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Titan and Norman by: Laurie Stephenson   I love pot bellies they do not grow as large as a pig they will never be bacon they are better than a dog pigs do not bark nor cry like a baby they entertain and have such character.   ~ Norman ~ Fred, our 10 year old pot belly pig died this winter (maybe of pneumonia) and we waited for the perfect replacement piggie.   ~ A happy Fred to be remembered ~ Titan, our young dog that we inherited from my son, now seems to fit in with the other animals and has bonded with Norman. Titan licked off the baby goats last winter and looks after them also. Poor Titan!   Links: St. Leonard's in Rockingham Leo Del Pasqua Norman and Titan Laurie Stephenson Paintings Bob Perkins Surveillance Doug DeLaMatter Chicago Blues Revue Tour Jim Jones A Silver Fox, A New Old Suit, a Walk on the Moon and a Video Shoot  Dave McEathron Jump Start Kathy Blomquist Paintings Jody McKone

~ The newest member of our Opeongo Farm ~ Norman, 7 weeks old, with his pal Titan ~

Poor Titan! Did he know what it was like to live in the country? Titan also chased the wolves that came on the property. He chased one that was right outside my window. 2 goats missing... then the pack of wolves in the field.

~ Norman and Titan having a little sleep ~

Oh Titan. He truly is a city dog gone to the country.

Over 30 years ago Jack and Laurie built their homestead in a hay field. Laurie came with 2 lovely children, then 4 more, 2 goats and a lot of ambition and a love of the land. "Over the years our small farm has grown to many small rooms attached. The barn was the next building to be created and the goats had to have a sweater on to stay warm. There I was on the roof holding up the slippery logs,(Jack just cut from the bush) pregnant and needing a barn for the goats. A comment remembered by me from Jack 'no use complaining there are only 2 of us here and the logs have to go up'. Well, they did. 15 years ago we started a soap business, which allows us to make cold process soap at home and still use the milk from the goats and make it in the kitchen. People come to our farm from all over to see the soap business but also come to see the goats and other animals we seem to always have. After all the chickens, ducks and geese eaten for meals to the foxes over the years and not to mention the 3 baby peacocks I bought for Jack for a surprise birthday gift only to have them disappear one at time. The lessons we learned from raising animals ~ good fencing is needed, ~ have animals that can stand the cold, ~ and give them lots of love." Laurie Stephenson Opeongo Mountain Meadow Soap 16 Schavens Lake Road Eganville K0J 1T0 www.opeongo.com

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