The flock

I am so excited about my new venture. Chickens! I have been thinking about it for quite a long time and now that David is "on" the project we are on our way. These little chicks are the cutest darn things. I have seven, two Amber Whites, two Araucana (egg shells are green!), two Barred Rock, and one Red Star. I am hoping that they are all hens because the goal is eggs -- but the Ranch store that I purchased them at "does not guarantee" the sex of the bird -- so we'll see. David has been working on the new fence and has the coop plans all worked out. He even ordered tiny windows that look just like the ones we have in the house (Yes - E-bay). I will post some other pictures as these little chicks grow. They are only about a week old now and will be the size of a large grapefruit in about six weeks!

How clean is your mirror?

I wrote to Kara’s friend Kelly Grenowich and asked her for her answer to mirror/glass cleaning. Kelly is well known for her cleaning skills and truly the “Cleaning Queen”. She sent me the answer today, and there was no window without a screen in front of it that was safe from me. I’m not kidding. This stuff got all the “film” off of the mirrors without effort and the windows are sparkling from the inside. SOT the wind is at a steady 40 MPH, gusting to 65, I didn’t attempt anything outside. I may have Tom take the screens off of the rest of the windows upstairs so I can get them clean (easy-breezy). I am so excited about this. Why haven’t I done this before, I ask myself? So here it the solution: 1 cup alcohol, 1 cup water, 1 Tablespoon non-sudsing ammonia That’s it! MAGIC!

Jane Eyre

I remember loving this story when I read it in high school, but admit that when I picked it up to read again I remembered little. After finishing it now, I am pretty set in the idea that even though I still do love the story, I believe you can probably cut 100 pages of Mr Rochester's rants and Jane Eyre's subtle observations out and still have a very lovely tale. With that being said, I am super excited for the new movie and hope that it lives up to expectations. Thank you Goodreads for pushing the Jane Eyre Challenge on me - I am glad I read it again!

Paper Flowers

Here are some origami tulips that I made for church. There is also a bigger pot that has a large bunch of Lilies in it, but the photo did not make the cut. Enjoy!