Fairhope Cottage S-L-O-W-L-Y coming along

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The cottage (as I insist on calling it) is officially our third flip. And it’s been the slowest by far.

We got overly ambitious with this one — and yeh. We’re learning.

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We’re waiting for an inspection this week and then hopefully the brick will be painted soon!

 

They may be older…

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But I still get to make them cookies for school events now and again.

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Tori is taking a bag to a potluck for clinicals.

Tom is taking a bag to Southwind camp this weekend.

TJ is taking a bag to Auburn tomorrow for E-Day. (Road trips do require snacks after all!)

Yay for baking for the kiddos.

 

Chicken update

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There might be more to life than chickens — but right now they amuse the heck outta me.

The heck, I say!

Today I was laughing at Tori dragging TJ and his buddy outside so they meet her chicken, Pig.

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Well, and the other girls…

Minerva

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Ginny

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Hedwig

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And Hermione

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The colored eggs continue to just amaze me. The colors are so pretty!

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They are pretty dang tasty as well.

Thanks for my chickens, Eric. Best. Gift. EVER.

 

Coffee with the ladies.

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This morning I got up, slipped on my chicken shoes (I’ll need boots sooner than later — holy HELL they poop a LOT!) and went to feed the ladies. After telling them good morning and changing their water — I sat down to have my coffee with them. (Thanks for bringing me coffee, Eric — you are my hero!)

It was fun to start figuring out their personalities.

Their names are all Harry Potter themed because I’m a dork. And it makes me happy.

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The white one is Hedwig as I mentioned earlier. She’s the top hen in the pecking order.

The beautiful tan and gray one eating in the above photo is Professor McGonagall. I opened the nest box hatch as she was laying an egg today… so we’re now on a first name basis — Minerva.

We also have: Hermione, Ginny and Pig. Tori always wanted a pig — I finally got her one. (Yes, Pig is still Harry Potter themed — Ron had a bitty hyper owl named Pigwidgeon. They called him ‘Pig’ for short.)

Beaux is curious about everything — but the ladies run to roost if he comes near their home.

Beaux… is not impressed.

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Today was only two eggs. Given the extreme stress they were under yesterday – fair enough. I was still excited to have them.

Chickens. I have chickens!