Ok, I know the sunflowers have gone for the season, but who knew me, who loves the cold would be freezing!.....Right now I have on a sweater, long velvet dress, leggings & socks & still can't get warm!...Now I want to know why my change into a Crone has decided this winter loving girl now has to be cold all the time?
Where are the hot flashes when you need them? Did I mention I have on fingerless gloves also? maybe should put on a hat to finish out the outfit.
My biggest fear is the summer is going to come & I will be out there sunbathing....will not be a pretty sight & I hate to sweat, but if I am cold now & there is no snow on the ground, the sun is shining what will I be doing next?
Things have settled down here & the chickens aka 'kids' are doing well. Since it has cooled off they are laying like crazy. I am getting so many eggs I have 3 neighbors now getting them, which I might add they really enjoy. Today I gave one a doz of green & light blue eggs from my newest layers & they are so pretty...
Who knew eggs could be so much fun to just look at?
Can't wait for Thomas to get home the 21th so I can start up the baking for him & use more of the eggs myself. I have a bunch of wonderful gluten free bake things I want to do. we aren't gluten allergic but my little sisters boyfriend is so I find recipes for her & some are really good so I have started making them because of how healthy they are.
I ordered some oriental beans from my Co-op to sprout this winter for us & the chickens. Since we get so much snow & they can't get to grass, I thought this would be a easy but good treat for them throughout the snowy months. Plus its another good treat for them. I also bought about 3 pounds of beef fat to make into special chicken suet. I was able to find a huge suet holder at the feed store for the bigger coop, I do have the smaller ones that will work well in the 2 small coops but wanted a bigger one for the 12 in the large coop.
My neighbor Kelley's husband got a 8 point deer a bit ago & I asked them to give me the rib cage since they were not going to deal with it. I took bolt cutters to the ribs & snapped them off & have them in bags in the freezer to throw into soups & stews plus trimmed about 2-3 lbs of meat off the under side of the spine that will be excellent for chili. After I got all I could from it, all was left was the spine area, so took that out to put under the shop for my 3-4 wild cats I have out there. They have been here since I moved here & I try to give them things like this to help them out & they re-pay me by getting the mice.
I screwed up my shoulder this summer moving frigs & wood stoves so finally got into physical therapy. It's working out well, but I never knew all those simple movements you normally do during the day can cause a fire in my arm. Yeap, am slowly learning what not to do or to do differently. Last night Monk kitty decided to play with some yarn & got it on the steps so when I was taking a dish to the kitchen I fell down 2 stairs & landed on the elbow of the bad shoulder....Cussed up a storm while everything turned gray.....so today has been no movement except for the exercises, the therapy lady is going to have a field day this next week with me.
Thank goodness a neighbor was out & I got him to take the 2 feed bags of chicken feed to the shop for me & dump it in the big barrel I have. Or it would have just stayed in the car until I ran out of feed in the shop. For his help he is the one who got the green & blue eggs.
Still have not been able to get any pig fat to make my lye soap with. Everyone who is having their pigs butchered is keeping the fat, so hopefully soon I will be able to get some because I really want to make soap with the ash lye I made this summer. I may have to just make it in the house on the wood stove if too much more time passes since I do not want to be out in the snow cooking it, if I am cold now I will be a frozen girl out there with a wooden paddle stuck in my hands & no way to get back into the house since I am sure the chickens can't carry me in.
Well I hope all of you are doing well & getting settled in for this winter & all the holidays.
Until next time have a wonderful chicken day....M'
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