This morning I chopped up the apples and put them in a cake pan to try it out on the chickens. I only cut up two kind of small apples but, once chopped up, it was a LOT of apple. I just figured that bit-size (chicken sized, I mean) might be more appealing to them.
I put the cake pan in the yard and was surprised that they treated it like it was a threat. They didn't like the pan but I didn't want to scatter the apple into the dirt. It IS mostly dirt right now. I just left it there and then watched them. It was kind of funny to see them strut around the pan, at a distance, then run towards it and quickly grab a piece and run off like it was going to trap them and do them featherly harm.
They did manage to eat about 1/4 of the apple. I finally decided to remove the pan but got an idea. Since they seemed to like it, I was going to hand feed them pieces. After I shut the door leading to the yard (our yard, not theirs), I sat down on the ground and held a piece of apple through the chicken wire. Sure enough, they came over in a rush to get some. I spent about a half hour feeding their greedy little beaks and, soon, the apple was gone.
We have a couple of very greedy hens, I discovered. I had to move my arm over to a different area to try to make sure that some of the other hens got some apple. What struck me as weird was that the rooster never joined the throng. But all 12 of the hens were just clamoring for my attention (and apple). Even though some of them were really grabby and snapped up the apple from my fingers, they never hurt me with their beaks. They didn't try to hurt me at all. I had the feeling that they knew they COULD hurt me by snapping those nasty looking beaks down hard, but they were cautious about that. I didn't get a single hard bite even during the worst of their grabbing the apple out of my fingers. A couple of the girls were actually almost dainty about it.
The Beast took a picture of me from the deck while I was feeding them. Not the most flattering, for sure, but you can see them crowded in front of me and Sweetie Pie lying on the ground next to me, watching what I was doing. I had a copy of it but have no idea what happened to it once I put it up as a background picture. I change mine a lot. But Windows 10 is not as easy to tell where you want a picture saved as Win8 was. *Sigh* I tried to put it in a folder on my desktop but it wouldn't let it go there. I figure I will try again tomorrow (I'm too beat right now to think). Even though I don't like my backside (and my hair shows the finger waving I get when I don't set my hair or blow dry it). But still, I will post it tomorrow.
I'm heading for bed. It's going to be cold tonight. I found five of the chickens roosting on the tall perch this morning and, before we closed up the coop, there were eight of them up there. They made it up easily with just a hop and a flutter of their wings. I'll bet they will all be huddled together up there tonight. Even the rooster....LOL
Love you all. Be good and be kind. It takes no effort at all. And, please, be safe. ***Hugs***
Friday, April 8, 2016
Thursday, April 7, 2016
A Minor Rebellion Going On??
I'm sorry if you are tired hearing about the chickens but there was an *event* that took place today. Three chickens, for whatever reason (we didn't see what happened prior to this), were apparently sick of the rooster's bullying them or something and they staged a minor rebellion. They surrounded him and, one by one, jumped up in the air, presenting their feet (but not attacking). The rooster looked a bit startled but he just turned and chased after a different chicken in the yard area. That seemed to be that as far as the three hens were concerned but I sure would have loved to see what brought on that behavior.
Today was cold but sunny. It DID warm up to 68 degrees but not until almost 6pm. Weird. But since it turned full dark, the temperature has been dropping steadily. It's down to 57 degrees now and my Weatherbug says it should drop down to 45 degrees. Tomorrow's forecast is a high of 62 and a low of 36 degrees. I can't put away my winter clothes yet because this is just too funky to predict. Yet, Saturday is supposed to be in the 70's. Go figure! I have no idea what to figure to wear from day-to-day. I literally have to wait and check the temperature when I get up and get ready to get dressed.
Today's menu ended up being bbq pork ribs (boneless), pork and beans and some baked apple slices. I did chop up some apples to try on the chickens but I decided to do it tomorrow since the Beast had decided to give them their cracked corn this morning. I was going to wait to do that until after I saw how they took to the apples. The Beast had actually stopped on his way home from doing some mission or other early this morning and bought us some fried chicken from Bojo's.
