Wednesday, December 24, 2008
What did you do on Christmas Eve?
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I was herding pigs! We had someone come by and ask if we were missing pigs, because there were two white ones down the road. I said we don't have any pigs right now, but I'll go down and see what's up. So my son (home on military leave from the Marines) & I went down and found the guy and one of the local police officers in the neighbor's driveway. As I started talking to the officer, this huge Yorkshire sow comes barreling around the corner with the other neighbor's son right behind her. Tommy went back to get some grain as the rest of us tried to herd/coax the two pigs back into their shed. Of course the door was thin plywood that opened OUT, so we had to brace ourselves against the door to prevent 250+ lbs of pork from busting it back open. The town Animal Control Officer showed up and we chased them out into the pen and he nailed a big board across the opening so they couldn't get out the house door again. Of course they wait until their owner is visiting family in Maine to plan their break-out. I guess they got wind somehow that next week their time is up. Hope their owner has a big freezer. :) We had no idea they even had pigs. It's amazing how many folks around here have livestock and you wouldn't even know it. Everything from chickens to cows to pigs to horses. It's so very cool... instead of looking at me like I have two heads when I mention our critters like I'm used to from down in Springfield (Massachusetts), most people in this area go "really? we have/had those too!" I love country life! :) ~Lily |
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