OHHHHHH---------------HOW I LOVE SILK!!!

Silk sheets?? Sure------they are mighty fine! Silk stockings?? Really---- doesn't work around here! (wool is much better)! Silk worms?? Wonderful little creatures, love what they make, but a REAL worm makes REALLY good compost!! Silk jammies! OH YEAH!!!! AHHH- wonderful thing, until you put them with the silk sheets---then it's a night of--- HANG ON TIGHT!!!

My favorite SILK in the whole world are my SILKIE CHICKENS!!! First got Silkies in 2000 and have not been without since. Their feathers feel sooooooooo silky! Small(ish) chicken, great mothers, great broody hens. You can put a pile of rocks under them and they won't leave until the rocks HATCH!!! Our broodie silkies have hatched out turkey eggs, duck eggs, any other eggs that we have put under them. The reason we have Silkies is only because they are soooo cute, and soooo comical to watch. They live in the front area of our place, are true 'yard ornaments' with comments from people that occasionally drive by and enjoy watching them. They are sooooooo entertaining!! Busy, busy all day long!! They are for SHOW and GLOW! (and for hatching any and everything)!! See----they do have their own purpose here! Interesting thing about a Silkie chicken----------------- they have black skin under those beautiful silkie feathers!!

Have a request for fried chicken, mashed pots., gravy and homegrown corn for Sunday dinner tomorrow. Certainly will NOT be a SILKIE---------------------they are sooooooo safe from the fryer!!! SILKIES ROOL!!!

60 DEGREEEEEZZZZZZ TODAY!!!

REMEMBER 'that butt ugly' picture of the greenhouse from yesterday's blog?????? That Butt Ugly greenhouse had a whole bunch of company today----all plants where packed out to it and got to soak up some of those glorious sun rays today!!! Perked them right up! NEVER EVER underestimate the power of SUN RAYS!!! Plants felt good, dogs felt good, chickens where dusting up a storm (their version of a tanning bed)! I felt GREAT!!! Even did some spring cleaning (inside). Know that sounds crazy to be INSIDE on a beautiful, sunny day-----but----- because the Bassets spent the day OUTSIDE---that gave me the opportunity to vacuum the dog hair off the furniture and polish the wood floors-----been awhile!!! (A long while)! Sposed to rain for the rest of the week----BUT---------60 degreeez today & got a lot done!!!

DO NOT JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER-----

An admission----I do NOT have the cutest greenhouse there ever was! BUT--------there is a bit of history that goes with the UNcutest greenhouse there 'ever was.'-------------We bought the 'ugly greenhouse' about 11 seasons ago (before Craigslist). Homemade---put it on the back of a flat bed trailer and drove EVERY back road possible to get it HOME.

Paid---like---minimum $$$ for it with the hope that it would last for a 'couple' of seasons-------HONESTLY----that was 11 YEARS ago!!!!!!! Can you just imagine how many plants every year that has been grown in this greenhouse for the past 11 years??? How much FOOD it has provided for us??? HOW much 'enjoyable' time I have spent in this 'uncute' greenhouse for all these years??? It was only supposed to last a 'couple' of seasons! Will admit--this year it does have a really big hole in the top of it, may just throw some plastic over it---it has been BLOWN away--totally, BLOWN AWAY---had to rescue it and bring it back from wence it was blown! My most favorite place to be when the SUN shines and I can hang out in the UNcute greenhouse. Can NOT wait for the sun to shine so I can beeeeeeee there!

OHHHHH-speaking of 'book by the cover'---am reading (listening to) Pride and Predudice, that classic-------my original thought was booooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrring------but got the 'mind set' as to the time frame it was happening (early 1800's) and OH MY GOSH---life was not as it now. (thank Heaven!). Am sure it was required reading back when I was in school (yes, they did have books!)---am sure I chose NOT to read it, am sure I would have not understood it THEN---am understanding it NOW!!! With all the years BEHIND me-----I have learned NOT to judge a book by it's cover!!!

83rd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS EVENING---

KINDA----------watchin' the Academy Awards! So far---have not seen a single movie that is up for an AWARD!!! But----eventually----plan on seeing them all. Took me 30 years to see 'GONE WITH THE WIND' (well worth the wait), have read (listened) to the book 3 times, sooooooooooo----there is hope to see all the potential winners---may take a while, but there is always something to look forward to. MAY THE BEST MOVIE WIN!!!!!! (Still like 'Sound of Music')! Must watch that again!

IT'S AN EASTER EGG HUNT EVERYDAY!!!

All our 'feathered friends' must think it's Spring!!! Every (thing) is laying eggs EVERYWHERE!!! Some people hunt birds, deer, elk, bear, we hunt EGGS!!! The geese are laying, the chickens are laying, the ducks are laying---it's just too cold to let anybody 'set' on their eggs so we have been collecting them. Fridg. is full of EGGS! Dogs get an egg for breakfast every morning---that's 5 eggs per day right there! Soon as the weather breaks---will let everyone 'set' on their eggs then we will have 'babies' everywhere! Spring is always a FUN time of year, just wish it would hurry and get here!!!

Every since we have moved to this area (16 yrs. ago-----that time went FAST) February has brought at least a week of SPRING TEASE----you know------when the sun shines and you just want to get outside (or in the greenhouse) and do SPRING THINGS!!! Hasn't happened this year----I'm doing what needs to be done outside and head for inside!!! SUNNNNNNNNNNNNN-------------where are you??? I miss you soooooooooooo much! Please come back to me!!!

MY MILLES-----------MY LITTLE LADIES----------

Mille Fleur D'Uccle------------meaning---------Thousand Flowers-----that's because their feather coloring is such a rich, bright, mahogany, reddish, gold color!!! These girls are TOUGH, they are not supposed to be TOUGH, but have been very winter since we have had them. The Mille's are a very, very small breed, 26 oz. for the roosters, 22 oz. for the hens, on average! Fragile and delicate in appearance but MAN O MAN ------ if they want to get away from something they can 'fly HIGH' not far, but really HIGH, roof top high!!! Normally, pretty calm, lay small light brown eggs, very broody---have been so enjoyable to have around!!! The first to roost up at night and the last to get 'out and about' in the morning!

At this time, we do NOT have a rooster and need to get one. Had 2 roosters last fall and a person wanted to buy one, saw no problem with that, but it wasn't too long after that, our other Mille Roo just died, nothing had been wrong, JUST FOUND HIM DEAD. I really, really think he missed his Buddy! Am in search of 2 more Roos----------------Craigs List-----------here I come!!!

THE GIRLS ARE HOME----THE GIRLS ARE HOME!!!

Had the opportunity today to put some plants in the greenhouse for a QUICK BLAST of sunshine---actually---about the time I got them all hauled out----it was almost time to haul them back in again---well worth it--------any little bit of SUN just gives them that needed BOOST, perking up and feeling GREAT!!! SUN is always a good thing!!!

YEAHHHHH---girls---you are home---after a 'vacation' with Rocky (blogspot 1-29)---you girls spent time with Rocky and cute little baby goats (kids) having a wonderful time, interacting with other goats, wonderful for YOU---but I truely missed you to pieces!!! Guess we will see in 5 months how much FUN you had!!! I do believe I saw a SMILE on your face s when you got home!!!

Check out music-----------Mumford and Sons, and Bruno Mars---great sounds!!!