It was the first time we had it and I was surprised it was so good. We sometimes get their sausage gravy and biscuits but he was feeling rather expansive since he now feels he's got the thief that tried to steal his credit all taken care of. Too bad the police don't really have the manpower to go after these people because we actually have the address that they tried to get the account changed to (and a new card mailed there). It's in Miami...surprise, surprise! Don't these people have real lives?
Worse yet, the customer service people that you usually reach when you call are just plain DUMB. After closing one account because of this guy, the guy called them and demanded a new card be sent to him. He said he had closed it by accident. The Beast had explained to them what was going on and why he was closing the account. He had had it for about 20 years and I guess they hated to see him close it. But, at least they sent it to the CORRECT address (ours) so the Beast called them, reamed them out for reopening it and cut up the card. He has orders noted on the account that, if anyone tries to reopen it, he is to be called immediately. I just hope it works. I hate listening to him recount every single word spoken and in his frustrated tone of voice. It actually gives me a headache. Worse, he forgets what he told me and repeats it. I wonder if he does that to everyone he talks to (like his buddies from church)?
Well, I am going to play a couple episodes of my game before I head for bed. I love you all. Remember to smile at complete strangers and, if you are in a playful mood, wave at random people. It will have them wondering all day who you were....LOL.
***Hugs***
Today was cold but sunny. It DID warm up to 68 degrees but not until almost 6pm. Weird. But since it turned full dark, the temperature has been dropping steadily. It's down to 57 degrees now and my Weatherbug says it should drop down to 45 degrees. Tomorrow's forecast is a high of 62 and a low of 36 degrees. I can't put away my winter clothes yet because this is just too funky to predict. Yet, Saturday is supposed to be in the 70's. Go figure! I have no idea what to figure to wear from day-to-day. I literally have to wait and check the temperature when I get up and get ready to get dressed.
Today's menu ended up being bbq pork ribs (boneless), pork and beans and some baked apple slices. I did chop up some apples to try on the chickens but I decided to do it tomorrow since the Beast had decided to give them their cracked corn this morning. I was going to wait to do that until after I saw how they took to the apples. The Beast had actually stopped on his way home from doing some mission or other early this morning and bought us some fried chicken from Bojo's.
It was the first time we had it and I was surprised it was so good. We sometimes get their sausage gravy and biscuits but he was feeling rather expansive since he now feels he's got the thief that tried to steal his credit all taken care of. Too bad the police don't really have the manpower to go after these people because we actually have the address that they tried to get the account changed to (and a new card mailed there). It's in Miami...surprise, surprise! Don't these people have real lives?
Worse yet, the customer service people that you usually reach when you call are just plain DUMB. After closing one account because of this guy, the guy called them and demanded a new card be sent to him. He said he had closed it by accident. The Beast had explained to them what was going on and why he was closing the account. He had had it for about 20 years and I guess they hated to see him close it. But, at least they sent it to the CORRECT address (ours) so the Beast called them, reamed them out for reopening it and cut up the card. He has orders noted on the account that, if anyone tries to reopen it, he is to be called immediately. I just hope it works. I hate listening to him recount every single word spoken and in his frustrated tone of voice. It actually gives me a headache. Worse, he forgets what he told me and repeats it. I wonder if he does that to everyone he talks to (like his buddies from church)?
Well, I am going to play a couple episodes of my game before I head for bed. I love you all. Remember to smile at complete strangers and, if you are in a playful mood, wave at random people. It will have them wondering all day who you were....LOL.
***Hugs***
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Stormy Weather......
Today started out overcast and very windy. It didn't seem to matter to the chickens, however. Unlike other times. They still came out for their corn and just to scratch in the dirt. When it started to storm (complete with lightning and thunder), they went into the coop. Then, when it was raining hard, I could hardly believe my eyes when 8 of the chickens marched outside and stayed out in the rain for about 10 minutes. When the rain stopped, only two stayed out. I can't figure them out.
For some reason today, they didn't go nuts over the lettuce. They did pick at it but didn't get it finished up before the rain started. I wonder if it gave them indigestion? They seemed eager for it at first but I have no idea why they just picked at it. I'm going to try the apples (chopped up) tomorrow. Just for my own curiosity. I think I will also make a couple baked apples for me and the Beast. With his sweet tooth, it should be a change for him at least.
