little sparrow mountain

Buffy is our one chicken who has survived all the drama and she is the only layer we have at the moment. The teenagers have not started laying but should be close as they are getting their combs and the Silver Wyndotte is nesting in the dirt so hopefully eggs are on the way.

Isn't this a cute napkin? It is totally embroidered and hemmed by hand. I got 6 of them at the Goodwill outlet in Indianapolis (THANKS Chris Meador). Chelsea and I are planning a trip to the Salem, Oregon Goodwill this month. Everything is by the pound so of 50lbs of stuff for 10 bucks was excellent! While having my coffee this morning I realized it has been a while since I have written so I thought an update was in order. Last night we had our first big dinner from the garden. Except for the chicken (which we did not butcher ourselves) everything came from the yard, corn, potatoes, zucchini and all the herbs, ok not the butter, and it was delicious. The garden has done well, so far, we have collected chard, zucchini, potatoes, snap peas, corn, peas, beans and lettuce. The bad news... the tomatoes have been assaulted by deer and my in ground potatoes where mainly eaten by the ground squirrels, luckily we have both in pots on the deck . Next year the plan MORE POTS! B...

This is a beautiful blush color. I think I will be more careful saving seeds and marking colors this year.

It is almost a coral pink in the sun