Abigail Von Braveheart died unexpectedly yesterday evening after Sassafrass refused to keep on feeding her. I begged the huge pig to role over onto her side, but it was too late. I caught myself off guard when I started to cry alone in the pig pen over the spasming body of the little piglet, and continued to long after I was out of there and Brian had put her down. I was overwhelmed by how much emotion I felt over this tiny little being that I didn't think I had any sort of connection to. Brian told me that it happened to him every single time he experienced an animal dying, to the point where he can't even cry about it anymore.
Today Julia and I did the farmer's market in Ogdensburg and made $72. Ann and Brian were very excited. They said that was good for a rainy day. Tonight we are on Pig Duty. We must keep watch over Bella in case she goes into labor. She is due any day/hour now...
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