I did laundry again. I needed my jeans and both pairs were dirty. One of them had coconut oil on the legs. I used it to condition my hair and scalp but my body heat made it drip from under the plastic wrap I had around my head and I also had, unthinkingly, wiped my hands on the legs instead of using a towel. Duh! I still have to hang up a couple tops that I have draped over the TV tray that I use for my projects. Cee gave that to me a while back.
Michael and Lucia got home from Atlanta today, I am assuming. I will call them tomorrow to give him Bratfink's email addy and tell him what she wants. After that, it's in his hands. I hope he can coherently explain what Sheldon needs to do to be able to stream Netflix and Hulu. I also hope that Sheldon subscribes to Netflix. I know that is a requirement. Cee is registered on Michael's account from what I understand. You can have two people on it from the information I have. One good thing is that I know Sheldon has a router. I just hope he won't have to buy a DVD player that has the connection to Netflix already on it. Mine does, I know, but I don't want to pay another monthly bill.
Well, time for bed. I have to be up early tomorrow so I am just going to hang up my tops and then get some sleep. Love you all. Be happy. Surround yourself with family and friends whenever possible. Life is too short to be anything but happy. ***Hugs***
For some reason today, they didn't go nuts over the lettuce. They did pick at it but didn't get it finished up before the rain started. I wonder if it gave them indigestion? They seemed eager for it at first but I have no idea why they just picked at it. I'm going to try the apples (chopped up) tomorrow. Just for my own curiosity. I think I will also make a couple baked apples for me and the Beast. With his sweet tooth, it should be a change for him at least.
I did laundry again. I needed my jeans and both pairs were dirty. One of them had coconut oil on the legs. I used it to condition my hair and scalp but my body heat made it drip from under the plastic wrap I had around my head and I also had, unthinkingly, wiped my hands on the legs instead of using a towel. Duh! I still have to hang up a couple tops that I have draped over the TV tray that I use for my projects. Cee gave that to me a while back.
Michael and Lucia got home from Atlanta today, I am assuming. I will call them tomorrow to give him Bratfink's email addy and tell him what she wants. After that, it's in his hands. I hope he can coherently explain what Sheldon needs to do to be able to stream Netflix and Hulu. I also hope that Sheldon subscribes to Netflix. I know that is a requirement. Cee is registered on Michael's account from what I understand. You can have two people on it from the information I have. One good thing is that I know Sheldon has a router. I just hope he won't have to buy a DVD player that has the connection to Netflix already on it. Mine does, I know, but I don't want to pay another monthly bill.
Well, time for bed. I have to be up early tomorrow so I am just going to hang up my tops and then get some sleep. Love you all. Be happy. Surround yourself with family and friends whenever possible. Life is too short to be anything but happy. ***Hugs***
Chickens Like Lettuce!!!!
I saw a video yesterday about this woman that gave her chickens treats on occasion. Things like lettuce, cranberries, grapes and a couple other things I forgot. But I had a bit of lettuce left here that didn't have the size leaves left on it that the Beast liked using for his sandwiches. I had thought I would just chop it up and add it to the romaine lettuce I have for our salads. Instead, I decided to see how the chickens would react to it. The woman's chickens came running when she would put out treats for them and they attacked the lettuce like they were starving for a salad...LOL.
So I cut up the lettuce and put it in two pie pans since only about six of them can surround a space that size. They are getting on the bulky side.... Well, like the greens (actually mostly weeds of various types) that we give them, they LOVED the lettuce once a couple of them approached it and tried it out. When the others saw how they were eating it, they crowded around to get their share. It was really funny. I have to see if I can find any cranberries out although I think they are waaaaay out of season right now or I may try some grapes. I would like to see how they react to fruit. I was thinking of chopping up some apples to see how they liked that but want to check to make sure that it's okay to give it to them before I do. It's just interesting to know what all they will eat. I do know that if one of them died in the coop, they will cannibalize it. They are not very nice to each other.
Not that I expect them to bury the dead chicken or mourn it but I really didn't think they would do that. But there are lots of birds that eat other birds so I don't know why I should be surprised at that. It's all protein, I guess. I would just rather they ate worms...LOL
I went over to Cee's for a while today. We got to talking about food and cooking stuff and different ways that we eat them as individuals. What's funny is that we like to eat certain foods the same way (we tear up our biscuits before putting the sausage gravy over it as one example). The Beast used to just break his biscuit in half and pour the gravy over it. But he now does the same thing. Like I told him when I was doing it, it makes it much easier to eat and there's no need for a knife or to struggle to cut up a section with your fork. Of course, sometimes the biscuit is so hot, you have to gingerly break it up but that's doesn't cause a burn, thankfully.
