Five things that say Spring is Coming! and one thing that says it isn’t.

After weeks and weeks and weeks of cold weather (well aside from a brief trip to the sunny South Pacific, but that doesn’t count) I am ready for a change. Β I want to wake up and leap out of bed enthusiastically. Β Not sit there and shiver and dare myself to touch the cold floor. The calendar tells me that thereΒ is only 19 days left until … Continue reading Five things that say Spring is Coming! and one thing that says it isn’t.

There is an egg in my bucket!

I am so excited.Β  In this battle of wills of me versus the chickens, I appear to be winning.Β  I’ll leave them on lock down for a little bit longer just so they know who is boss! Thanks to everyone who suggested I prune my lavender, I shall add them to the list of plants that need pruning and then get onto it sooner rather … Continue reading There is an egg in my bucket!

If you taunt me, I will lock you up.

I finished mowing the orchard and it looks great.Β  Now I need to focus on pruning and other winter orchard management things – once I find out what they are.Β  As I was going up and down mowing my lovely straight lines I heard the chickens making that β€œI’ve laid an egg” squawk, which was like music to my ears.Β  They have been off the … Continue reading If you taunt me, I will lock you up.

When life gives you lemons…

When I loaded the last story I found on my camera a load of photos that I had taken in anticipation of a full and exciting blog and then promptly forgot all about them.Β  So I feel it is only right to give these photos their fifteen minutes of fame! The first and carefully staged photo is when I made the most incredible lemon honey.Β  … Continue reading When life gives you lemons…

Only three chicks hatched! Don’t they know they are in a breeding program?

When my friend asked me if we had any spare chickens I was a little premature in assuring her that we had the broody chicken for the job.Β  So for the last three weeks we have all been waiting patiently for the large pile of eggs to turn into enough chickens to fill their newly acquired coop, top up our flock a little and in … Continue reading Only three chicks hatched! Don’t they know they are in a breeding program?