I'd like to introduce you to the "pig" in A Pig in the House. His name is Finnegan and he is an 11 week old miniature pig.
You may be asking - why a pig? Because we're on a farm and it seemed like it was the one thing missing. That or a donkey. And Brian wasn't having a donkey. So I got a pig.
Finnegan was meant to go in the barn with the goats and rabbits, but when he arrived via plane from California, it seemed a little harsh to put him into the barn. At just under 8 weeks old, he was small and I just couldn't do it. So he came in the house . . . and he's been in the house ever since.
Finnegan is litter trained and he's very intelligent. When he looks at me with his hazel eyes I'm sure he's sizing me up and thinking to himself, "you stupid human". Judgment aside, he's become a most welcome companion.
So there you have it . . . a pig in the house.
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Sunday, February 14, 2016
A Pig in the House
Welcome to A Pig in the House
Welcome new friends and old! I’m so glad you stopped by!
Let’s see . . . where to start? Oh yes, at the beginning of the adventure that brought us (my husband, Brian, and I) to the farm.
It all started with five alpacas that we purchased in January of 2015. At the time, we thought we’d board our alpacas for a year or two until we got our ducks in a row (pardon the pun) and find the perfect farm. It didn’t take that long . . .
Sitting on the couch one evening, I came across this farm on an internet real estate site. Brian had said don’t even bother looking (he knows me so well), but as he came up from the basement and sat beside me, he told me how he had found the same farm. Hey! I thought we weren’t supposed to be looking?! Serendipity?!
In February, during a snow blizzard, we traveled from the small town we were living in to the farm to have a look see. Well, we fell in love with the place. I wasn’t too thrilled about the house though. It had wonky floors (all slanting towards the back of the house), a narrow/steep staircase, a fireplace that looked so out of place, and other features that I wasn’t too thrilled about. On the upside? The property itself was amazing! It had everything we needed and then some.
So, overlooking the wonky house, we dove in and placed an offer hoping our house would sell quickly. We were aghast when it took only seven weeks to sell our house in a town where it wasn’t uncommon for it to take at least a year (as in our neighbor’s case). We had two weeks to move. The pressure was on . . .
We did manage to pack up and move our belongings, three dogs, three parrots, and five aquariums – not without much effort. I still don’t know how we managed it.
And so we moved into the wonky house.
I hope you’ll visit often as I share with you the joy of living in a wonky farmhouse on a perfect farm.
Be Joyful,
Teresa
Let’s see . . . where to start? Oh yes, at the beginning of the adventure that brought us (my husband, Brian, and I) to the farm.
It all started with five alpacas that we purchased in January of 2015. At the time, we thought we’d board our alpacas for a year or two until we got our ducks in a row (pardon the pun) and find the perfect farm. It didn’t take that long . . .
Sitting on the couch one evening, I came across this farm on an internet real estate site. Brian had said don’t even bother looking (he knows me so well), but as he came up from the basement and sat beside me, he told me how he had found the same farm. Hey! I thought we weren’t supposed to be looking?! Serendipity?!
In February, during a snow blizzard, we traveled from the small town we were living in to the farm to have a look see. Well, we fell in love with the place. I wasn’t too thrilled about the house though. It had wonky floors (all slanting towards the back of the house), a narrow/steep staircase, a fireplace that looked so out of place, and other features that I wasn’t too thrilled about. On the upside? The property itself was amazing! It had everything we needed and then some.
So, overlooking the wonky house, we dove in and placed an offer hoping our house would sell quickly. We were aghast when it took only seven weeks to sell our house in a town where it wasn’t uncommon for it to take at least a year (as in our neighbor’s case). We had two weeks to move. The pressure was on . . .
We did manage to pack up and move our belongings, three dogs, three parrots, and five aquariums – not without much effort. I still don’t know how we managed it.
And so we moved into the wonky house.
I hope you’ll visit often as I share with you the joy of living in a wonky farmhouse on a perfect farm.
Be Joyful,
Teresa
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