2 Feb
Farewell to the pigs
Yesterday was not a Good Day. I took two loads of pigs to the abattoir, Curly, Pinky and Perky in the first load, then Tia and Scrumpy. I pick the meat up on Friday. Brini and Fergie were saved, because Fergie is too small and Brini makes an ideal companion for her as she is [...]
31 Dec
Kune Kune porkers and sows for sale in south Wales
Due to a change in circumstances, I need to drastically reduce the size of my (unregistered) Kune Kune herd, porkers and adults alike. They are all extremely friendly, bucket trained, electric fence trained, wormed, and are currently living outside. They are also rather tasty, whether as sausages, chops or the extra guest at Sunday dinner. [...]
23 Dec
Snow views
I know you should have the sun behind you when you take photos, but there are times when it’s the sun you want to photograph… Cold, but bloody gorgeous.
22 Dec
Fergie in the snow!
Hmm, I don’t think Fergie’s particularly impressed with the change in weather… Fussy pig, she won’t like it when the snow and ice turn back to rain and mud!
21 Dec
The end of the world as I know it…
Just a brief post to say that B and I parted company over the weekend. Yes, the timing sucks. No, I haven’t got a clue what comes next. As we slip from one decade to the next, I shall be single, homeless and jobless. Ok, so it’s not as dramatic as it sounds, but in [...]
10 Dec
Remember when …
… the sun was shining and the grass was green? No, me neither. Unbelievably, this was taken just three weeks ago: All that green is now a sea of mud into which the pigs sink. On a dryish day it tickles their knees. When it’s raining, it laps at their bellies. Apparently, we’re having a [...]
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