Well, #homesteading friends, the piglets are BACK. Last night began the torrential rain and thunderstorms, and perhaps that was enough to send this little piggy wee wee wee alllll the way home. Got a call earlier in the morning that she was sighted even further from our property, heading to the beach. This from a fisherman, who I am certain has never seen a pig near the shore. Anyhow, this afternoon my son was sent home from the farm he works at due to the weather and as he got out of the car he spotted the second piglet just outside the pen fence 😱 We were all on instant alert and drenched in seconds, and could hardly hear one another over the weather, but managed to get the piglet stuck between the wire of the pig pen and the dog run fence. As we're trying to problem solve that, one of our farmer friends shows up to check on the fence work! That little piggy gave a squeal and bolted like you wouldn't believe but my 21 yo daughter--still in her nice work clothes from the morning-- tackled it and kept it pinned to the dirt (now mud) floor while the rest of us tried to block any exit. The farmer reached under to grab it by the hind legs. Then PLOP over the fence she (gently) went to find her friend and now we have TWO.

So the lessons here are: God hears prayers. Whatever good you think your fence is, double it. Good neighbors are a treasure (so be one). And sometimes when all seems lost, it's actually the storm that brings home what's missing. Be ready.

#grownostr