More piglets expected

Doris, our third Berkshire gilt, has been brought in to the farrowing pen as she bagged up abruptly this afternoon and has begun panting - all signs of an impending birth.
Her earliest due date was today and, while she’s fairly large, had appeared to be at least a few days off farrowing when checked this morning and again just after lunch.

But by 5pm, her udders had dropped markedly to the point that they were visible between her rear legs (”bagging up” as it’s known).

Wanted: a double bed!

With my mum coming to stay for a few months from June we’ve been looking for a cheap or free double bed that can be sufficiently broken down to carried upstairs and low enough to fit under the eaves.

But after weeks of scouring ScotAds, we were getting nowhere while no one has offered a double bed on Freecycle for a while.

I did post a Wanted notice on AberdeenshireWest Freecycle, but that prompted a message from the moderator advising people not to reach for the moon.