Archive for October, 2009

So proud of my girls

Friday, October 30th, 2009

We have seven good layers – hens that is. Seven good, solid laying hens. One of them is just coming out of a molting season and another has finally gotten old enough to consistently lay. I say all of this to announce that today we have set a new record. Today when Pan and I [...]

Eggshell ornaments

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

As part of our “post-consumer Christmas” in which Pan and I refuse to buy meaningless and somehow insignificant Christmas gifts for folks, we have begun to create our one-of-a-kind presents. Our first thought was to use something that is an integral part of our life as well as easy to get a hold of. CHICKENS! [...]

An Irish blessing

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

I am not of Irish or Scottish decent. And yes, I know the two are vastly different. However, as Americans I think we often clump them in together and I find both cultures to be strangely fascinating. I have two dear friends who are 100% Irish though and we had several conversations about the role [...]