Monday 12 November 2012

Pig Poem - The Pig by Roald Dahl


In England once there lived a big
And wonderfully clever pig.
To everybody it was plain
That Piggy had a massive brain.
He worked out sums inside his head,
There was no book he hadn't read.
He knew what made an airplane fly,
He knew how engines worked and why.
He knew all this, but in the end
One question drove him round the bend:
He simply couldn't puzzle out
What LIFE was really all about.
What was the reason for his birth?
Why was he placed upon this earth?
His giant brain went round and round.
Alas, no answer could be found.
Till suddenly one wondrous night.
All in a flash he saw the light.
He jumped up like a ballet dancer
And yelled, "By gum, I've got the answer!"
"They want my bacon slice by slice
"To sell at a tremendous price!
"They want my tender juicy chops
"To put in all the butcher's shops!
"They want my pork to make a roast
"And that's the part'll cost the most!
"They want my sausages in strings!
"They even want my chitterlings!
"The butcher's shop! The carving knife!
"That is the reason for my life!"
Such thoughts as these are not designed
To give a pig great piece of mind.
Next morning, in comes Farmer Bland,
A pail of pigswill in his hand,
And piggy with a mighty roar,
Bashes the farmer to the floor…
Now comes the rather grizzly bit
So let's not make too much of it,
Except that you must understand
That Piggy did eat Farmer Bland,
He ate him up from head to toe,
Chewing the pieces nice and slow.
It took an hour to reach the feet,
Because there was so much to eat,
And when he finished, Pig, of course,
Felt absolutely no remorse.
Slowly he scratched his brainy head
And with a little smile he said,
"I had a fairly powerful hunch
"That he might have me for his lunch.
"And so, because I feared the worst,
"I thought I'd better eat him first."

Thursday 29 March 2012

Mowing Pig Bone China Mug by Jo Ham

This mowing pig bone china mug is made in England in one of the few potteries left in Stoke on Trent it was desingned by London-based designer Jo. A farmer’s daughter, Jo grew up in the shires with her pet pig Primrose before training as a fine artist . Available to purchase from HAM

Friday 16 March 2012

Toy Teacup Pigs



Tomy have come up with a Teacup Pig that will never grow bigger - it's an interactive toy - cute interactive piggies talk and laugh and oink - choose from Goldie, Copper, Pretty Lilly, Snowflake, Roxy or Shimmy - each with her own unique personality, birth certificate, bottle and matching teacup. Each piggie says over 25 different phrases Lay them on their side and they go to sleep and gently snore Feed them with their bottle and hear them drinking Contents: 1 x Teacup Piggie 1 x Black Teacup 1 x Feeding Bottle 1 x Birth Certificate.

Tuesday 13 March 2012

The 2011 Micro Piglets Video



If you follow our Little Pet Pigs blog you'll know that our little micro pig Lucy is in pig for 2012, she had 6 lovely heathy piglets last year, here's the video of them.
Aren't they adorable? We are so looking forward to Lucy's next litter.

Thursday 8 March 2012

Delightful Little Pet Pig


If there's one thing you can say about owning micro pigs,


keeping them as pets,

it's that the micro pig is an almost constant source of entertainment,


you won't go many days without a bit of a giggle.

Saturday 11 February 2012

Frosty Pig

Bertie always the first to greet us in the mornings

was terribly excited to see us this morning,

very keen for his breakfast and completely oblivious to his frosty beard

and who can blame him with weather like this.
That's a hoar frost on the trees.