by Heather | May 16, 2009 | Blog, chickens, randomness
Just a quick note, I had to share. One of my hens laid the FIRST double yolker I’ve ever gotten. It was this huge green egg, about double the size of the others, so I knew it had to be, and I was right. It was a small joy–but I’ll take what I can...
by Heather | Apr 29, 2009 | Blog, randomness
Just a quick note since I really have to get to bed if I’m going to work out before dawn tomorrow. My friend Christine Bryant wrote a beautiful blog about the importance of having the spirit with you when you write, or preparing yourself before you sit down at...
by Heather | Apr 19, 2009 | Blog, randomness
Every year my sister organizes an annual family game day. My dad pays for Little Ceasar’s pizza, everyone leaves the kids with sitters, and the adults who can get together crowd into Kristi’s house. She organized sets of games with rotating players so we...
by Heather | Apr 16, 2009 | Blog, randomness
So my writing group has been discussing classics lately, what everyone liked, what they plan to read, etc. Rachelle linked to a list of 100 classics she posted on her blog, I’m not sure where she got it, but she put a star by the ones she had read. When I looked...
by Heather | Apr 3, 2009 | Blog, randomness, writing goals
I’ve been having a fun hatching week. Last year my duck eggs were all duds–not a fertile one in the bunch, so I was really excited when I checked these and saw growth after the first week. Now the first batch has hatched I love watching them play. See how...
by Heather | Mar 16, 2009 | Blog, chickens, randomness
There’s nothing quite like waking up at three in the morning to the sound of birds trilling. That is, unless the “trilling” sounds more like a rooster crow, or geese and ducks that have been excited by the passing of a deer or coyote in the dark....
