Earl says he's not surprised pigs are such a collectable,
after all, folks have always wanted to live "high on the hog"...
Definition of High on the Hog:
The source of this phrase is often said to be the fact that the best cuts of meat on a pig come from the back and upper leg and that the wealthy ate cuts from 'high on the hog', while the paupers ate belly pork and trotters.
Pork belly... isn't that... BACON? That's quite the delicacy, says this pauper:@)
Have a happy day!
Those are some unique piggy banks. I think I prefer Earl!
ReplyDeleteToo cute!
ReplyDeleteSnort! If bacon is lowbrow then count me in. Love the banks but Earl has them all beat.
ReplyDeleteCountry Living is just catching up with what you have known all along. Pigs are the cutest ever!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnn
Watch out Earl someone may want to add you to their collection! I've been seeing some pretty cute pigs out there but none as special as Earl. Oh I'll take Bacon anytime! Hugs, Linda
ReplyDeleteVery cute! And I learned something new - I love exploring the origins of expressions :-)
ReplyDeletePigs are so cute! It's easy to want to add to a collection or start a new one.
ReplyDeleteWho Knew that ONE DAY the Piggy Bank would be worth MORE than it's contents! I LOVE the gold and green ones BEST! Earl is looking "Cute as a Button" with his little chef hat!
ReplyDeleteGreat article, and it made ME SMILE!
I wish I had OUR OLD piggies now!
Hugs to you,
Donna
too cute. hi earl!
ReplyDeleteSaturday I saw some awesome, great big, piggy banks at TJ Maxx and thought of you!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about you on Good Friday when I was in a restaurant that had a HUGE pig on display. (oh my gosh I meant that in the nicest possible way)
ReplyDeleteHe was so gorgeous and looked like the one in the lower left of your picture. It was up on the bar and had to be 3 feet tall at least.
I saw that in CL. We say "high on the hog" all the time here even though it's not happening to us.
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha! Earl had to be so proud! LOL
ReplyDeleteI did not know where that expression came from, so I learned something today. Thanks!
Loved seeing your pretty white cake, too, with the 3-D decorations. Cool effect!!
Hugs,
Rett
Lynn,
ReplyDeleteI just saw this too! And immediately thought of YOU!
I had a piggy bank that you had to break once it was filled.
ReplyDeleteI love bacon the best of all the pork products.
I thought of you when I read that article! Cute, but yours really are better!
ReplyDeleteI just read and saw those pics in my Country Living last night and thought of Earl, too!!
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading mine, thought of you ! Just got that nag., 5 bucks for a year, not bad!
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn and Earl,
ReplyDeleteI had a piggy bank when I was child. They are never out of fashion.
best greeetings, Johanna