We hopped in the car and headed out to do a little pig shopping one day not so long ago. Window shopping, you might call it, whereby you hone in on the specifics of what you want but plan to pull out your wallet on a different day. Hone in we did, all right. On our list of pig must-haves:
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Why, you ask, am I so crabby today? Well. So easily I had fallen asleep last night, drifting away, away, away. So abruptly did I bolt upright at the unmistakeable sound of something tumbling down the stairs. A small child! my terrified heart told me. No, not quite, said the brain. I bolted out of bed, woke my backup, and
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I celebrated my birthday yesterday by lounging around in floppy clothes and knitting nearly nonstop. I shared and loved this cake, made by my three sweeties. It was a good day. Some things that might make this thirty-fourth year stand out from those previous: + My days of changing diapers are through. That Boy is wearing Big Boy Underwear! This
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Welcome back to The Vicarious Farmer. It’s a bite-size serving of farmdom, featuring a fresh photo from the Acres and a pocket full of words to ruminate on. The Vicarious Farmer is you. Imagine yourself perched on my shoulder for a snapshot of the day-to-day goings-on of this little farmette - the idyllic and the banal. Getting the water from
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Thus it was written by Isadora in 2011. Using the brush of artistic license, she lovingly shaved months off their age when referring to the pair as “kittens” but such is her right as author. The story, however, has gone from charming school work, pinned up for all to see, to historical record. It seems we no longer have two
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