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The Living Without Series

This is a series of posts that I wrote back in 2006 on living with less stuff. Check them out: liv011Living #2liv031liv04

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The Chicken Doctor

April

The Architect

Clay

Pigs and Kids

Sometimes…

I have a hard time telling them apart.  I’m just sayin’.

The Pig Farmer

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Patting his pigs goodbye the gentle farmer is he.

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Shroud in Carharts, Bass Pro with his wee tater head of a boy, squinting Cint Eastwoodishly into the blog forsaken lens of his wife’s camera.

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Pushing the mammoth beasts to their final destination, the good farmer refuses to use anything but his own strength to persuade the swine to move….well, eventually he had his wife hop in and help too.

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Patiently pushing pigs.

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Placing his order with the hobbit-esque butcher.

The End.

Oh, ho, ho……

I know what you want.

You want that one last scene to drag out the movie.

You want one more page so the book won’t end.

You want one more bite of cookie to finish off that milk.

You want……

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this.

Disclaimers

1. He had to hold this pose twice so I could get the shot.

2. He was worried one of the hobbit butchers would see him.

3. He’s still not sure that I should post this photo.

4. He wants you all to know that he’s very, very, very manly.

5. He’s questioning if he should take anymore dance classes with me.

6. He’s hoping you’ll be able to focus on the sole of his worn out shoe instead of his perfect hand placement

7. His words after reading this post through tears of laughter, “I’m done.”

I’m Done

Just your average pig loading prayer.

Pigs to be loaded at 6am.

Camera battery charging.

Clay sleeping.

Me wondering how the hell I can get out of getting up that early to load those two stubborn beasts.

Report to follow.

Let’s close this post with a word of prayer..

Dear God in Heaven,

Please don’t let it rain tomorrow morning while we’re loading the pigs.  And Lord?  Could you be kind enough to make the pigs walk right up that ramp without any difficulty?  And Father?  Would you mind rising the sun a bit early so it’s not so dad blam dark outside?  And while you’re at it could we talk about maybe warming the temperature up to say 70 or so? Also, Preacher, the dog?  He’s kind of a pain when loading the pigs, could you make him more helpful?  Okay, I think that’s it.  There’s a side of bacon in it for ya Lord.

Love you to pieces and give that son of your’s a hug for me, Amen.