our week in review

I know I haven't been here in awhile,

so I feel the need to do some catch-up.

Sunday, we shipped K off to 4-H Camp.

Monday's mild weather ushered us out for some target practice.

'Cuz he knew his sissy was doing this very same thing at camp, too.

It was just the two of us.

Daisy-Boo serenaded us with her complaints.

Mama and her babies graced us with their presence.

She's so beautiful with her white speckles.

We're missing 3 hens now.

Not-so Fantastic Mr. Fox and a friend were spotted in the field behind the house.

They're dead meat!

Last week, I took a canning class.

Previously, I knew nothing about canning and up until recently,

I'd never had the desire to sew, garden, can.

Anything absurdly domesticated.

Monday night, we made mulberry jam.

'Cuz we're drowning in mulberries here.

 This morning, I was weeding in the garden and the UPS man drove by.

He went to the next house, so I didn't think anything of it.

Then, he came to our driveway and because the dogs were making such a ruckus,

he honked the horn and I ran through the yard, muck boots and all, to get my package.

I knew it!  It was my canning cookbook!...

Now, check out this quilted table runner I'm working on.

I'm gonna hand stitch some glass beads on to it,

hoping to give it a little extra.

I've never, ever quilted anything.

So, I started with the simplest of patterns.

How can you go wrong with four triangles to form a square?

Answer:  you cannot

Boring, but simple

Sometimes, I really like simple.

Also, it's totally wrinkled because K wore it on the first day at camp

and it hasn't made it to the washer yet,

but she got lots of compliments.  So, I just had to add it! 

It was a plain white tank top/undershirt that was now too short,

but otherwise, it still fit just fine.

Will try to make a tutorial soon 'cuz a friend of K's wants one too

and K has one more top to chop!

Lastly, while weeding our garden, we found some seriously large caterpillars.

So, the kids put them in a bug catcher, immediately they made chrysalises and today,

K noticed that they had hatched.

So they fought over who would hold them.

Bored?

Are you bored?


Here're some ideas...

~ swing your chicken ~

~ entertain your chicken with storytelling while you cuddle with her on the slide ~

just a regular day

In an effort to do more photographing.

I attempted to journal our day.

Nothing grand, just a regular day.

Despite being home with a fever,

he had some good times with Max.

  

Couldn't pass up the 68 degree weather!

Love to know what's manifesting all the smiles and giggles.

 Some of us could've used a nap.

It's a weakness, can't ever resist a chicken bum.

Makes me want to grab some fluffy feathers.

A warm spring-like day wouldn't be complete without tree climbin' .

Then, C made Upside Down Apple Pie.
He's the best!
(Although, his baking was motivated by his own hankering for apple pie,
all the love was pointed in my direction.)
Thanks!

Too bad it's going upside down.

Mmmmmmm, still looks just as lovely.

The Pope's nose

While tidying up the house, we took a break to do the chicken chores.  We recently moved our 1 month old baby chicks to the chicken house.  They're still not big enough to co-exist with the el grandes so, they have their own private area. 

The man and I decided to let the elders out to roam while the pint-sized pullets went over to exercise in the pen.  

I was captivated by this petite brood navigating the new world, and I wasn't the only one.



I can't resist a fluffy chicken bum.  There's just something about layers and layers of fluffy feathers, perfectly placed by The Big Man Himself.

For some, they are most unnoticed but, I delight in the small things.