Wild Winds Homestead : February 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Wesley jumped (walked off) the family home evening manual tonite for about a half hour, he thought that was the greatest trick!

Reflections

As I sit here waiting for Ryan to get home and reflect on where I am today, where I've been, it covers such a varying me. Helping with my twenty year reunion has caused some reflection with surprisingly happy results. I am very much a country music lover and as i reflected on my country music lived life Lee Ann Womack's "That was twenty years and two husbands ago" comes to mind. I have traveled a long twisting road kids in tow to get right where I belong. I know there were easier ways and straighter roads that lead to this place but I have always loved the scenic route, I would rather drive then fly because getting there is half the fun! That long twisting road seems like another life and seems twenty years and two husbands ago! There is nothing as sweet as being where you belong with the your love, liking yourself, watching children grow, laughing with the little ones and playing with the grandbaby!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

How to make brownies by Clarissa

First get a bowl then you put brownies in and open the eggs then stir it then put it in the oven and then you wait...then you take them out of the oven then you wait.....then eat them!

Watching Ryan play curses with the kids! You should see Kielee's bend and snap werewolf transformation!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Wesley and Esperanza

Wesley was found laying on the floor on his stomach with his face in the cat's water bowl getting a drink!

Esperanza followed Faith and Clarissa into the pantry, stood and watched them a few seconds then shook her head and said, "Children"!

Our late chickens

Lucy the Red Star, died of natural cause of old age. We will miss her. She had the best personality!

Roni the Rhode Island Red-She was eaten, she would not stop eating eggs, we tried many things to stop her but in the end she was eating 3 eggs a day so we ate her.

Sophie the Red Star- She was egg bound, we tried to save her in vain.

Phil the Faverolle-Her death is still a mystery.

Blackbird the Black Australorp-She was injured and then several other chicken pecked out her flesh around the injury. We separated her and she eventually healed but did not walk very good. She spent most of her time just sitting in the lay box. She was put out of her misery.

Pickles the Barred Rock-She seemed to have some kind of a stroke, she stood for many hours in the same place and stared off into space. She would not eat and only drank for my husband. After a week she was kindly put out of her misery.

Willow, the Leghorn, is no more, she got in the dog pen and was played with to death.

Chicken who stopped by

Mabel the Mottled Java- She came to us from a neighbor, she would allow their other chicken in the coop. She was at the bottom of our pecking order until the new chickens arrived. She would hop the 3 foot fence and not allow the new chickens to eat their own food. She moved to the Jenie Hansen coop in West Haven! She does well there.

Ruby and Rhoda the Rhode Island Reds- Bought from a neighbor. They pecked the flesh out of Blackbird and were aggressive with several of the other hens. They found a new home with a daughter's friend. They do better there at the bottom of the pecking order.