Much to our surprise and delight this morning upon early chores it was discovered that Diamond had pigged. She is the York gilt we kept (a few litters back) out of our beloved…
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Farm Life
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We made a quick trip to the barn to see the little pigs tonight. I can’t believe how big they are getting. Cinnamon’s little red pigs are really big and thick with…
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When I traveled to NYC this past October with my husband for being a winner in the Kenmore Honored Harvest Time Recipe Competition for their 100th Anniversary I met a city that I…
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I’ll have to admit to you all… I’m smitten with these little Duroc piglets. Oh my goodness. If they aren’t the cutest little pigs I’ve ever seen. They are sweet as sugar…
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In the past year I can’t think of any pigs I’d like to celebrate more than the four little orphan Yorkshires ‘yorks’ that we raised in our garage. The attachment that came with raising them…
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My husband took the kids to the barn tonight to check in on Oink’s new litter and see how big Cinnamon’s pigs have gotten as well. The three of them couldn’t have…
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Don’t throw a snowball at your 5 year old daughter when her Mom has just warned her and it has prompted her to turn around and run a collision course with said…
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Last night was pretty eventful for my husband and father-in-law as they sat in the barn together for a few hours (until 1:00 a.m.) watching over Cinnamon, our Duroc gilt have her…
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I’m pleased to tell you we have 4 living little piglets (still… thank you Lord.) Hopper, Wiggles, Sunshine and Jackson are growing up, doing quite well and eating a TON of feed. Pretty…
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My daughter attends a local preschool that I call a ‘country preschool’. It is out here near where we live and we have a lot of great families that attend. One of…
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Sometimes we have the best intentions while trying to take a photograph with our animals. Oh the excitement that is felt when everyone has the appropriate clothing on (coats hats etc.), no one is crabby/crying/etc.…
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Engage your memory and take yourself back to the interesting pop-up blizzard we had on Thursday afternoon that lasted through the evening. (If you are from central Iowa). If not, imagine Armageddon, only worse. At…
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I’m going to write a note today about our four little orphan piglets. I’m losing track of the timeline of their health. I meant to post sooner but I just couldn’t do…
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Many of you have asked if I would mind sharing what happened to the sow-Mama of the “Christmas Pigs” (for those of you who are not ‘caught up’, we have 4 Yorkshire…
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We’ve got some friends coming to live with us for a while… More on the story soon. For now a cute little picture. Santa ain’t got nothin’ on Daddy… unless he brings…
