Chicken Blog: 6/5/05

Pip-Pip-Pip BirdHouse Bits

The beans and cucumbers we planted around the bamboo teepee are leafing out, and looking sturdy. Geoff cut some scrap pieces of hardware cloth so we could make a low, tight fence around the base of the teepee... otherwise every critter in town would be helping themselves to our local-organic salad bar!

June 19, 2013

8:37 pm

What a sweet notice from Lauren Scheuer, of the Scratch and Peck blog... she mentioned our open air barn on FB. Lauren wrote "Once Upon A Flock," a book about her life with soulful chickens, so a kind word from her really makes us stand tall, and preen our feathers a bit. Thank you, Lauren, for your comment here, and for sharing our project, too. We are so happy with how our work is paying off, and it feels so nice to be noticed by fellow chicken lovers!

June 19, 2013

9:53

Mister Foo loves wool roving. Loves it. We find clumps and tatters of it all over the house. Some pieces bigger than he is. Last night Max caught him dragging an entire bag across my office, making for his secret Bat-Cat lair! Does this mean I can blame the messy office on the cat? He never puts anything away!

June 18, 2013

6:57 am

Sew: I need an 80" x 80" fabric to back the Scratch and Peck quilt. The top is complete! I didn't want to shop for any materials, but this may call for getting my hands on a twin flat sheet. I also started a skirt for Maria, but I may be a bit out of practice... it looks odd. We'll have a fitting as soon as she's home. Dare I make a skirt for myself?

June 17, 2013

11:35 am

Yesterday we had a full house... full of family, full of laughter, full of food, full of good stories... old and new, and full of love. I cannot imagine a better way to pass the time. Thank you, Eunice, Delia, Beckie, Hans, Gretchen, Julie, Rebekah, Geoff, William, Alex, Max and Maria!

June 16, 2013

9:47 am

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June 14, 2013

9:51 am

Can this really be the last day of school for Max? He's about to leave his freshman year of high school behind him, and though we welcome summer, I have to say... that wan't bad! Not bad at all. In fact, seeing Max in high school navigating a full schedule, a big school, many new and varied demands, it's been a pleasure. What a cool thing, that he managed it all so smoothly, with such diligence and a willing attitude. I love seeing him learn, and participate.

June 14, 2013

8:29 am

Maria's Lists and Other Quotables

Maria, writing a card to Charlotte: How do you write "chuther?"
Natalie: "Chuther?"
Maria: Yeah, like 'we love e-chuther.'
September 24, 2012

Maria, urgently: Pick a number between one and ten.
Natalie: uh... seven.
Maria, thoughtfully: Hmm. That's a good number.
Walks away.
January 15, 2012

Walking Maria to school: Have a wonderful day, Maria.
Oh, mama! Every day is wonderful!
September 8, 2011

On the drive to Eagle River, Wisconsin, Maria suddenly exclaimed: Woo! I am screaming for nature!
July 25, 2011

Maria punctuates with Expiration Marks.
!!!!<---expiring from exclaiming with excitement!!!!

Note left on refrigerator:
Crackers please again?
Please buy butter?
April 26, 2011

My mom is the greatest because: She peks up chrash.
May 8, 2011

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