Ah, the joys of motherhood! A couple of weekends ago, Lance came and worked on the inside wall of the hen coop (second part of the hen houses), and THIS weekend, Jennifer came and put the siding on the north side of the coop and pen to finish up the work. She even put the strips of left over materials along the edges of the pen to keep the rain from going inside those walls--we live in hope. Anyhow, she finished it to suit us even if we did things a little differently than what Mr. Anderson had done on the south side. Took some boards down from the coop that Jerry had put up there because they were already warping and needed something more solid. Now will just have to get rid of those pieces of wood somewhere. But that will be another day. This is one tired old woman. KNOW that Jennifer is going to be tired and sore tonight because we also shifted 400 pounds of topsoil in 40 lb. bags to the line at the bottom of the foundation where the water lines run. Yes, the hens are already at work on that situation. Oh well.
Jennifer is currently visiting in Henrietta with her Auntie Anne. She hardly ever gets to see her--well, most folks don't get to see her except for her daughter and grands. Such is life. Hoping all is well with Anne and her family.
Have had a bath and washed away the dirt and maybe a few dog hairs that will be RIGHT BACK! Honestly! Jenn walked into the house and was "attacked" by these two critters. She had to have hugs and kisses. Bet there will be some dogs at her house that have something to say about that! But Michelle is coming up Monday and will have to go through the same routine with the dogs here. They think she is their fairy god mother or something. Connie won't put up with all the slobbering and tells them to get down, but Michelle just takes them in stride. But then, she has SIX dogs of her own at home! Wow! Can't imagine the dog hair considering what these two leave lying around.
The weather has been so nice today. It got pretty warm there for a bit, but for the most part it was pleasant. Just wish it could stay like this. Currently have the AC on in the living room and don't really want to move away from the fan. But that is because an old woman is worn out just from following the girl around the place. Someone had to hold the ladder and cut the plastic sheets and measure in order for the girl to nail things in place. We work well together, thank goodness! She just does not want me to buy any more chickens. Imagine that!
Found the topsoil bags at Lowe's for less than $2, so was fairly happy about that. Not often they would show up like they did a few years ago where they were trying to get rid of them for fifty cents a bag! That was a real buy! Now to find the containers for plants and make some kind of shelves for the pots to sit on inside the chicken pen/green house. Have two plants ready to go inside there, but will have to figure out how to get them in the wagon before moving will be possible. And a container for the fig bush is next on the agenda. Anyone have an old plastic barrel that needs to be tossed? Have one turned on its side for an asparagus bed, but it will have to be covered in wire to keep the hens out of it. Can just see those expensive roots scratched out and flopped over on the floor! Don't think the hens will bother the aloe vera or the hollyhock plants. Guess it might depend on how bored they got if they were not able to free range.
Jennifer got to take five and half dozen eggs home with her. Will have to hurry the girls up to have some left for Michelle by Monday. Only getting about a dozen a day, but that usually is fine. And Thompson found an egg somewhere today and sat there and ate it in front of us--shell and all! Strange. One of the girls must have laid it on the ground where he could get it. They fuss about not being able to get on THE nest that every one of them wants, but at least one of the Wyandottes laid in the new boxes in their coop today. Good little hens!
The sky looks SO hazy. Wondering if it is smoke out of Colorado or some place. The fires have just been horrifying. Can't imagine how those people are even breathing! After the tornado of 79, the entire sky was a pinkish orange color with all the fiberglass in it along with all the dirt and dust. It seemed to take forever for the sky to clear up during that time. It will be even worse for those folks out in Portland where an entire side of the city has already burned. God bless those folks and all the critters.
Not much going on in my world except for chickens and dogs, so will get out the book that talks about this woman being in France during an EMP that pretty well devastates the idea of being civilized when EVERYTHING depends upon electricity. Thought about that last night. Can't pump water to water towers without electricity. So where would water come from? Rain? Wow! That would be hard to deal with, not to mention the darkness without any lights. It was dark like that after the tornado, but we had candles and a flashlight. Still, a person would not have any way of cooking food without a butane broiler or something like a camp stove. And no ice. We have no idea how good we have life right now!
May you all have peace and happiness for your pillows tonight. You are loved.
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