I vowed the three day holiday weekend would have a home improvement theme.
After a visit to the hardware store, I settled on a textured "no skid" deck floor paint in hopes that the grit will help make the paint job last longer than a year. I'm only slightly optimistic because the deck has a lot of traffic and the snow shoveling season is rough on painted deck floors (I never would have used paint on the deck floor if not for some bad advice from a sales clerk - next time we build a deck it's a simple coat of stain and sealer!).
I ended up with some extra white paint from the railings so L. decided to paint the pig pen door. The pen and shelter were made with recycled materials (i.e., picked up from the dump) so it was never pretty to start with and L. decided this year things needed a little sprucing up.
After the white base dried, L. was inspired to give the pig pen a title based on her favorite t-shirt from the Tractor Supply store.
"Hogs & Kisses"
L. plans to update her door with the names of every pig who lives in the pen. I'm wondering if I should be a bit concerned with the amount of space she's left for future pig names...
This pen name is very apropos based on the fact that we are "kissed" time and time again when we enter the pen. Actually, I don't think a leg has ever made it in and out of the pen without at least one smudged smooch.
A nearly perfect outline of a pig kiss on L.'s pants last summer.
G. was outside taking pictures and caught our current kissers looking for some action.
I believe Petunia is our special extra juicy kisser this year.
Groovy Smoothie is a real people kinda guy and super friendly. He'll just follow you around the pen until you give him a scratch.
I know, you're jealous of all the love we get from our backyard friends.
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