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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Pigging around
I spent most of last week, while Val was in the UK, preparing the accommodation for the pigs. I had to close off an area of land which we had tentatively designated as the future vegetable area, and reinforce its … Continue reading
Pigs!
After a long day’s journey . . . . . Just time for them to explore and eat some unfamiliarly lush grass before the light faded. More pictures and information soon!
Not Doing Nothing
I am in drizzly Derby for a few days visiting the progeny, and find myself momentarily alone and unbusy in my son’s house, with access to the internet and to that that weird and wonderful phenomenon known as Free Time. … Continue reading
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Puppy Dharma
So just what exactly is the best way to raise a happy, well-behaved dog? Having watched other people interact in different ways with their canines, read a number of mildly entertaining puppy-training books, watched seemingly endless repeat episodes of The … Continue reading
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Puppy Love
I am on my own again for a few days while Simon is visiting his parents in England. Typically, Rufus has chosen this moment to discover that he can climb over the fence of the penned-in area where he and … Continue reading
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Chicken Strippers
So here is the post about chickens that I didn’t promise to write ……. When we first got our chickens last year, I wrote a post (Fear and Loathing in Las Chickenas) in which I went public about my feather phobia. For those … Continue reading