LARD: the newoldgoodthing

So I've been rendering fat.  Initially it was out of curiosity, and now I'm discovering there's quite a market for lard.
Quickly:
--Pig fat, once rendered (boiled/melted and strained) is lard.
--Beef fat, also called suet, once rendered (boiled/melted and strained) is tallow.

This and That

Fun little projects of late...

Klimt calendar, a little Mod Podge, and an old wooden box.

Hand of Fatima necklace.  Chain crocheted using vintage Moroccan kite string.

Pipe-planter.  Stuck a little succulent and some sand in the end of an old pipe I found.

PrettyClouds

NewBroilerHouses

 The farm from up above--I sometimes forget we're in a valley.

L-R: Manure Barn, New Barn, Old Barn, House, Office.

Brother Dan building new houses for the broilers (meat chickens vs. laying hens).

These are the houses we'll move daily.

Mr. D in the shop.

BerkshirePigs

We recently got some Berkshire weaner [a pig that has just been weaned] pigs, rather than our usual Duroc-Hampshire crosses.  Of course, I'm a sucker for the cute factor of all our animals, but these guys are extra lovable.  They'd only been at the farm a few days in these photos, and we had them separated from the larger pigs to they would have plenty of access to food.  They were still a bit skittish, but I gave them a few cracked or otherwise un-saleable eggs, and was able to get close.

Group action.

All it takes is one brave one to lead the way...

What?

Always aware of the non-pig.

This guy was trying to eat my phone.

Charmed

My new LOVELY house in Eugene.  It's charming through and through.

And, the garden delights me every day as I slowly discover that we not only have lots of space, but cherries, plums, apples, raspberries, rosemary, roses, lilacs, a butterfly bush, and several raised beds! 

Well isn't that a nice back porch.

And, there's a shed/studio out back, where I'll be able to set up my sewing machines, spinning wheel, etc.  There are even poppies tastefully painted on the walls inside.  Perfect.

What is this?  It hasn't bloomed yet.