Lazy Sunday afternoon

 It's been a lazy, hazy, crazy sunny weekend. No markets, no events, no hassle, no panic ------ and not a single cloud in the sky. All weekend.
So we declared it a "holiday", flung open the French doors and did as little as necessary......
And every creature's been joining in.
Waifa found something really nice and smelly in the gravel and rubbed and scratched up against it for ages (Linda says it was probably Catnip).  After she went away, many scratchings and purrings later, Puddy Cat had a sniff and then she started rubbing and purring and rolling. For ages.
All very odd behaviour for cats. Well, for our cats.
We put it down to the sun.
The pigs were lazing around too. After weeks of

wishing the rain would stop so their pens would dry out, they are now rock hard -like craters of the moon. So, naturally, we have been pouring buckets of water into holes which they then dig out into wallows full of sloppy mud. Samson very sweetly rolled in his and then shook all the mud off - all over Yours Truly. Nice one Samson.The little Racecourses have been running around everywhere, spending hardly any time at home with Ginger - I don't think there's a corner of the Estate they haven't visited.... She's not bothered - just dozes till they get home. We'll be weaning them at the end of the week, which is a pity cos it's so diverting to keep bumping into them. When they get tired they just collapse  in a cool spot - a water bowl is just the thing on a hot afternoon...... or  maybe under a truck ... as long as it's somewhere shady and quiet. Alongside Mangal's pen is another favourite spot - and there's always a chance The Mighty Boar might stir from his slumbers and share some wise and wonderful words.......   All in all, everyone's been feeling quite mellow and chilled. There has been one exciting frisson - concerning The Bestest Gundog - but we'll save that tale for another day..... it's not a matter to be glossed over en passent!  Now the weekend and the sun are both gone and

our minds are once again turning to more serious matters. The next few weekends are crazy busy with Events as well as the usual Farmer's Markets on weekdays - although a revision to the schedule is on the cards - and then this afternoon The Big Boss set in motion the wheels of progress once more ---- the next Big Development for the Pork Provisioner is easing off the drawing board and into Reality. But, as we all know, nothing grows by standing still.....
Not even little piggies........