Skip to main content

Where are your Pigs?

Bronzelee
We have gotten a few questions now and then about our pig we(*ahem...Clay) got last April.
Here is her story.
Please, no judging.


We visited her often and here is Clay cooling her down on a hot summer day. She was super pregnant. She lived on our friends property in Morrison with some cattle.

The piglets.
 They were loud and stinky. And they grow astonishingly fast. Bronzelee would not let Clay pick one up for the kids to hold. 
She was a very good Mom. 
This was her 4th litter.
She seemed pretty tired.



Another visit last summer.


Now this is where I don't want you to judge.
We couldn't take the pigs we wanted and raise them due to Clay working in Charlotte each week. And Chad(our friend with the land) didn't want to take care of  her anymore so...






Here is the pen that was half constructed for a couple of piglets. 
People asked questions, variations on the theme of, 
"how could you eat them?" 
My answers are:

1. I didn't bond with them so, there was no Charlotte's Web drama happening but the kids know where their food came from. I thought their attitude was remarkably healthy!
2. It is all organic. Have you seen how commercial hogs are raised?
3. It is honestly the best bacon I may ever have in my life. 

Audrey brought some ham leftovers to school yesterday and she told her friends where it was from. Her friend replied, 
"That's so sad but it's so good. Can I have more?"








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Audrey's off! Santo Domingo East Mission

Here she is.  On a split.  In the campo(country)! Dominican Republic Time hop to May when she received her tags :) Her paper giving her permission to proselyte! Pre-mission things to do were: picture with flag at temple ✓ hikes in the sun✓ being set apart as a missionary in our home✓ home mtc p-day shenanigans✓ last taco bell supper :) ✓ hugs that need to last 18 months✓ Her first MTC phone call home. She had too much fun there but why not? This missionary mom will send you one package to the mtc... and that's it :) Upon arrival, she met her mission presidents!  Presidente y Hermana Chaverri Meeting her trainer in the field:) And after a mini transfer, meeting her new trainer! Her spanish will improve exponentially (she is from Nicaragua!)  The scripture she shared as she was in the Mexico MTC:)  I wrote it out so each day I could walk by it and remember her, and  remember the joy the gospel of Jesus Christ brings💗 I cry a little more nowadays but she has ...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Milkbarn Path

Before fall came, Clay was determined to design and construct a walkway to the Milkbarn. Yay!!! Because we had a very narrow, shoddy (what? shoddy at the milbarn? *gasp*) ,  unevenly paved sidewalk to the front door which we knew needed a serious redo.  We bought the pavers from Lowes awhile ago and had them piled up in front of the house for months.  FYI, voles make homes under pavers.   Doesn't it look awesome ? Nice, wide, perfect curve and now easy to shovel when the snow comes. The curve looks just right against the angles of the house. I planted some tulips under the trees and near the front door.  I'm not holding my breath that anything will come up given my gardening expertise.  But again, I do believe in miracles. :) Truth! ! 1600 Sq. ft and going strong...and now with a pathway! I was trying to think of all the photos that have a pathway or walkway in them.  Here we are at the Fort Colli...
1 comment
Read more

February 2019: Queen of Hearts

                                                                            💘 February is a mix of triumph over January and the heart filled cooler days until March. It's like the happy bridge to spring. But I live in a place right now where winter kind of feels  like a Colorado spring.  We even got snow the other day here! Turning a Nike shoe box into a valentine collector Chester's homemade class valentines :) Audrey's socks given to her by her sunday school teachers! She is kind of the queen of February On Valentine's day Chester's class was invited to make lunch and decorate at the Santa Clarita Valley food services for both elementary school districts. It was a big honor, only one class out of the 4 districts it services was chosen by lottery....
Post a Comment
Read more