Stacey springs a pig surprise!

Sometimes pigs just take the biscuit!

With Ginger farrowing last November and then Polly (over at that Nice Mr Barclays) having her first litter in early December our thoughts had naturally turned to Gavin and Stacey at Woodlands Farm.

By everyone's calculations, they should have introduced their first offspring to the world at large around end November at the very latest. But they didn't. And as the weeks went by and all the other piglets entered the world we all began to worry, slightly. Well, Mr Dennis worried a little more and by the time the organic turkeys were 'despatched' to Christmas dinners, it appeared that assumptions had been made which clearly should not have been made and maybe we had a bit of a problem. After all, Gavin and Stacey were to be the founders of the Woodlands Herd of Curly Coats.

Oh dear.

Heads were scratched; sleep was much interrupted; movement charts were consulted; ideas were aired, rejected, reviewed and finally a workable 'solution' was devised. Duchess would move to Woodlands from her temporary winter quarters at the Farm over the Hill and would be introduced to young Gavin. Stacey would return to RectoryReserve and become the consort of the suave Samson. One way or other, we would discover who was 'at fault'. This plan was due to spring into action next week. Everything was in place; everyone was agreed.

Well.... not quite everyone.

Checking our mail before retiring for the night we were utterly amazed to receive an exceedingly chirpy little missive from young Mr Dennis to the effect that all plans could be thrown out the window: Stacey had farrowed 6 piglets just that very evening!!!!!

Which just goes to show that you can hide just about anything under a woolly coat!