For two sisters, we can always find topics of conversation. We don't gossip (much...LOL) but we do state our opinions of things occasionally. But that's just human nature. We often talk about things we liked or didn't like when we were growing up (not being able to wear pants to school in winter, for example). Thank goodness that's changed now. We used to freeze just walking to school which was just the next street over from our house but a long block after that to get to the door. It really worked out to a block and a half but, in Chicago, that could be brutal to exposed skin with the wind in the winter.
It was worse when I got into high school. It was a four block walk to the elevated train and just as far to the bus line and then it was walk for almost the same distance or wait in the cold to transfer to a different bus. Then there was the walk to the front of the school. It was murder because the ROTC/football field was between the main drag and the entrance to the school. It's no wonder I hate winter. I hated it then and I am not crazy about it now. My only consolation is that we don't get much in the way of snow here. This year, in fact, we only got a light dusting of it one day. Global warming, I guess. Or El Nino effect, whatever. Before El Nino started, we only really got one good snow each winter but we sure had lots of ice that would develop on the roads. Not fun if you MUST go out and drive on it.
At least our town now has some snow vehicles. They spread salt or sand, not sure which, and they even have a few snow plows. They used to have to borrow it from other areas if we had a heavy snowfall. But the town got some kind of improvement grant a few years ago and used some of it for just that. Just having the trucks for the salt/sand was great. As long as you got the twice weekly paper put out here or got on the website and found out when the roads around your home were going to be done. Otherwise, it was just creep, creep, creep along until you got to a road where you didn't slip and slide any more.
The poor Princess, who was born and raising in Florida, found out what black ice was like unexpectedly and hit a telephone pole one day. She was scared shitless when it happened but she had never even been taught what to do when your car went into a spin on ice so she did everything wrong. The Beast was so nasty to her over that and I was really angry at him for the way he reacted. But she was driving a car we had bought for her to use to get to work and college at the time and it was on our insurance. He knew our rates were going to go up because of it and that's what angered him. But he has always overreacted to things like that. He never stopped to think about what he was saying or doing or how it might affect the person. He is still the same way. Some things never change. He has become his father, whom he always hated for the way he was treated. Go figure!
Boy, did I digress. I made some egg salad for sandwiches and it turned out perfect. The Beast didn't go to church
So I cut up the lettuce and put it in two pie pans since only about six of them can surround a space that size. They are getting on the bulky side.... Well, like the greens (actually mostly weeds of various types) that we give them, they LOVED the lettuce once a couple of them approached it and tried it out. When the others saw how they were eating it, they crowded around to get their share. It was really funny. I have to see if I can find any cranberries out although I think they are waaaaay out of season right now or I may try some grapes. I would like to see how they react to fruit. I was thinking of chopping up some apples to see how they liked that but want to check to make sure that it's okay to give it to them before I do. It's just interesting to know what all they will eat. I do know that if one of them died in the coop, they will cannibalize it. They are not very nice to each other.
Not that I expect them to bury the dead chicken or mourn it but I really didn't think they would do that. But there are lots of birds that eat other birds so I don't know why I should be surprised at that. It's all protein, I guess. I would just rather they ate worms...LOL
I went over to Cee's for a while today. We got to talking about food and cooking stuff and different ways that we eat them as individuals. What's funny is that we like to eat certain foods the same way (we tear up our biscuits before putting the sausage gravy over it as one example). The Beast used to just break his biscuit in half and pour the gravy over it. But he now does the same thing. Like I told him when I was doing it, it makes it much easier to eat and there's no need for a knife or to struggle to cut up a section with your fork. Of course, sometimes the biscuit is so hot, you have to gingerly break it up but that's doesn't cause a burn, thankfully.
