Jim's mom volunteered to take the boys swimming at a local swimming spot and keep them overnight. YES! I'm happy to say I just watched them drive off. I am looking forward to school starting again soon. I've been up to my elbow in boys and frankly I need some time off! So now I'm all alone...with
24 chickens
8 ducks
2 cats
1 Siamese fighting fish
Rocky doesn't count because he's currently on the loose.
I went to the grocery store after I got up and got two steaks for Jim and me to dine on this evening. Since we are sans boys tonight it's time to indulge a little. I found two nice cantaloupes too, so we will have some nice melon to go with the steak. Looks like the chooks will get a treat too when I give them the melon rinds.
Now, I wonder if I can talk Jim into helping me process some chickens after dinner? Boy we sure do know how to relax, don't we?
GREAT PHOTO OF YOUR HOMESTEAD! HOW DID YOU GET IT TO LOOK THAT WAY? I TOO AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SCHOOL. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT WITH YOUR HUBBY!
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Kim, I think my mom tinted this picture using Photoshop. It was taken by a local photographer who sells aerial photos of people's property in our area. I have an older one hanging in the foyer that is from when I was a kid. (Those chickens did get processed by the way!)
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope that ya'll did more than process chickens with that precious alone time... :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a very cool aerial shot of the homestead!
Ron
We have an aerial shot of our place too, but not as detailed, it's from the '50s I think, in B&W.
ReplyDeleteSo funny how parents look for these moments sans children, so well I remember them! And yes, steak and whatever! A big glass of wine if you're so inclined.
But I don't think I EVER processed chickens during one of those absences.
I'm ready for an ogg watch party. Did Don tell you he got rid of 3 roosters? And you, did you 'process' yours?
Ron, not to worry. We made good use of our alone time and I actually had some wine which is unusual for me. I rarely have a drink.
ReplyDeleteRuth, Jim and I indulged in CONVERSATION last night. I'd almost forgotten what that was! It seems that with all of our projects and mouth to feed around here that we somehow lost track of each other. Don will have to fill me in on those 3 roosters! We now have 9 chickens in the fridge aging. The roosters were tough to pluck and I'll be using them for soup. The hens came out nice!
No oggs today!
Nice photo of your homestead! I like how the pond curls around the house.
ReplyDeleteMy chickens hatched on about April 1. I read in several places that hens generally start laying at 20-24 weeks. So, I am thinking mine will start laying at the end of August. I still look in every nook and cranny!
Don, thanks for the nice comment. The pond is a wonderful reflecting pool on nights like tonight where there is no wind and the moon is out. It's just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOne of these days I'm going to find an ogg and I'll just pass out from all the excitement!
I agree with you totally about the oggs. I wonder how long it will take for the gathering of them to become mundane?
ReplyDeleteI even made a table today of the different colors and how many of them to expect. I have 14 white layers, 2 chocolate brown layers, 4 green/blue layers and 7 tan/brown layers.
Wow! It's going to be like Easter each morning when you go to gather eggs! Do you and Ruth have plans for what you will do with them all? How's your local market for farm fresh oggs? I'm going to have to design a sign to post near the road to alert passersby that we have an abundance of oggs!
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