Wild boar – Another Down Under diary

36. Four years on

Four years on from what? In March 2020 Madame and I were living in rural SW France, in the Pays Basque, where little occurred to disturb the calm of rural life. Millions of lives were then turned upside down when the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced a nationwide lockdown, or confinement. Covid 19 had arrived.Continue reading “36. Four years on”

6. Pigs in fur coats

When is a pig not a pig? (and it’s not a joke from a cracker). If you were Hungarian you might recognise this sheep pig as a Mangalitsa (several different spellings), a cross breed from, among other animals, the European wild boar. Prized for its meat it sells for about four times normal pork. KeptContinue reading “6. Pigs in fur coats”