Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[CarolynF]

[COLOR=0000CD]OPEN HOUSE::::::::::::::::::: Gary & Robin's house  ....FINALLY !!!   [/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000CD]When :[/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000CD]July 12th & 13th~~[/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000CD]Where: Raymond, WA (RSVP for directions)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000CD]WHY ?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000CD]Cuz we love you & we are finally ready to show off the house ![/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000CD]It ain't done, but it is done enuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/COLOR]
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[COLOR=0000CD]Plenty of overnight space..unless your trailer is 40 feet long ![/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000CD]TONI will be doing DJ, and playing all our requests and Kareoke if we need to  (do we ?  [/COLOR]:/   [COLOR=0000CD])[/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000CD]Those of you who have my # CALL ![/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000CD]We are providing all meat, and fish, and alot of drinks.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000CD]Anyone coming can bring a dish...salads, breads, and summer things like tater salad,Hermiston melons !!!! corn on the cob are a sure winner![/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000CD]RSVP to my e-mail or send me a PM...all our WA BYCers are welcome (and Canada & OR too !  [/COLOR] )

The 12th is the poultry swap in Graham.

Yes... That is a significant conflict! The swap has been scheduled for quite a while... Do you have any flexibility on the date?

 

[Chickielady]

Yes... That is a significant conflict! The swap has been scheduled for quite a while... Do you have any flexibility on the date?

YES

 

[Chickielady]

Actully, I am not interested in any poultry swap.
And I prefer not to have anyone walk here that has recently been to any such swap.
There is a SWAP every weekend of every month in Chehalis...................and in Rochester.

My life does not revolve around poultry swaps.

I am inviting my family as well, and it is just before Einstein's BD...and if no one shows up, then there will be peace & quiet and lots a food here on the beach~

 

[Chickielady]

Freezer Camp of 4 Skovie Drakes this afternoon.........and we are tired........................TIRED.

Off to Monroe tomorrow, to deliver more birds.........................I am exhausted just thinking of it.................

 

[Chickielady]

Yes in the nest box, too, along with DE and lavender and then topped with some straw. I use quite a bit of lavender and my coop smells lovely!

Ooh I would love some lavendar stalks !!!

All mine is not growing very fast~~~may be a salt air conflict``

 

[Hinotori]

Actully, I am not interested in any poultry swap.
And I prefer not to have anyone walk here that has recently been to any such swap.
There is a SWAP every weekend of every month in Chehalis...................and in Rochester.

My life does not revolve around poultry swaps.

I am inviting my family as well, and it is just before Einstein's BD...and if no one shows up, then there will be peace & quiet and lots a food here on the beach~

I'd already promised to go to this swap months ago. It's not one of the auctions.

I'm torn now. I would absolutely love to see your house that you've teased us with pictures of. And your garden. I want to see the garden.

 

[elizmartin]

The 12th is the poultry swap in Graham.

Me think Robin said the 12th and the 13th…….Not sure if i can go yet, will have to see how work is scheduled…..maybe jet down for one day…..

 

[elizmartin]

Too Many ?

I need to sell off about 100~~~~
Me stupido !

You very Funny…..! ! ! B & i just getting back from the first real vacation in several years…..Cannon Beach….wish i had known You were coming to Monroe Saturday i could have planned to cross paths……

 

[elizmartin]

Yes in the nest box, too, along with DE and lavender and then topped with some straw. I use quite a bit of lavender and my coop smells lovely!

lavender was my sisters favorite…..guess i will be planting lots more now….VBG, Thanks Carolyn !

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

Hi there! I'm sure some of you remember me. I've been lurking in this thread every now and then since I last posted and it's been great keeping up with all of you. Happy clucking!

I have great news! UrbanEnthusiast is about to become RuralEnthusiast at last! My man and I found a place to rent on Camano Island where we can have all the laying hens and meat rabbits we want! We're even going to get a dog FINALLY!!! We're going to be renting a cute little 40' trailer from a friend of a friend who owns 10 acres out there that's mostly wooded and absolutely gorgeous. Trailer isn't big enough for our king-sized bed so we're going to build some sort of outbuilding for a bedroom. Tipi? Yurt? I don't care! The place is six miles from a public pool which I can easily get to on the FREE bus, and I love to swim laps every day, so I just couldn't be more thrilled! Especially since our rent is only 650/mo which includes everything, even high-speed internet! We already picked a secluded little spot for our trailer that's surrounded by trees, so all we have to do is run plumbing and septic to it. That's a cinch, right? HAHAHA. We've got our work cut out for us as the trailer also needs a new floor, a ton of cleaning, a stove, and a couple of repairs (it's all metal with real wood paneling so it's going to be super cute!). All the work is worth it to us to have everything we want at a price where we can start saving up to buy some land somewhere. We've both been developing our web-based home businesses and it's just all coming together. I'm 31 and I feel like a real grown-up now, y'all!

Originally our plan was Whidbey Island but prices have soured out there the past year or two. I heard they're about to increase military personnel out there from 8K to 12K. Sheesh!

So... I'm still thinking I want about 20 Hamburg hens. I like that they're light eaters who like to forage who are known for laying well for a couple years longer than most breeds, and laying in winter too. I also like that they're flighty since they're going to be free-ranging out there in the woods with dogs and cats everywhere, as well as the typical wild predators. Heck, I might even go with some American Game hens or Egyptian Fayoumis instead or as well. What do y'all think the odds are that I can train a young herding dog to find eggs in the woods for us?!?

Sadly the landlord doesn't want a rooster as he feels his donkeys make enough noise already, and I can respect that. He says he's not entirely opposed to the idea if the noise is tolerable, but I'm not betting on it. I'm a bit disappointed about it but it's cool. Totally minor in the grand scheme of things!

Going to start on the coop and rabbit hutch as soon as our trailer and "bedroom" are ready! Official move-out date from our current apartment in Seattle is July 31. After we're all settled with our livestock, it's time to start building our 22' sailing catamaran!!!

I wanna get into veggie gardening out there as well...

Wanna know how I feel right now?!?