Fall Updates

Greetings, things here have stayed busy. I've been attempting to try to get stuff done for this blog, but all of my canning, and regular chores have kept me so busy, that I'm afraid that it will be winter before I'm able to fill this blog with recipes and patterns. The good news is, I have lots of fun ideas for patterns, that I truly hope you all will enjoy. In the meantime, I've reopened my Etsy shop. It only has a few things in it, but that's ok, I'm not really trying to make a living, just some yarn money.

The chicks that I hatched out at the beginning of the month are growing like weeds!!! They are at that baby dinosaur stage, and their feathers are coming and, and they look all ragged and disheveled. Oh, I'm not going to lie, I think they are cute no matter how ugly they get. I guess I'm just that type of person, nobody is really ugly, they are just a different kind of cute.

So, I have Sam and Bella on the flea and tick pill, the one that lasts for 3 months. Jasper will be the next one to get one, and then it will go Bella, Sam and Jasper again. The reason that Jasper is last, isn't for any particular reason. He just doesn't have the flea trouble that the other two did. Sam is so fluffy that the fleas can get away from flea shampoo in a bath, and poor Bella, hound dog that she is, was just attracting them like she had a magnet in her or something. I must say though, I'm pleased with the results. I'll know for sure though when Summer comes back around. This is the time of the year anyways that the fleas start to slow down. (I'm still treating my carpet and furniture on a regular basis, because they can still hitch hike in)
  
 Well, I suppose I had better get off of here, and get back to work...although Bella came in with me when I brought in the groceries, and she has taken up residence on a yellow blanket that she's drug into the middle of the floor and is napping on. She had some lunch, and is snoring hard!!! Love that crazy hound!!!

This week

It has been an incredibly crazy week, and it's only Tuesday!!! Whew!!! Today, I picked up a bushel of apples, so that I can make apple butter, and  apple pie filling. I also picked up some Tattler lids and rings, so that I can give that a go. They are a bit on the expensive side, but will be worth it in the long run since everything is reusable. Well, the rings will have to be replaced eventually, but I'm keeping a little more out of the landfill.

On Monday, I had to take Sam to the vet. He had an ear infection, which had gotten pretty bad, because none of his regular ear wash and drops had been working, but now, he's on some meds that are making him feel better. For being such a good boy, I took him to McDonalds, and he was really happy about that!! (What dog wouldn't be happy to get chicken nuggets, and maybe a few French fries???) (No, we never give them people food. They do get chicken nuggets once a year, at vet time.)

Finally, I've been working on finishing up some of my works in progress with my crochet stuff. I got these dogs for a friends nephews. It took me way longer than it should have to get them complete, but I managed it!!!

So, that's been my week in a nutshell!!! Hope you all are having a great week, and are enjoying your fall!!!!

Chicks

So, Everybody who lives on the east coast knows that it's cold, wet and just plain nasty right now, and we have some strangely named Tornado or hurricane or something like that on its way this weekend. So to add a little cheer, here are a few pics of the chicks that I hatched out yesterday. I ended up with 19 in all!!! They are the most fun chicks I've ever had. In fact, I can't stop playing with them, and that's generally not something I do. I'm usually pretty hands off with my birds for the most part. But here we are!!!