MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

I have been spoilt with my integrations so far, but by the end of the afternoon the Vorwerks too had jumped the fence & were happily free ranging through my yard.

I was thinking at least there's four of them to share the burden of getting picked on.

 

[Ribh]

I was thinking at least there's four of them to share the burden of getting picked on.

True, oh sage! While not timid they aren't aggressive either & will just hold their ground I think.

 

[Shadrach]

At last I've got a moment to share an interesting tale from last night's roosting shenanigans.

Ivy went up first, about 30 minutes ahead of Peggy. Once Peggy hopped up, they played ring a ring a rosie for about 10 minutes (the roosts are in a triangle configuration) and then settled down with Peggy in the top spot and Ivy as far away from Peggy as possible while still being on the roost.

Then Janet hopped up and claimed top spot from Peggy, who was relegated to the cheap seats beside Ivy, who was unimpressed with Peggy's incursion but, after some minor shuffling, she let out a big sigh and put up with it.

Here comes the good part.

Mary was last to turn in. She hopped on up and... Janet quietly and humbly gave her top spot!!! Then Janet quietly and affectionately stepped across the middle of the triangle to take second position next to her big friend.

They ended up with old friends at the back, on the triangle's apex. New friends at the front on the triangle's base.

Prior to this, I had never seen Janet relinquish her seat for anyone. In doing so, she placed herself between Mary and Peggy, who will peck Mary if she gets half a chance but wouldn't dare try pecking Janet. It was a first and I was proud of her.

Just goes to show, it's not a pecking "order" at all. It's more like a pecking arrangement.

I've found this to be true. The order is far from ridgid.

 

[Shadrach]

I know it's not quite the weekend MJ but my tiny Chinese tea set just arrived and I wanted to show it off.
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Who was saying that the Lavender and Shadrach mugs don't hold much? These little cups hold about as much as an egg cup. I end up drinking 3 of 4 tiny cups of tea at a sitting.

Here it is with my tea pet.
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and with lunch!
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You may notice that I also bought a special draining trivet for my Tea Pet. I don't have to worry about overflows from one cup of tea now.

I could go for that tea pot minus the amber looking beads.

 

[Shadrach]

That entire setting looks amazing!

I never have anything that looks that nice, but I mainly cook for 3 kids...

That would spoil it.

 

[Shadrach]

An old Cooker (Kooka?)! Lucky you. I've heard of them but never seen one.
Old houses have so much more character than more modern ones. Does your house also have high ceilings, an out door laundry with a concrete tub and a spot where the copper used to stand?
The laundry of the house I grew up in had that sort of laundry. My grandma also had one of those double washing machines that washed on one side and spin dried on the other.
I remember using a mangle at one stage too.

Ah, nostalgia.

Called twin tubs in the UK. I used to have one with the mangle roller over one of the tubs.

 

[Shadrach]

Interesting. Is there a Scottish pancake?

Hmmm, not really. The nearest thing I can think of is hot oat cakes.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ivy came to say hi when I took my cuppa out to the chickens' funrun

 

[Shadrach]

Mel's fluffy butt in the coop. Tackle at the back and Fat Bird still eating green stuff.

 

[MaryJanet]

Now they're at their morning preening. Getting ready for the day. Tying up shoelaces. Sorting the hair out. Swapping nighties for day dresses.