Do not...I repeat....DO NOT pick the pretty yellow flowers on the side of the house. They BITE! You would think after all this time in western WA, that I would know what indigenous stinging nettles look like. But ...no..... My dumb ass.... thought they would look pretty on the kitchen table. Fortunately great Granny's cure worked pretty fast. 1. Wash area with apple cider vinegar. 2. Make a paste of baking soda and apply to affected area... let dry completely. It takes about 1/2 hour for the cure to work... but you really do need that half hour to contemplate your own stupidity and to plan how not to be THAT grossly retarded again!
I thank who ever was looking out for me yesterday that I had already taken out the integration pen the new girls were in and had set up the big coop for its new occupants. Jimmy and I were prepared for the after-dark chicken hunt that always seems to happen the first night new girls go in with the old girls. Last night the surprise was on us. All the chicks went in together and settled in and the old girls kept looking in the coop and backing away. When Jimmy and I came out to assist in the tucking in... the old girls looked at us like "really? You are making us sleep with 7 kids?... awwww gyod ....its gonna be a long night!". It took some convincing but by dusk everyone was in bed with minimal fuss.
And now for the great news. Jimmy and a friend finally got the mower/tractor put back together and running. Its been in pieces all over the driveway for over a month. Jimmy's friend convinced him to work on it one more time. Jimmy of course told his friend that his head was full of fairy wings, rainbows and unicorn farts, if he thought the thing would ever run again. Two hours later I heard it fire up ...gave it a few minutes to see if it would keep running.... and went outside to congratulate the boys. The most delightful sound in the world? Unicorn Farts! An hour later our 1 acre looked like people live here. All smooth and pretty! We just might be able to do this!
I thank who ever was looking out for me yesterday that I had already taken out the integration pen the new girls were in and had set up the big coop for its new occupants. Jimmy and I were prepared for the after-dark chicken hunt that always seems to happen the first night new girls go in with the old girls. Last night the surprise was on us. All the chicks went in together and settled in and the old girls kept looking in the coop and backing away. When Jimmy and I came out to assist in the tucking in... the old girls looked at us like "really? You are making us sleep with 7 kids?... awwww gyod ....its gonna be a long night!". It took some convincing but by dusk everyone was in bed with minimal fuss.
And now for the great news. Jimmy and a friend finally got the mower/tractor put back together and running. Its been in pieces all over the driveway for over a month. Jimmy's friend convinced him to work on it one more time. Jimmy of course told his friend that his head was full of fairy wings, rainbows and unicorn farts, if he thought the thing would ever run again. Two hours later I heard it fire up ...gave it a few minutes to see if it would keep running.... and went outside to congratulate the boys. The most delightful sound in the world? Unicorn Farts! An hour later our 1 acre looked like people live here. All smooth and pretty! We just might be able to do this!
