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.
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
One of the major projects on the farm --- in fact, you might almost say the major project on the farm --- is finishing the perimeter fence around the pastures. This is the major project because without a perimeter fence there is no pasture. To do intensive rotational grazing there are two things you absolutely… Continue reading Racing the Sun
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…
Well, it seems no sooner do we get rid of one set of pegs, then we pick up another. This time we are picking up three weaned piglets of the Meishan breed, which we are interested in seeing if it will be a good fit for our farm. The Meishan breed is a heritage breed… Continue reading Getting ready for pigs
Little Farm in the Big City 