Just a quick entry. Our two piggies were dispatched this morning. Like last year they went totally calmly and munching on some pears. I had a surreal moment standing in the falling snow this morning, cleaning the carcasses, looking out over the valley- all of us (Paul, myself and Tose, Gloria and Miguel) with frozen fingers scrubbing the skin with stones. Needless to say it was a 'moment'- can't describe it really but it's a memory that will stay.
Well, we have cleaned and gutted them and had a good lunch of Torresmos (pork, garlic and wine stew!) roast potatoes, and plenty of red wine- with Fado (Portuguese folk music) playing in the background. Off outside in the freezing cold now to bury the unmentionables and have another glass of wine to toast our lovely piggies who had a good outdoor life and a quick and stress-free end.
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