Wow. Chicken drive-bys. What's next? Hell, I won't even drop off a coffee cake without permission...
Maggie: My mother has a big old Victorian and it was always cool because of the high ceilings. My house stays cool because of all the trees around. I think NY is getting hotter because people keep cutting down trees! Because we all know global warming is a myth. Ask the polar bears. They'll tell ya.
And no, it isn't summer yet. First day of summer = last day of school. If it weren't for these pesky bills, I'd be really excited. As it is, I'm looking forward to being home all day. Last year I worked until August without a break - full days in the heat with underprivileged kids and no a/c. It was fun, but I was exhausted. And I would have made more on unemployment. Learned that lesson. No camp for me this year. And I'm not even doing my other part time job, except Sundays. Bobby pointed out that the garden was an epic fail last year - I realized it's because I wasn't home to weed and water. And when I was home, I was exhaustified.
Went to HD today to get a couple of plants for the corner of the "L" in the chicken run. I put a pot there and I'm going to put rosemary in it. The girls won't eat rosemary. Must be too much like chicken seasoning! But I love the smell and it's an anti-mosquito plant. (Did you know that "mosquito" literally means "little fly" in Spanish?)
Can't wait for the rain tonight. The new backyard grass is coming in beautifully. I've already put down two full bags of seed. One more goes down when the second one sprouts. I'm shooting for golf course.
I put in the a/c unit in the bedroom window, which involved cleaning off the desk under the window, which led to changing the bed linen, which led to doing laundry, which led to replacing the tablecloth in the dining room. I love to accomplish!
I crocheted a RIR chick today. Very cute coloring. I'm going for realistic colors - none of this pastel, easter chick stuff for me. I've made BR, RIR, EE, Lav Orp, Buff Orp and White Orp chicks. They're all on a shelf staring at the bed. Bobby calls them the little soldiers.
Maggie: My mother has a big old Victorian and it was always cool because of the high ceilings. My house stays cool because of all the trees around. I think NY is getting hotter because people keep cutting down trees! Because we all know global warming is a myth. Ask the polar bears. They'll tell ya.
And no, it isn't summer yet. First day of summer = last day of school. If it weren't for these pesky bills, I'd be really excited. As it is, I'm looking forward to being home all day. Last year I worked until August without a break - full days in the heat with underprivileged kids and no a/c. It was fun, but I was exhausted. And I would have made more on unemployment. Learned that lesson. No camp for me this year. And I'm not even doing my other part time job, except Sundays. Bobby pointed out that the garden was an epic fail last year - I realized it's because I wasn't home to weed and water. And when I was home, I was exhaustified.
Went to HD today to get a couple of plants for the corner of the "L" in the chicken run. I put a pot there and I'm going to put rosemary in it. The girls won't eat rosemary. Must be too much like chicken seasoning! But I love the smell and it's an anti-mosquito plant. (Did you know that "mosquito" literally means "little fly" in Spanish?)
Can't wait for the rain tonight. The new backyard grass is coming in beautifully. I've already put down two full bags of seed. One more goes down when the second one sprouts. I'm shooting for golf course.
I put in the a/c unit in the bedroom window, which involved cleaning off the desk under the window, which led to changing the bed linen, which led to doing laundry, which led to replacing the tablecloth in the dining room. I love to accomplish!
I crocheted a RIR chick today. Very cute coloring. I'm going for realistic colors - none of this pastel, easter chick stuff for me. I've made BR, RIR, EE, Lav Orp, Buff Orp and White Orp chicks. They're all on a shelf staring at the bed. Bobby calls them the little soldiers.
