there go two more hens. within the span of ONE WEEK.
i caught them chasing the rooster like mad through the yard yesterday and managed to intervene before he was either caught or exhausted to death, but just barely. we are now down to two hens, one of whom cannot escape the coop (so is probably safe), and the rooster. i guess i'll be buying some more chicks here shortly, unless my uncle has any spare hens.
oh and i got stung by a 4in scorpion on my kitchen floor last night--that shit hurt for like 10 minutes, but then the pain was gone. felt like a sustained cigarette burn with a little tingly numbness thrown in. very unpleasant! i'm not sure how he got in the house but i'm going to have to be more paranoid now that rowan is running around.
my sourdough starter molded, to my great sadness, and i am not sure why or how... but i've started a new one so i should be ok in a few days or so. the warm temp (81deg) in our house seems to speed the fermentation a bit. i'm itching to try sourdough pretzels...
and finally, our previous abode is to be auctioned on sept 2. the foreclosure is final. it's a weird feeling, we'll actually need to say goodbye soon. our first home, where rowan first lived... but we are a lot happier here. i don't miss the neverending interior construction, the musty old-house smell, or the non-functioning a/c! but i do miss the prairie and our nice neighbors with their little toddler rowan's age. and, on some days, the proximity to gainesville. bittersweet.
i caught them chasing the rooster like mad through the yard yesterday and managed to intervene before he was either caught or exhausted to death, but just barely. we are now down to two hens, one of whom cannot escape the coop (so is probably safe), and the rooster. i guess i'll be buying some more chicks here shortly, unless my uncle has any spare hens.
oh and i got stung by a 4in scorpion on my kitchen floor last night--that shit hurt for like 10 minutes, but then the pain was gone. felt like a sustained cigarette burn with a little tingly numbness thrown in. very unpleasant! i'm not sure how he got in the house but i'm going to have to be more paranoid now that rowan is running around.
my sourdough starter molded, to my great sadness, and i am not sure why or how... but i've started a new one so i should be ok in a few days or so. the warm temp (81deg) in our house seems to speed the fermentation a bit. i'm itching to try sourdough pretzels...
and finally, our previous abode is to be auctioned on sept 2. the foreclosure is final. it's a weird feeling, we'll actually need to say goodbye soon. our first home, where rowan first lived... but we are a lot happier here. i don't miss the neverending interior construction, the musty old-house smell, or the non-functioning a/c! but i do miss the prairie and our nice neighbors with their little toddler rowan's age. and, on some days, the proximity to gainesville. bittersweet.
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