Friday, December 2, 2016

I'm a Little Redneck

* Disclaimer: This post is not meant as an insult to my family or friends. It's written with nothing but pure affection.*

At one time we lived in a quaint and lovely neighborhood. There were sidewalks and the mailboxes has pretty, glowing gas lights.
There were block parties and impromptu cookouts with neighbors.
We had perfectly lined flower beds all around the house, and I would plant seasonal flowers every where.
At one time....

Now I have this kind of yard.

                                     

This is not a Gentleman's Farm.

I am not complaining, mind you, that we are out here on a farm, but this week has really shown the stark difference in our life style now. The neighborhood life had a way of hiding our red neck.

So this week my young pigs escaped their fencing...again. They have been escape artists since we brought them home. We have never had issues with keeping pigs within electric fencing, but these guys refuse to stay put.
They escaped a few times so we finally just let them roam the property until Devin arrived home from work. Yes, these things always happen when he is out of town. At any rate, for two days I had pigs enthusiastically rooting up all of the mulch from around the swim pool.

Then several times I would here Hilda, the pet pig, squeal. I would run outside and catch those pigs biting and chasing poor fat Hilda. She doesn't move quickly enough to get away from those young ones, so I would proceed to run outside, wearing pajama bottoms and slippers, carrying a metal rod so I could beat the pigs off Hilda. Add to this picture that I always had the baby in a sling while screaming at those bully pigs and you have there my reality show moment. Redneck at its finest.

Devin got home and because we are redneck frugal environmentalists, we recycled wood pallets into a fence.


Who needs a t-post driver when you have a tractor bucket? Now that is actually just working smarter, not harder.



Now those little pigs have two layers of fencing to keep them contained.



Of course I really want these pigs out in the woods, but unless they respect electric fencing, they will have to remain in this  lot. One day at a time will have to be my motto with these guys.

The very next day we got rain. Lots of rain. We were over 20 inches short in rain for the year and there have been numerous wildfires in the area. The rain was very much needed.

According to my redneck poor man's rain gauge, we got about 3 inches.


Yeah there are days when I miss my perfectly pretty yard and all the amenities of a subdivision, but I do love this farm life too.
I embrace the redneck, really, because it means I can improvise. I can be creative. I can be frugal. I can get the job done, no matter what.

And those pallets were slated for the dump, so we really did recycle and that makes my Inner Hippie happy.

Happy Friday Ya'll!!!!!!



4 comments:

  1. Really liked this posting! Awesome fence and t-post hammer, I have the cheaper version lol

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  2. Great post; had me smiling all the way! And 'improvise' is one of a Farmer's most important vocabulary words; along with 'make do', which is basically improvising! (I much prefer farm life over city/town/suberban life. Hugs & blessings, Sami! Enjoy your family. Enjoy your life. Even escape artist piggies!

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  3. This post made me laugh! I'm still in the suburbs, and you could say we fit into many of the redneck tags lol we have however begun to conform as we decided we could no longer live in a post apocalyptic garden...the chooks need to be reigned in and grass resewn... We have some landscaping plans to help our yard...and pride of place will be a glass bottle wall hahahahaha ha.

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  4. I love your blog and how you keep it real. We are still in the burbs with only an acre but hope to move in a year or two and start a small hobby farm. I've been following you for a little over a year & hope you continue sharing posts with us.

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