For two sisters, we can always find topics of conversation. We don't gossip (much...LOL) but we do state our opinions of things occasionally. But that's just human nature. We often talk about things we liked or didn't like when we were growing up (not being able to wear pants to school in winter, for example). Thank goodness that's changed now. We used to freeze just walking to school which was just the next street over from our house but a long block after that to get to the door. It really worked out to a block and a half but, in Chicago, that could be brutal to exposed skin with the wind in the winter.
It was worse when I got into high school. It was a four block walk to the elevated train and just as far to the bus line and then it was walk for almost the same distance or wait in the cold to transfer to a different bus. Then there was the walk to the front of the school. It was murder because the ROTC/football field was between the main drag and the entrance to the school. It's no wonder I hate winter. I hated it then and I am not crazy about it now. My only consolation is that we don't get much in the way of snow here. This year, in fact, we only got a light dusting of it one day. Global warming, I guess. Or El Nino effect, whatever. Before El Nino started, we only really got one good snow each winter but we sure had lots of ice that would develop on the roads. Not fun if you MUST go out and drive on it.
At least our town now has some snow vehicles. They spread salt or sand, not sure which, and they even have a few snow plows. They used to have to borrow it from other areas if we had a heavy snowfall. But the town got some kind of improvement grant a few years ago and used some of it for just that. Just having the trucks for the salt/sand was great. As long as you got the twice weekly paper put out here or got on the website and found out when the roads around your home were going to be done. Otherwise, it was just creep, creep, creep along until you got to a road where you didn't slip and slide any more.
The poor Princess, who was born and raising in Florida, found out what black ice was like unexpectedly and hit a telephone pole one day. She was scared shitless when it happened but she had never even been taught what to do when your car went into a spin on ice so she did everything wrong. The Beast was so nasty to her over that and I was really angry at him for the way he reacted. But she was driving a car we had bought for her to use to get to work and college at the time and it was on our insurance. He knew our rates were going to go up because of it and that's what angered him. But he has always overreacted to things like that. He never stopped to think about what he was saying or doing or how it might affect the person. He is still the same way. Some things never change. He has become his father, whom he always hated for the way he was treated. Go figure!
Boy, did I digress. I made some egg salad for sandwiches and it turned out perfect. The Beast didn't go to church
Monday, April 4, 2016
Just A P.S. For Today's Blog...
I forgot to mention something about the chickens... We have found a couple of the chickens in laying positions today like they are starting to feel the need to lay eggs. Isn't that exciting? Now we have to make sure to inspect the coop closely because it could be any day now that a few of them start laying eggs! Will let you know when that happens.
It's Beginning To Feel Like A Real Farm Around Here....
Although we don't have a lot of animals, there are a lot of chores that are starting to feel like this is a farm. For example...there's the matter of cleaning out the coop. That was a sorry mess and it's only partly done (I know, shame on us) but then we really didn't have enough fresh bedding for the hens. But we did what we could and it should make the chickens feel better.
We also started on clearing the veggie boxes. That's going to take a while since I don't want the Beast to pull out the strawberry plants. They are coming up nicely so I decided that box was MINE to clear. I have thinned out the plants so they won't be crowding one another. We should get some decent strawberries this year...hopefully. I had to get down on my knees to work on cleaning out the weeds. Some looked more like regrowth of plants from last year but those I pulled out and fed to the chickens. They seem to love almost any kind of greens.
I had forgotten to put out more cracked corn for the hens so I let myself into the coop and took care of that. I spread some among the greens so that they had a variety to feed on. The Beast had already added more seed to their feeder and given them some fresh water. The water holder will hold around 3 gallons and it lasts them a few days (which, if you think about it, explains how the bedding gets so damned messy!). I told the Beast that it's about time that he sprays out the floor of it when we clean it next time. Thankfully, he painted it a few months back (before we moved the chickens into it) so it won't warp the wood.
Then the Beast worked on mowing the lawn. It really needed it. When he was done with the back, I sprayed it with Weed-B-Gone. I'm almost afraid that we will wake up in a few days to a totally dirt yard. The weeds have really taken over since the Beast got lazy last year. He never did any spreading, even though we have the spreader handy enough. He just wasn't up to it and we can't afford a yard service. Weeds it may have to be. I got about 3/4 of the yard sprayed but now we need to add more hose to the one we have. That one is 100 feet, I believe but we need about another 50 feet so that I can get to the other side of the cottage. He says he will do it tomorrow but it's supposed to rain and you can't have it raining and apply the weed killer. It's supposed to be dry and no rain for an hour after applying it. So it will probably be Wednesday before I can get that done. Then I have to do the front of the house and then the lot next door.
