Charlotte...

Charlotte was Wilburs best friend…

and IF Wilbur every had a daughter…

My children were CERTAIN he'd name her

after Charlotte

and so..

When we were blessed to receive to raise up

this female pig 

who had been injured..

we decided

to name her 

Charlotte…

after Wilburs BEST friend

from 

the wonderful book

Charlotte's Web..

People tell us all the time to NEVER name the animals you eat..

but we just roll our eyes..

and do it anyways..

we don't feel any more emotional about it..

But we do find we are extra loving and tender towards them IN life

Children are quicker to do their chores when the pig

isn't "THE PIG"

but Charlotte..

future bacon..

honey ham

carnitas

they have all sorts of endearing names for her

and they treat her so lovingly…

because they LOVE her

and raising their own food

means 

LIFE to them..

HEALTH and healing to them..

after living and surviving Lyme Disease..

watching 3 grandparents die of Cancer..

what goes IN their bodies

Matters not only to Machine Man and I..

It matters to them..

so they are quick to get the best scraps to her…

take her for walks in the woods so she can "root"..

and she really became 

more adventures about 

Charlotte to come!

because she was a HOOT!