Lula Belle

today

eggs

trains by the tree

snow on the ground

sledding

gettin' cozy

hat hair and hot chocolate

 

fall

freshening up

I have the fall bug.  Every fall I want to deep clean, organize, and decorate.  I know that most people get the spring cleaning bug, but for me, it comes in the fall.  It is a time when I really start focusing on our home and preparing to be spending lots of time IN it.

I have lots of sewing projects in the works at the moment.  This just happens to be the first one finished.

I just bought a cheap plain white shower curtain from Target instead of trying to sew a curtain.  It cost $15.  I figured that would be cheaper and easier than buying the yardage of nice cotton.  Then I made 2 inch strips from scraps of varying lengths and top stitched them on.  The edges were left raw so when it is washed they will fray a bit.  I was too eager to hang it up so the washing will have to wait.

 

The whole project took me about 2 hours from start to finish and it really changes the room.  Now to tackle the awful flooring and that pittiful light fixture.

It's Beginning To Feel Like Fall

Pretty colors from the garden ~

My helpers ~

Chestnut collecting ~

We made this soup with them.  It is hard work, but quite tasty.

Decorating ~

Oh and the knitting has begun ~

Hard Lesson Learned

We had a rough morning last week.  When went out to check on the chickies we found that the door hadn't been properly latched.  A wiley raccoon or 4 took that opportunity to eat some of our girls.  There were many tears.  Nine in all were taken.  Two of our fastest and hardest to catch somehow made it.  We thought that only two had survived when we heard a peeping from behind the trash can.  There was Goldie.  Now we have three survivors.  Fluffy(Ruby), Goldie, and Maple.  I swear they changed after that.  They let me catch them and they like to perch on me when we take them out to the garden.  Everyone talks about how stupid chickens are, but I wonder how true that really is.  

Katie is having a hard time with the loss of Isabella.  And Bertie our most friendly and curious bird is missed dearly too.  We are now trying to figure out how to replace them.  It's late in the season to get chicks and grown birds might pick on our little ladies.  There is a swap meet in a couple of weeks that I am going to check out.  I have never been to one and have no idea what to expect.  My fingers are crossed.

So now we lock the coop every time we leave.  Even if it's just for a moment.  I'm sure that this won't be our last loss.  We still have lots to learn.  But, hopefully we won't make the same mistake twice.

Today

The Little Ladies

After much looking and googling I think that we have figured out who is who.  Maybe.

Katie's favorite... Isabella the Buff Orpington

Goldie the golden comet

Gwen the Silver Laced Wynadotte

Maple

and Penny the Rhode Island Reds

 

Hattie and Henrietta the Golen Laced Wynadottes

Bertie and Beatrix the Barred Rocks

Ruby

and Pearl (who pooped on set) the Americaunas...we think:)

Special Delivery

The phone rang at 6:15 yesterday morning.  Normally I would be put off, but not this time.  We knew exactly who was calling.  Katie and I washed the sleep out of our eyes, put on our shoes and headed out to the post office.  It was so early that we had to go in the back door to sign for our peeping box.  Miss K carried it out and gave me updates of beaks sticking out the whole way home.

Oh the excitement when we got home and opened the box.  Eleven little chickies were peeping away in there!

These little chicks have been a source of endless entertainment.  We love how they sometimes pass out standing up or sleep face down in the bedding.  They sleep for about 30 seconds before another one comes running at full speed with their wings flapping and steps right on top of them.  Oh and that little leg/wing stretch that they do.  They are too cute and we love them already.

bubbles and blooms

It seems that every time we get a jar of bubbles around here, they spill in minutes.  I am not a big fan of running to the store for more so we just made our own.

We mixed 1/4 cup dish liquid with 3/4 cup water and a dash of glycerin.  They work pretty good and since we have all of these ingredients on hand we will not be running out of bubbles again!

Charlie has kept very busy chasing them singing "pop pop pop" interjecting an "oh man" when one pops before it gets off of the stick.

And look at what is blooming in the yard!!!

So lovely!

Rainy Saturday