here at home

• Aug. 31, 2007 - Just the usual

Lots going on here of course. I haven't had time to sit down and breathe the past few days, so here I am, enjoying a little bit of rest. The floor needs mopped, the laundry needs moved, but I'm so tired! The average is mopping twice a day and 7 loads of laundry a day - it can wait a minute!
So it says I don't have enough room to add pictures, so I'll just have to tell you. My chickens started laying eggs! It's been so wonderful to have fresh eggs! I made some banana bread with the first batch, and they turned the dough bright canary yellow - it was so nice looking! Then today I walked out to collect and they had hidden the eggs from me. I found one, and it was very weird. There was no shell. Just the membrane around the egg, and the egg neatly encased within. Very strange. Not sure what happened with that, but it got squished in the dirt shortly after I found it and we'll see what happens tomorrow. I let the chickens into the garden because the wind knocked down my 7' tall tomatoes and a lot of the tomatoes fell on the ground and got squished. They really loved that treat! plus, they found the old compost pile and lots of bugs to eat!
Also today, I started watering the dirt with hopes of germinating all the weed seeds and planting a lawn next week. It will take a good amount of effort since I have free range chickens eating all the grass seed, but I may keep them locked up while i'm trying to make it grow. It will be easier to find the eggs, too!
Oh what else...I still have 2 more cases of peaches to can, and my counter is covered in cucumbers and tomatoes too. what a great thing to have too much of! I am anxious to start canning the rest, but with everything else going on, it's a little further down the list lately. The house is nice and clean now, which has been a long time coming, and I am looking forward to waking up to 'no morning chores!'
Well, that's it for now. when it says i can add more pictures, i'll try again!
Jen