There are some things which need to be done right the first time 'round.   And other things which can be patched up for the time being   This applies to just about everything in life from politics to manufacturing, office work to relationships, home repairs to farm work.

This week, I've started a "patch up" job.   While I really want to replace 1152 square feet of tired old warped boards with something new, I'm settling for a shortterm coverup job while other higher priority jobs around the farm get priority funding and resources.   I have settled on painting the boards instead.

The other night, while I was whitewashing the boards, a local friend telephoned and asked what I was doing.   I said I was painting, or more accurately, I was "putting lipstick on a pig".   While the expression was not one he had heard in this neck of the woods before, the meaning was quickly understood.   I heard a chuckle...

So, the pig is getting lipstick this week.   And, of course, a pig wearing lipstick is still a pig!   If funding doesn't come my way in Spring, the pig will be getting jewelry next.