Ribh's D'Coopage

My Father has had to deal with that twice now, a life spent outside doing landscaping was good for his health in all aspects but that
We are done with that for the time being. A lifetime of sailing under the Australian sun. I will need regular checkups but most of what got cut out was benign. It's just I'm a massive sook about needles so found the whole ordeal quite traumatic ~ to say nothing of the poor Dr who had to wait till I finished hyperventilating every time. :D I too am pale. Legacy of a Scot's heritage & YD we call the *glow~in~the~dark* girl. Yep, she's that white.
Have you considered growing your own mealworms? It’s not nearly as challenging as I thought it would be,
I was following your thread ~ then lost it, probably because I don't think I ever commented or liked. I've thought about it but space...I might relook @ things when we are done renovating.
Andrew is just not very good at the shopping thing sometimes
John's terrible. If I want something It's best I do it myself. He still gets the brand of chook food wrong more times than not & he's been the one lugging it round! And there is absolutely no point @ all sending him to buy wool or crotchet hooks. With a grocery store on the island now @ least I don't have to figure out where to put all the stuff we have no storage for. I buy on an *as needs* basis but even so some things simply require the mainland & we try to cover everything in one hit. Meanwhile...I bought bluebell bulbs. Oh. Dear. I love them but was it wise? Will they grow? Guess I'm about to find out.
 
The girls had been up for a while by the time I got out there this morning. Everyone congregated @ my end of the pen to watch while I filled the extra feed tubs & tell me all about their night. They are very chatty chooks.
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The big girls are all in the outside pen now & my jailbirds are pigging @ the trough. It is only a matter of time before one of the Campines makes a break for the door. Each morning she gets a little braver & edges a little closer. I'm watching her like a hawk. I can't imagine trying to catch her in the open!

Most of the girls have figured out once the gate is open it is safe to jump past me even though I have to stand in their way to block the Campines. :) Luna & Lavender are still a little skittish & though not keen on being picked up don't fuss once I have them. They know they are going out the gate & are perfectly happy to go. Patricia/Penny is more skittish & hasn't quite made up her mind about me yet. Today was better. She let me grab her & didn't fuss. She was as keen as anyone to get into the other pen.:lol:

Directly opposite us is an open double paddock that no~one has built on yet & as soon as I deem the girls manageable [ie, they'll come when called :lau ] I will herd them across the road for some free ranging. Just @ the moment I don't trust any of them that much & there's no way, Campines!
 
Days here consist of well organised chaos~ which is what happens when you manage 2 home businesses & a menagerie out of your home. Visitors can be a nightmare. Unexpected visitors...well, lets just say I did find clean coffee mugs...ok, not quite that bad but sometimes it feels like it because after all, we are working not house sitting, & yes anyone who visits here regularly expects to walk into a fair amount of chaos on any given work day. So yesterday we had visitors. She likes my chookies & always has a peak @ them because her city grandchildren visited & always ask after the girls now. So funny ~ & sort of sweet.

Each time we roll over our money the man goes over our list of things we want to do: sandstone paving, more waterlilies, beehives & I'm always reminding him not to forget the beehives.:lau
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Well, he's got tired of being reminded!:gig He's contacted Sugarbag bees. Oops. Am I ready for this? As he points out I would research & dither & research & read & research forever but @ some point I do need to do. So he's started the ball rolling.

My man generally believes in doing things on a grand scale. It has been a bone of contention all our marriage. I believe in starting with something small & manageable. lol This time he's on my wavelength. We are going to start with just one hive. We have left it up to the expert to suggest which species of native bee will suit our area best. They are stingless which is a huge blessing because for years we have had someone building a comb in our living room wall. The honey is dark & not particularly sweet & I have absolutely no idea what I have just got myself in to. Oh, well. Live & learn.
 

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