My back was breaking and I realized that I should have put on my back brace before doing all this. Even my hip was in agony and I was walking with a limp. I may just say the heck with it and go visit with Cee tomorrow. Especially with the forecast of rain.
Bratfink wanted me to give our nephew, Michael, her email addy so he could send her instructions on how he set up Cee's DVD player so that it can stream NetFlix, Hulu and others. I wanted to do that for her but it has to wait because he and his wife traveled down to Atlanta for a few days to get away from the constant sales calls and to visit a friend there. I haven't forgotten about it, Sis...you just have to wait until they return. Love you!
By the time it was dinner time, we were both exhausted so we took short naps and then just had a sandwich. Neither one of us had an appetite and didn't even want soup. I did find him having his milk and some cookies before he got ready for bed. He's always got to have something. He's one person that cannot go to bed without a full stomach. Otherwise, he's up in the middle of the night making himself hot chocolate and toast or cookies.
Well, bedtime for me. I'm beat. Cee laughed when she heard about my day and said I should sleep good tonight. I sure hope so. I wish you all a good night and lots of love. ***Hugs***
We also started on clearing the veggie boxes. That's going to take a while since I don't want the Beast to pull out the strawberry plants. They are coming up nicely so I decided that box was MINE to clear. I have thinned out the plants so they won't be crowding one another. We should get some decent strawberries this year...hopefully. I had to get down on my knees to work on cleaning out the weeds. Some looked more like regrowth of plants from last year but those I pulled out and fed to the chickens. They seem to love almost any kind of greens.
I had forgotten to put out more cracked corn for the hens so I let myself into the coop and took care of that. I spread some among the greens so that they had a variety to feed on. The Beast had already added more seed to their feeder and given them some fresh water. The water holder will hold around 3 gallons and it lasts them a few days (which, if you think about it, explains how the bedding gets so damned messy!). I told the Beast that it's about time that he sprays out the floor of it when we clean it next time. Thankfully, he painted it a few months back (before we moved the chickens into it) so it won't warp the wood.
Then the Beast worked on mowing the lawn. It really needed it. When he was done with the back, I sprayed it with Weed-B-Gone. I'm almost afraid that we will wake up in a few days to a totally dirt yard. The weeds have really taken over since the Beast got lazy last year. He never did any spreading, even though we have the spreader handy enough. He just wasn't up to it and we can't afford a yard service. Weeds it may have to be. I got about 3/4 of the yard sprayed but now we need to add more hose to the one we have. That one is 100 feet, I believe but we need about another 50 feet so that I can get to the other side of the cottage. He says he will do it tomorrow but it's supposed to rain and you can't have it raining and apply the weed killer. It's supposed to be dry and no rain for an hour after applying it. So it will probably be Wednesday before I can get that done. Then I have to do the front of the house and then the lot next door.
My back was breaking and I realized that I should have put on my back brace before doing all this. Even my hip was in agony and I was walking with a limp. I may just say the heck with it and go visit with Cee tomorrow. Especially with the forecast of rain.
Bratfink wanted me to give our nephew, Michael, her email addy so he could send her instructions on how he set up Cee's DVD player so that it can stream NetFlix, Hulu and others. I wanted to do that for her but it has to wait because he and his wife traveled down to Atlanta for a few days to get away from the constant sales calls and to visit a friend there. I haven't forgotten about it, Sis...you just have to wait until they return. Love you!
By the time it was dinner time, we were both exhausted so we took short naps and then just had a sandwich. Neither one of us had an appetite and didn't even want soup. I did find him having his milk and some cookies before he got ready for bed. He's always got to have something. He's one person that cannot go to bed without a full stomach. Otherwise, he's up in the middle of the night making himself hot chocolate and toast or cookies.
Well, bedtime for me. I'm beat. Cee laughed when she heard about my day and said I should sleep good tonight. I sure hope so. I wish you all a good night and lots of love. ***Hugs***
A Busy Day Again......
