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[Ladies-Eight]

Cafe good morning one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 70ss and sunny.

Have a great day!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hi

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is ready.

Today will be much cooler than it's been but it's supposed to warm back up tomorrow, but only to the mid-80s instead of mid-90s.

I didn't finish my list because of all the time spent trying to find someone to help Cayuga. I still have most of my house cleaning to do but the outdoor work is done.

 

[Sally PB]

Aw, @DobieLover, I'm so sorry about Cayuga.

I second your decision to get a rifle to be able to do it yourself. Hubby has made it clear that is my job if/when it has to happen.

 

[aart]

Went down into low 60's last night....ahhhh!
Had to close the window above my bed and pull up a blanket.

Stubborn broody seems to be back in the swing..for now anyway.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and thanks for the coffee. Weather has moderated a bit here.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning not quite noon here been up 5 hours.
Weather is a bit warmer here today maybe mid 70's.
Hey made donuts.

 

[DobieLover]

I'm so sorry about Cayuga.

As is always the case it seems, she was a really good hen. Always calm when I picked her up and she was one of the smart ones that would fly up to a board so she was out of the throng when raisins were being doled out.

I haven't really prepared a meal in about 3 weeks. It hurts to stand for too long. So for breakfast today I had 3 dates and a handful of sweet cherries. And of course, a huge mug of coffee. Should go without saying.

I went outside for some reason and found the pond down about 5-6". I found the screen shielding the bog outlet (and enclosed moving bed Helix waterfall filter) was plugged. I removed it and shored up the bog liner further then went ahead and did the bi-monthly cleaning of the settling tank. I saw a juvenile goldfish fly in on the second tank filling so I quickly pulled the cord on the sludge pump and closed the knife valve on the tank. So much pond bottom crud had already entered the tank I couldn't see the goldfish.

So I had to bail out the damn tank 2 gallons at a time with a little bucket. I scooped out about 24 gallons before I could finally see the little bugger. Netted him out and tossed him back into the pond and finished things up to get the pond running again.

Went back into the house to find... cracked open cherry pits all over Bella's bed. Great. Cherry pits have amygdalin which is converted to cyanide in the body. The amount of amygdalin varies greatly depending on the kind of cherry pit eaten. I read that the sweet cherries have the least amount.

I still gave Piper a dose of 3% hydrogen peroxide to try to get her to vomit. 1 hr later, nothing. I stuffed 1.5 g of activated charcoal down her throat and called the vet. He's out of town on an emergency.

So I've been on 'Piper watching' duty for the past 6 hours looking for signs she's ingested a toxic dose. She has been utterly normal, bouncing all over the place, playing with me and her sister like a maniac. I'll be on high alert with her all damn day.

Sometimes I just want to throttle her. I don't need this stress.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Made big doughnut wholes. Weeded the garden most the way.

 

[DobieLover]

Made big doughnut wholes. Weeded the garden most the way.View attachment 3871828

What happened to the donuts?