facebook has made it too easy to ignore my blog… which kinda stinks because there are things that i’d like to document that are silly to put on facebook, cuz, who cares?
one of those things is that the chickens are hating this weather. it’s -2° today and i think the high will be 6°… the tips of their combs are turning a light tan, which is the start of frostbite, and their water heater has formed a crust of ice around half of the top of the bowl… i guess it wasn’t really meant for chickens, it *is* a dog water bowl. despite the cold, they’re still producing eggs. we got four yesterday, although one had frozen and cracked.
i’ve been working on a new craft… i’ve always wanted to make a duct tape wallet, but never really had the gumption. after an office event on wednesday provided some fancy patterns of tape, i started making them for co-workers! here’s one:
the kitties are getting along famously… burnie keeps the guys young.
however, she’s started to make funny noises and roll around on the rug in a weird way. we think she’s in pre-heat… so we need to get her in to be fixed. hopefully next friday. i’ll have to call the vet today.
the other night, martin tried to comfort her:
which was nice, because her little coos were starting to get annoying.
From the legacy archive