They're out!

Max complaining.

Why?

Because his sow and youngsters were not where he was.

Out on the grass of the paddocks, that is where they were.

And by crikey, those pigs were soon making the ground churned up,

On the left is a bright green paddock,

and that is Max's patch,

but the fences are not finished,

and the gates are not made,

that is why he was in a grump,
because he has to stay in his home paddock for now,

his mood not being helped by Mum pig being in season,

and him not being able to get to her,

even though she flirts with him and says he can.

Two days later, and most of the grass has been eaten,

now they are digging up the roots. 

They are doing a grand job of getting the ground ready for ploughing next spring.

The sheep in the background, and the pigs in the foreground,

with fields all mostly fenced.

And we think..

"How the hell did we manage to do all this!"

Keeping on going, that's how.

But I still do not have the Rayburn wood burning stove in,

and I still do not have a kitchen,

and we still do not have heating in the house,

but not to worry.

the animals come first,

and getting them sorted out has been the priority,

and our own comforts can wait. 

Anyone know how to make pâté?

Found a pig's head down the bottom of the freezer,

spent two days slow cooking it,

so that it disintegrated into a mush of meat and bones,

that way one cannot distinguish exactly what bits go where,

which makes the task of sorting everything out easier,

makes me less squeamish.

Anyways,

I have one pot of bones, one pot of meat for the dogs, one pot of meat for us.

Thought I would have a go at making pâté.

Anyone know how to do that?

Or else I can mince the meat up,

and lose it in a pie or something.

Off to go ride my bike,

by the bed,

inside,

dry,

and not out on the wet, muddy, and windswept roads outside.

Bye for now,

Vx

And a special thanks to Jaana for nudging me into posting a blog.

I have been here, but words in my head have been all gone away,

but today I tried to get them back again,

at the request of Jaana.

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