Bye Bye Bernice

A couple of years back a breeding pair - subsequently to become known as Gavin and Stacey - left RectoryReserve for their new home over the other side of Boston.

Since when they have thrived and produced two litters.

We had a call a week or so back from the nice Mr Dennis, their Boss, asking if we could help him out with a little problem.

"I think Gavin needs another wife" he said "Seems to be getting just a little bored with just Stacey for company!" (Poor Stacey)

Well, she's a very nice sow but you can understand a boar getting 'just a little bored' and, as luck would have it we just happened to have two very nice young gilts of the right age and colour and within a few days Mr D was over here making Gavin's choice for him! (Don't suppose Gavin will mind one little bit....)

"She's already got a name" he said after selecting the larger of the two ('Better size for Gavin' he said) "Bernice..... don't know why that's been chosen but it seems a perfectly good name.... will have to Google it to be sure though!".

And so today he sent his chaps over to fetch her. She wasn't in the least bit bothered about leaving her pal and Cherie in the woods (Cherie's due to farrow any minute now so understandably her mind's on other more weighty matters). Bernice took her time and pecked at a bit of grass on the way into the trailer but once there she seemed to say "OK, so what now?".

She'll have to be quarantined for three weeks, but what a - hopefully pleasant - surprise she'll have when she meets her beau.....And what a lovely surprise Gavin will have.

Some Boss's are just too, too kind to their creatures.......