They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
This is one of the things we like about the Meishan pigs. They are super friendly. They can be a bit skittish, and don't like to stand still unless they are eating, and they get pretty nosey when they think you are bringing food, but they don't bite or nip, and they don't get aggressive.… Continue reading Friendly Piggies!
When I was a kid, I hated doing farm chores. They were the same every day, and they took time away from the things I really wanted to be doing, a.k.a., reading books and daydreaming. Now, I love the days when I get to do chores. The simple repetition, the ritual of caring for the… Continue reading Chores
Winnies favorite animals? The piggies! We love how friendly and gentle these pigs are with our littlest farmer.
It has been getting cold for the last few days, well below freezing in the morning, and up into the upper 40's/low 50's during the day. The farm has been very foggy in the mornings and evenings. It is perched on a valley overlooking a river (not that you can see the river from the… Continue reading Getting Colder
We do not allow ourselves leisure so that we will be able to work better. We work so that we will be able to be at leisure. (Paraphrase of Josef Pieper, "Leisure, the basis of culture.") We got home from Mass and told the girls to change out of their church clothes into their relaxing… Continue reading A Quiet Sunday
Well, Esmerelda may be still suspicious of the two-legged ones, but the boys, Lard and Bacon, are more than happy to hang out with Ellie… If she is carrying a food bucket.
Well, our three little pigs are doing well after almost two weeks. They have ugly, wrinkly little faces. They have figured out where the warm place to snuggle on cold nights is. They have figured out that the dog is annoying but can't actually get at them. They have learned that the geese are probably… Continue reading The Pee Little Thrigs
Today Daddy and Seppi and Winnie drove down to Olympia to buy our new pigs. Winnie was very excited to see them at first, but she got scared by their squeals when they were carried over to get their ears tagged and get loaded into the crate. Two barrows and a gilt, all registered Meishans.… Continue reading New Piggies!
Yesterday was a busy day, with a little bit longer hours at work than usual for Daddy, and 4H in the evening. This made the already short afternoon farming window even shorter, but we still managed to get things done. A friend who is an electrician came by to evaluate the electrical panel for the… Continue reading Almost Ready…
We now have gates on the paddock that is going to be the pig yard starting on Saturday. Seppi was the first to run through it, just to make sure it worked. Winnie discovered dirt. It’s pretty fun stuff Almost as fun as loose hay. We had to work in the rain a little bit,… Continue reading Paddock Gates
Little Farm in the Big City 