thanks for the info!
I actually don't pull the dandelions completely out of our grass anymore. I just pull off the leaves so they'll regrow and I can feed to the chickens again!
Awww Aubrey! Steve and I are so happy for you 2!!! A huge blowout reception sounds like a blast! And you get your Elvis wedding!!!Well hello everyone! Im home im home! boy did I miss my little egg head and my kitties and my chickens. ive been getting a lot of attention from all of the animals since i got home, I LOVE IT! *cuddles cuddles cuddles*
I did some skim reading to try and catch up. However, my attention span is that of a goldfish since Friday so my apologies, LOL. SPEAKING OF FRIDAY, I cant wait to tell you guys about all the fun tuff we did in LA! I forgot how neat it is back home, and how many adventures one can get into. Well lets see, you all know what went down on friday haha. It was amazing. We went to venice beach and had lunch at the boardwalk cafe which is where I ALWAYS go when we go to venice. Its my spotWell there are all kinds of sidewalk acts in venice, usually artists or weirdos doing odd things. But our favorite act is a man who has been there for years, he just lugs a piano around and plays the most beautiful classical songs. He happened to be playing outside of the cafe when we got there and when we left markie approached him and asked if he could play our song. When he started i went and sat on the grass behind the piano to listen and enjoy and thats when Markie got down on one knee, pulled a ring out of his sock, and asked me to marry him. It was magical, I was in tears, lol. Oh yeah! and heres my ring!!!
He had it custom made by a friend of ours in the jewelry business! Isnt it perfect! its a 14k rose gold flamingo with diamonds for eyes. I LOVE it!!!
OKay enough bragging, sheesh. We also went to a bunch of amazing museums and restaurants while we were there. we went to a japanese food place tht had little bbqs on build into the tables and you just order your veggies and meat and cook em up right there! Also went to the california science center which had real spaceship thingys (i dont know what theyre called, theyre the things that the astronauts come back to earth in). They were all burnt up and used and stuff. We went to hollywood and saw all of the stars and handprints. (doris day! humphry bogart! leonard nemoy!). Went to the Ripley' believe it or not museum. I loooove that place. It has some of the weirdest things I have ever seen. Stopped at a Tommy's burger and got my dad a giant vat of chili, hahaha.
Yesterday before we came home we stopped at the Museum Of Tolerance in downtown LA. That was extremely heavy. Mark and I took away so much from that experience. Al of the exhibits there are about prejudice, genocide, and hate, including an hour long guided holocaust exhibit where in the begining you are given an ID card of a real child from europe in that time and during the tour you put your card into a little machine and learn more and more about what happened to your child and your family, then at the end of the tour you find out your childs fate. Also our tour happened to be guided by an actual holocaust surviver which made the entire thing that much deeper. It was intense.
okay I am definitely rambling now. I had the most amazing weekend ever! and dont worry about the party guys, haha. Mark and I are planning to get married at an Elvis chapel in vegas next year and then we are going to come back to reno and throw a HUGE party for all of our friends and family to join!
Quote: I used to get purslane growing like crazy in the valley there but not a bit to be found up here! Weird. It's so close.
So many So Cal babies on this thread! I haven't lived there since 1968 though. I used to go back and visit but haven't in years now.How awesome Aubrey! And I love the ring - that's really unique and clever!Where in LA are you from? I only ask 'cause that's where I hail from, too. Dear old Downey is where I grew up. I left there in 1987 and have only been back a few times since.
Exactly! And like I said before - you'll notice the egg yolks are darker and richer tasting. I recommend buying some just for the chickens! I use baled alfalfa - I throw chunks of the "flats" out in their run and they scratch and pick at it for hours on end.