I actually didn't do much in the morning but, when the Beast went to church, I started cooking. I made shrimp alfredo with noodles, some beets and garlic toast. I timed everything to be ready when he got home. Thankfully, I had told him I would have food ready for him so he didn't go anywhere else but home. He sometimes goes for coffee afterward with one of his buddy's there but today he only stopped to pick up some bread and my French vanilla creamer that I was out of. He went to Dollar General for that so it was on the way home.
The shrimp alfredo came out so tasty. I made sure I put the leftovers into the fridge right away. That will be our lunch tomorrow since we have a busy day planned. It revolves around the chickens, of course. He needs to refill the chicken feed which I discovered is the formula for laying chickens. It has the extra calcium they need for the eggs. We also have to refill the water and the bedding needs sweeping out and replacing...again.
He's closing up the doggie door at night now that the critters have discovered the chickens. We are taking no chances with them. I sure don't want the chickens being attacked because of a panic and the critter reacting with teeth and claws. All they are really going to be looking for is their eggs, although they aren't laying yet. But the critters wouldn't know that.
The Beast likes to take a bath or shower after dinner on the nights he doesn't go to church. On Tuesday (his church night), he will take one after lunch sometime. But he hates to have to get redressed to go out and close up the chicken coop. He won't let me do it for whatever reason and that's fine with me. I do my corn tossing about mid-morning and that's pretty much all I get to do....except for sweeping up the nasty bedding, of course. I really don't mind that although my shoe soles are a mess afterward and requires some scrubbing.
We also are going to start clearing out the vegetable beds. I don't think the Beast wants to plant much but I'll put out my bush beans and some lettuce if I can find the right kind. I want to plant some rosy tip but can't find the seeds for it so far. I may have to call a couple local nurseries and see if they carry it. He said he only wants to put out two tomato plants. One will probably be cherry tomatoes and the other, who knows? I told him he said that last year and we ended up with five or six. I don't want that this year.
I did manage to get some more wash done and I started working on clearing my desk top again. I got distracted with having to refill my pill holder for the week. I really love it and I am so grateful to my sister, Bee, for giving that to me. It makes taking my pills so much easier since I have to take quite a few every day. I really hate being OLD. You can't be a wimp and still manage.
Time to get back to bed. Love you all. Be good and try to be happy. Life is too short to be anything else. ***Hugs***
The shrimp alfredo came out so tasty. I made sure I put the leftovers into the fridge right away. That will be our lunch tomorrow since we have a busy day planned. It revolves around the chickens, of course. He needs to refill the chicken feed which I discovered is the formula for laying chickens. It has the extra calcium they need for the eggs. We also have to refill the water and the bedding needs sweeping out and replacing...again.
He's closing up the doggie door at night now that the critters have discovered the chickens. We are taking no chances with them. I sure don't want the chickens being attacked because of a panic and the critter reacting with teeth and claws. All they are really going to be looking for is their eggs, although they aren't laying yet. But the critters wouldn't know that.
The Beast likes to take a bath or shower after dinner on the nights he doesn't go to church. On Tuesday (his church night), he will take one after lunch sometime. But he hates to have to get redressed to go out and close up the chicken coop. He won't let me do it for whatever reason and that's fine with me. I do my corn tossing about mid-morning and that's pretty much all I get to do....except for sweeping up the nasty bedding, of course. I really don't mind that although my shoe soles are a mess afterward and requires some scrubbing.
We also are going to start clearing out the vegetable beds. I don't think the Beast wants to plant much but I'll put out my bush beans and some lettuce if I can find the right kind. I want to plant some rosy tip but can't find the seeds for it so far. I may have to call a couple local nurseries and see if they carry it. He said he only wants to put out two tomato plants. One will probably be cherry tomatoes and the other, who knows? I told him he said that last year and we ended up with five or six. I don't want that this year.
I did manage to get some more wash done and I started working on clearing my desk top again. I got distracted with having to refill my pill holder for the week. I really love it and I am so grateful to my sister, Bee, for giving that to me. It makes taking my pills so much easier since I have to take quite a few every day. I really hate being OLD. You can't be a wimp and still manage.
Time to get back to bed. Love you all. Be good and try to be happy. Life is too short to be anything else. ***Hugs***
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