The Pig at daycare

[Lara_Pigletina]

The Pig goes to daycare every Tuesday, it’s a couple who live on a small farm and the dogs have the run of the house and the farm yard and a paddock. Normally I am at work but now as I am on maternity leave I get to see her get picked up and dropped off and get a little report on her day. And I have found out she is like one of those really uncool geeky kids at school that hangs out with the teachers in the library at lunchtime instead of playing with the other kids Yesterday, all the dogs were playing in the paddock mostly, and apparently the Pig spent the morning in the kitchen closely supervising daycare daddy fixing his boiler, and then the afternoon supervising daycare mummy doing the washing and then trimming the hedge. She sometimes has a little play but mostly just watches the others playing and then goes to stick her nose into whatever a human is doing. Funny little thing she is! It surprised me, as on walks, she is always keen to have a play with any dog she meets.

 

[Selina27]

Sweetheart Pig

 

[Stacia]

I like that she prefers human company

 

[VanillaBean]

Sounds like someone else I know (less the daycare)...sweet little girl or should I say Pig

 

[Jen]

And I have found out she is like one of those really uncool geeky kids at school that hangs out with the teachers in the library at lunchtime instead of playing with the other kids

 

[Charlie]

Sounds like the Perfect Pig to me I love geeks! Hope you're putting your feet up while you can Lara xx

 

[Ashley]

Yesterday, all the dogs were playing in the paddock mostly, and apparently the Pig spent the morning in the kitchen closely supervising daycare daddy fixing his boiler, and then the afternoon supervising daycare mummy doing the washing and then trimming the hedge

Hilarious!!

 

[Plum's mum]

Oh dear Pigletina.
I'd love to see her in supervisory mode.

 

[Jacqui-S]

Oh sweet girl x

 

[Lara_Pigletina]

For some reason I thought she was one of the cool kids at daycare but actually she is one of those kids that wears their rucksack on both shoulders and brings the teacher presents

 

[Lara_Pigletina]

Oh dear Pigletina.
I'd love to see her in supervisory mode.

With me she is just looking out for things to steal for a kibble ransom, but apparently she just stood by them wagging her tail vaguely and craning her neck around them to get a closer look at what they were doing, and occasionally poking her head into cupboards...

 

[Lara_Pigletina]

Sounds like the Perfect Pig to me I love geeks! Hope you're putting your feet up while you can Lara xx

Finally getting to the end of my work ‘to do’ list and so had time for a nap today, had a nice walk with Piggy playing gundog games, and made some blackberry ice cream too - so finally embracing mat leave! I hope the hooman puppee waits another two weeks as could get used to this life of leisure!

 

[Candy]

Joy is similarly geeky at daycare and likes to watch what the staff are doing and yes, when we're out walking she loves to play with other dogs! I don't mind, I was a bit like that myself at school . Blackberry ice cream sounds rather wonderful, I'm going to have to have a go at that.

 

[Charlie]

When I went on maternity leave I thought yes, finally I get to put my weery feet up, but no it wasn't to be, Sean arrived 5 weeks prematurely so that was the end of that, typical man!! Enjoy xxx

 

[Jen]

For some reason I thought she was one of the cool kids at daycare but actually she is one of those kids that wears their rucksack on both shoulders and brings the teacher presents

Stanley was the naughty one who broke into the cupboard to steal the pigs ears.

Hence why he is now banned from daycare

 

[Lara_Pigletina]

When I went on maternity leave I thought yes, finally I get to put my weery feet up, but no it wasn't to be, Sean arrived 5 weeks prematurely so that was the end of that, typical man!! Enjoy xxx

Oh no, if mine had arrived 5 weeks early she would have been born on a Great Western Railway train or on the circle line, thank god she didnt! To be honest if she takes after me or OH she ain't gonna be early for anything!

 

[Lara_Pigletina]

Stanley was the naughty one who broke into the cupboard to steal the pigs ears.

Hence why he is now banned from daycare

hahaha Stanley is one of the cool kids! Smoking behind the bike sheds...although if there had been a cupboard full of pigs ears I am pretty sure the Pig would have been on that one too. And actually she is the only one that isnt allowed off the lead on their pack walk because she would run off hunting - so one of those geeks with a wild dark side, perhaps!

 

[Lara_Pigletina]

Joy is similarly geeky at daycare and likes to watch what the staff are doing and yes, when we're out walking she loves to play with other dogs! I don't mind, I was a bit like that myself at school . Blackberry ice cream sounds rather wonderful, I'm going to have to have a go at that.

I would recommend a recipe book by Kitty Travers called La Grotta Ices, she has amazing flavours and I have developed a bit of an addiction - she is all about using the whole plant in her recipes and has a blackcurrant ice cream where you infuse it with blackcurrant leaves as well as the fruit, and it is amazing

 

[Candy]

Thanks Lara, I'll have a look at that.

 

[Selina27]

I would recommend a recipe book by Kitty Travers called La Grotta Ices,

Looks great, I'll look out for it too!

Yes you enjoy this time before your baby arrives, quite special I think

 

[HAH]

Kitty Travers called La Grotta Ices

Yoink - having that, thanks v much! Pigster sounds a dreamhound, I love her geek/hunter mix - very millennial
Enjoy the rest of your leave, sounds like you’re doing it fabulously well ? May your human puppee be bang on time with minimal kerfuffle x