Other than the occasional rain or snow (which we don't get nearly enough of right now), the chickens could care less. They've already established several areas in the yard for dustbaths...the rest often congregate in the narrow space under the library table. Maybe they're having book discussions in there.
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| Board Meeting in Progress |
We have been worried about the health of one chicken with 'wry neck.' Thanks to the Brick's tender ministrations, she's been improving daily. Yesterday she actually struggled to get away from him -- a first. She is still hanging out a lot by herself, but I don't blame her -- the others are ruthless, and will jump on her at a moment's notice.
Chickens can be very cruel to each other.
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| Dr. Dave, making a house call |
"I'm having trouble with the Buff Orpingtons, though," she said. "They keep getting broody." I sympathized with her -- our Black Australorps (the Australian blend of Buff Orpingtons) have been famous for doing this. The stinkers.
I've been watching the flock peck around with a certain sadness -- we didn't get a fresh batch of chicks this spring, for the first time in five years. We plan to fix up the house and put it on the market this year...and the babies would take six months to mature and start laying. It just didn't seem worth it.
Meanwhile:
Eight households get $100 to spend on groceries. No instructions -- whatever they want to buy. What did they get, and why? (From The Simple Dollar) Also:
Seven Springtime spending traps -- and how to avoid them.
RFK jr. closes his daughter's social media accounts... after she posts sexy photos and decides to bully people, along with her friends. Good for him!!
Case lot sale at Emergency Essentials. Good stuff here, for surprisingly reasonable prices. The nice part: it will be good to eat for years to come.
We just saw London Has Fallen. Interesting...but as our friend pointed out, why does Our Hero and the President survive a helicopter crash (that kills everyone else in the copter, incidentally), an elevator fall and umpteen bazillion bullets with hardly a scratch? I also find it interesting that the director of Olympus Has Fallen -- the original movie, and one of my favorites -- refused to direct this one. (He didn't like the script.) Come to think of it, Mike Banning got shot at an awful lot in that movie, with little effect. Maybe his clothes are bullet-proof.
However, the timing was chilling. I could see terrorists doing some of these movie actions in real life, including pretending to be police. Yow.
25 free things to do this summer. (From Faith Filled Moms)
15 secrets from IKEA. We got this store in the Denver area only a few years ago. We're big fans of their 99-cent breakfast...but otherwise, rarely go there. Many others do, though. (From Passionate Penny Pincher)
'I am tired of being poor, so I'm going back to work.' And spend a LOT. (From Millenial Moola. Be sure to read the comments, as well.)
The Frugalwoods got their homestead! This has been on the burner for years...
The intrigue of colors. What stories do they hide? (From Chicken Blog)
Ten fun facts gleaned from a recent camping vacation. Try to do that right now in Colorado, and you'd freeze your tixer off. (From Pretend to be Poor)
What it's like to spend a year in space. (For one thing, your skin is extra-sensitive. For another, your balance is impaired.) From Scott Kelly, who just returned.
23 different compost bins to build, from basic to fancy-pants. (Thanks, Backyard Growers.)
A beautiful Welsh cottage...and you can rent it. Or at least see inside, thanks to this post. (From Our New Life in the Country) I love to hear Sue ramble on about her dogs and chickens and 'polytunnel;' wish we had one.
And finally, in honor of Abby the dog, who Does This All the Time. (She 'talks,' too. In fact, you can hear her on the first Charley the Snake Hunter video.)
Have a great week.
2 comments:
Cindy: I just love your blog and you can always count on me reading it. Today was chock full of great ideas. Where are you planning on moving to? Hope you keep up the blog. As you prolly know, G and I have already been thru the "fix up and sell" process last year. Quite the process. Would have been as alone, but when breast cancer laid me low, it almost extended our process beyond 6 mos time. BUT we arrived here in GA on 6/29 and have been settling in ever since. Hope all goes well for you two. Let's hear it for "empty nests"!
LouAnne, it has been sooo long since we last saw each other -- but I still have fond memories. I am very glad you've beat that cancer -- thank God.
Thank you for the kind words, too, about the blog. It's hard to believe that I've been writing it now for more than eight years...I think that's right. It's become my 'diary' in some respects.
We're not sure what's next -- only that this house is way too big (7 bedrooms for 2 of us, and the bottom half of the house devoted to the business). I seem to be slowing down some as well, now that the Brick has retired. Maybe stay here -- maybe move to another state -- maybe spend half the year in Panama or somewhere else down south -- who knows. First on the docket is getting the house in saleable shape...then we can put it on the market and take the next step.
Thanks for writing! And as always, best to you.
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