Maine

[Brahmalover4eva]

Is anyone on here reasonably near Trenton, Bath, Belfast, Biddeford, Bridgeton, Edgecomb or South Berwick and willing to do me a small favor? I'm looking for a pattern from each quilt shop in those areas. They're free, and unique to each quilt shop, but you have to present in person to the shop to get the pattern. I'm too far from these locations but would like them, especially the Trenton one... please consider it if you're near one and let me know. Thank you.

I'm near Bid. and SB. dont know if i'll make it because I cant drive...

 

[Brahmalover4eva]

Had to cull one of my big girls today. Hawk got her. If I'd gone out when the crows first started their ruckus, I might have been able to save her. She had too many wounds for it to be practical to stitch her back together. If she hadn't had the perforated crop, I'd have tried to save her. She was active and feisty right up to the end. This is my first predator loss. (other than a dog many years ago.)

ahhh. that sucks my chickens are HUGE so no eagle or hawk has even tried! I've even had an owl! but my dads chickens on the other hand whew, they're puny! they always get attacked! the owl actually went in my dads coop through a window and stunned them, fortunately they were all right. but I'm surprised it went through a window instead of getting my free ranged cochins and brahmas.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I'm near Bid. and SB. dont know if i'll make it because I cant drive...

A lovely fellow BYCer got me Trenton today, I'm so excited about it. If you don't drive, don't worry about it. I don't want to inconvenience anyone. I do want the patterns, but I'll do my best to get them from people that won't be inconvenienced.

 

[CoopChick719]

Welcome home LG!! How was the trip?!
Sorry about your girl

I've got 4 broodies right now so I caved and gave the Australorps some eggs. I'm trying to break my bantam Cochin & Sizzle but they're stubborn old biddies

Still battling the rats! Unfortunately I may have to resort to poison. Not sure I like that idea!!

 

[buckabucka]

I think I still have rats or voles, or some other destructive rodent in the garden, but I am confident the rats will not get in my chicken run next winter. I dug up the entire run and lined the floor with hardware cloth, linking the pieces together with interlocking folds. The ends of the hardware cloth I stitched to the pre-existing hardware cloth walls using florist's wire. Then I put all the dirt back. There are a few areas up high which still need some reinforcing, but basically, it is a giant wire cage.
I'm looking forward to feeding the flock out in the run next winter, without feeding all the neighborhood rats!

 

[lazy gardener]

Thanks, all for the sympathy re: hawk attack. I still have a hard time believing that hawk took on a full sized chicken.

CC: My trip was... um... how shall I say it delicately? Eventful? We left for Boston Wednesday afternoon, Traveled all day Thursday. I got to go to one school to work with the children (we also did an eye glass clinic). Then we went across a lake to the island where the families of those school children lived, and visited with the families, and gave dresses to all of the girls. (we rode in a little stinky fishing boat, which sat VERY low in the water. Luckily, we didn't see any alligators!) The next day, I went back to Guatemala City to assist one of our team members with giving a Women's conference at the church. Then we met up with the rest of the team, and we went to a building site and worked on digging a hole for a septic tank (in VERY HEAVY clay). Then, the trip got challenging for me. I got sick. Very sick... I leaned some very important spanish! El Banyo, por favor! (Bathroom, please!) I remained sick for the remainder of the trip, as did several of my team mates. That combined with the oppressive heat, humidity, and ants made me very thankful for living in Maine! There were ants everywhere. Little tiny red things. Their bite was horrid! They were incredibly tiny! And, they got in everything. One night, I went in the dorm room to get something, and found that my bed was COMPLETELY covered with ants. They were making a nest in my sheet! I was thankful for the lizard that lived in one of our hotel rooms. He was talkative, but at least I knew that he was patrolling for bugs! One gal had a tarantula under her bed, and we had to be on the look out for scorpions in our shower. Being so sick, and unable to speak the language, and at the mercy of our hosts for our water, lodging, food, transportation. (we traveled very long days) was a very humbling experience. I learned a lot about giving up control, and trust! I saw a huge contrast between our pre-occupation with things and the Guatemalans being content with so very little. Such poverty. Yet such incredibly happy and friendly people. With such incredible servant's hearts. Such incredible worship. All of the hardship of being sick for 1/2 of the trip (it took me close to a week to get well after I got back home) was well worth it.

 

[diana507]

A lovely fellow BYCer got me Trenton today, I'm so excited about it. If you don't drive, don't worry about it. I don't want to inconvenience anyone. I do want the patterns, but I'll do my best to get them from people that won't be inconvenienced.

Do you still need one from Belfast?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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I do, I do!

 

[diana507]

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I do, I do!

If they are open when we are down there Sunday or Monday after my wedding at Fort Knox on saturday. I will definitely get you one.

 

[lazy gardener]

True to form, 2 of my original gals are at it again this morning. Hola in the nest working on an egg, and her BFF Abby standing on the roost, singing an egg song for her. Those gals do everything together!