A bit of a Birthday and technology
I had a birthday at the beginning of the week, another year older another year wiser I said. Another year older farmer J said. It was a Good day shared with the family, after the electric fencing enclosing the pigs had been found to be faulty we had eggs Benedict for brunch.
The weather tidied itself up and we went to Cordes Sur Ciel, a small village in the Tarn. Future post to follow
We ate out that evening at the hotel up in Najac (Monday being a bad day for anything to be open here)
I had lots of presents including a picture drawn by Miss F for my crafty room.
My early present to myself was my 7 " tablet and this keyboard, I'm amazed by its smallness, and a lot easier to use with a keyboard which enables me to write this blog.
So do I feel any wiser? In some ways yes in others no, I still can't say no to that last glass of wine, I still haven't got the French language and haven't still learnt you can't make a check on the pigs wearing best clothes, however quiet you are they have to come and investigate with their muddy snouts.
The week progressed into one of those things going wrong week , usually of the electrical type (or motor) they seem to go wrong in sets of threes?
The first item on our going wrong list this time was the pigs electric box that's connected to the mains feeding the current round their enclosures to keep the wee loves in. Not enough current going through. Our smallest wee love, runty boy learnt from an early age he had an advantage over his siblings. Being small he could nip under the wire as he got a bit bigger a quick run under may result in a shock but as the grass is greener on the other side a gentle shock was a small price to pay. Escapology must of stuck in his mind. So with a dodgy electric fence he took advantage.
Runty boy continuously out has dug up the woods, the path and even got his sister to join him. pigs who's wish to dig can make quiet an impressive mess in a short time! but enough was enough his escaping had to stop.
New box brought and pig safely stuck in his run, but there's a twinkle in his eye to see what he can get up to next.
Second item coming down to get the washing out of the machine i noticed it was putting on a very jolly light show, green, orange and red blips of light how strange, least the door opened (with water inside) our poor under a year old (luckily still under guarantee) machine has given up. Too much muddy clothes one thinks or could it be those old cleats, bits of wire or pencils farmer J ? Or those lighters and memory sticks master C - can't believe they still work after a 40○ wash but they do. Or could it be the tissues Miss F ? no family member empties their pockets, if i find money i think this is a perk of the job. I've noticed how dirty washing comes home even if its a short stay guess this is normal as it's free.
Thirdly for a while now our printer has been out of salts, its a bit tired, some days it prints other days it starts and jams. some days are blue or green others are so grey you can't read the print. when you want to print flyer's out it can only do one at s time. printing is a long process. Thursday it kind of died.
Saturday a new one arrived and what a printer, it does everything (apart from making the tea). it has it's own email address, i can even email it to print when I'm not here - not sure why as if I'm not here why do i want it to print? Farmer J is still wondering how they can make them so cheap - cheap labour from china i say.
Only hope the following week doesn't follow in the same electric failure way.
I had a birthday at the beginning of the week, another year older another year wiser I said. Another year older farmer J said. It was a Good day shared with the family, after the electric fencing enclosing the pigs had been found to be faulty we had eggs Benedict for brunch.
The weather tidied itself up and we went to Cordes Sur Ciel, a small village in the Tarn. Future post to follow
We ate out that evening at the hotel up in Najac (Monday being a bad day for anything to be open here)
I had lots of presents including a picture drawn by Miss F for my crafty room.
My early present to myself was my 7 " tablet and this keyboard, I'm amazed by its smallness, and a lot easier to use with a keyboard which enables me to write this blog.
So do I feel any wiser? In some ways yes in others no, I still can't say no to that last glass of wine, I still haven't got the French language and haven't still learnt you can't make a check on the pigs wearing best clothes, however quiet you are they have to come and investigate with their muddy snouts.
The week progressed into one of those things going wrong week , usually of the electrical type (or motor) they seem to go wrong in sets of threes?
The first item on our going wrong list this time was the pigs electric box that's connected to the mains feeding the current round their enclosures to keep the wee loves in. Not enough current going through. Our smallest wee love, runty boy learnt from an early age he had an advantage over his siblings. Being small he could nip under the wire as he got a bit bigger a quick run under may result in a shock but as the grass is greener on the other side a gentle shock was a small price to pay. Escapology must of stuck in his mind. So with a dodgy electric fence he took advantage.
Runty boy continuously out has dug up the woods, the path and even got his sister to join him. pigs who's wish to dig can make quiet an impressive mess in a short time! but enough was enough his escaping had to stop.
New box brought and pig safely stuck in his run, but there's a twinkle in his eye to see what he can get up to next.
Second item coming down to get the washing out of the machine i noticed it was putting on a very jolly light show, green, orange and red blips of light how strange, least the door opened (with water inside) our poor under a year old (luckily still under guarantee) machine has given up. Too much muddy clothes one thinks or could it be those old cleats, bits of wire or pencils farmer J ? Or those lighters and memory sticks master C - can't believe they still work after a 40○ wash but they do. Or could it be the tissues Miss F ? no family member empties their pockets, if i find money i think this is a perk of the job. I've noticed how dirty washing comes home even if its a short stay guess this is normal as it's free.
Thirdly for a while now our printer has been out of salts, its a bit tired, some days it prints other days it starts and jams. some days are blue or green others are so grey you can't read the print. when you want to print flyer's out it can only do one at s time. printing is a long process. Thursday it kind of died.
Saturday a new one arrived and what a printer, it does everything (apart from making the tea). it has it's own email address, i can even email it to print when I'm not here - not sure why as if I'm not here why do i want it to print? Farmer J is still wondering how they can make them so cheap - cheap labour from china i say.
Only hope the following week doesn't follow in the same electric failure way.
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