Well you would think by now we would be covered in a few feet of snow, but tonight we got a huge down pour which I know by morning will be ice on the roads. I keep waiting for the snow like what we had in October, but it seems to have gone on else where.
I think with my bad shoulder its probably a good thing that I am not having to carry in the firewood, but I keep waking up hoping to see the snow. I am sure there are many around here that are not looking forward to any snow but then again if you live in Massachusetts what do you expect?...Florida weather?...
I am doing better with the shoulder pain most days, today was not too bad, but I will tell you I never knew simple movements we take for granted could be so painful when you have a damaged area. This getting older bit doesn't seem to bother me but I sure do hate all the aches & pains that seem to come with it for me..... who knew a heating pad would be a best friend?
I hate taking drugs if I can keep from it so I am a fan of heating pads & ice packs but I did find a medical lotion for pain that has cobra venom in it...OK that sounds really bad, but other than the weird taste in my mouth, it works really good for the shoulder & arthritis I have in my ankles. Even the pharmacist said if people get stung by bees for arthritis this should work out fine for me.....We'll see how it does in the long run & over the winter.
Cagney & Lacey seem to be adjusting just fine to their new home. I actually let them out of their cage yesterday since they seemed to not be afraid of the other chickens. I am very happy to see they are eating everything I put in their feeder for them. Poor things are literally skin & bones under all those pretty feathers.
Hopefully soon I will get some pictures of them up for you as they are quite pretty plus the newest babies that were hatched last July have gotten bigger & I want new pictures of them as well. Indora grew to have white around her comb while the rest of her is mainly black. Reminds me of a skunks strip on each side of her comb. its fun to see how they will be one color when small but then totally change as they grow. Sometimes I can't remember who is who when this happens....
I am hoping by the end of the winter to have Cagney & Lacey fattened up enough that they will lay eggs for me. I think if they get healthy that CeeCee will mate with them & maybe I will have a few new babies in the spring from those two. should be interesting to see what colors show up.
Well next Wednesday I will be picking Thomas up from the Reserve Center in Hudson, Massachusetts....He is now I think in country but have no idea where he is or how he is, but I am sure he is tired from all the flights & waiting for flights to get back. I have all his Yule gifts wrapped except for the popcorn popper I just got him. He loves popcorn so thought this would be a nice gift for him, plus now I can pop corn for the chickens...Yeah its really for the chickens but I will let him think its all for him. I am sure the 'kids' won't mind sharing with Thomas as long as they get some also while he is popping it.
(Added Saturday) Just found out they are still in Afghanistan, seems while its snowing the civilian pilots can't fly the planes...so...he is now suppose to get in country on Monday but not sure if he will be home actually on the 21st.
Didn't go to therapy today, dealing with a migraine & if any of you have them you know driving & thinking are hard enough without having to have therapy on top of it. Now these I will take pills for since after nearly 40 years they found a drug that actually works for me. I started getting them at age 17 & they would go on for up to 2 weeks at a time. Talk about pure hell! I can't tell you how many times I stayed in bed, in the dark for days on end, no eating, no talking, no moving. Around the age 37 they started to go away some, instead of days/weeks I'd have one that would be semi-bad for a day or two...then by my 40's I got them only a few times a year. Well with the change of life they have decided to come back but now my doctor finally found a drug that I can take that makes me loopy but I don't have to hide in the bedroom as often. But forget about driving! You really don't want me behind the wheel of any car while on them.....not that I would be speeding but I would be driving so slow you could walk faster than I would drive.
I must say I am happy medicine has advanced to where people like me who have these headaches can get relief even if we move in slow motion for awhile.
I pretty much am prepared for the winter, the 'kids' all have feed, heat lamps & a well supplied medical kit ready for them. That's all I worry about around here cause I know I will be fine no matter what hits....but the chickens need to be happy & comfortable...its not like they can put on an extra sweater when they get cold even though I am making little knitted sleeveless sweaters for them...Yeah laugh all you want, but they love them when they get used to them being on. I even have some cashmere scraps I am working on for them...I need to felt them before I sew them into sweaters so they will be more
I am not the only one who does this, just the other day I saw on the web, a chicken in a knitted poncho that as so cute. My biggest worry is they will trip over the things so I am always working on making mine better but since the chickens are all different sizes it means I have to make each one to fit the chicken I want it for. the bigger fluffier chickens I don't worry about but I have some that don't seem to have as many feathers & those are the ones I make the sweaters for. Porgie my little Serama is not used to it being so cold & I rally worry about him. When I pick him up he is shaking so hard you know he is cold so I have made one for him that will go one him later today when he comes into the house to visit. this will be his first winter & I think even with the heat lamps he will stay colder than the others.
Well its time to go get some more coffee so I shall close for now...Until next time have a wonderful chicken day!.....M'
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