Celtic Rug and Danny and Holly

Hi Aunt Callie!  Wow I feel so famous now that 

Danny and I are officially part of your blog!

This is me, (your Niece Holly) & the celtic rug 

I made at a YMCA Women's Retreat on Orcas Island, WA

This is Holly & Danny (your new Nephew-in-law!)  Yeah!  Lucky Holly found such a wonderful husband!  Welcome to the family Danny :)  We all love you so much!

The rug is made from old climbing rope that was used by all the little campers hands at Camp Orkila on Orcas Island.  The colors reminded me of my Aunt, and the craftiness of the idea (I knew she would love it!).  So it made me very happy to make this for her!

This Light Brahma is giving me the eye

through the front slider.

She wants me to open the slider and give her some treats!

Don't you think she is hefty enough!

Fat chicken.

It really isn't good if the hens get too fat because they

don't lay as many eggs as they would normally

or even stop laying.

I hope Holly and Danny had a great time driving up here

and that they have a wonderful visit with all the family.

Love and Hugs Holly and Danny!

Holly typed most of this blog.

I am trying to get her interested in blogging.

Please Holly!

Have a great Day!

Smiles

:)

31 Blocks!

Scroll Down To See Chickens...

(click photos to enlarge)

I'm finished making blocks!

And I finally figured out what I should have been doing,

unfortunately after I was almost done.

Instead of making a large piece of fabric out of scraps

I should have been making blocks

just a little bit bigger than my square template.

Live and learn...

I do still have some strips left but

they are mostly blue.

I suppose I could go ahead and try the new method

and sew them up into blocks.

Ugh! I'll see how I feel about it tomorrow.

Now I can start my Japanese quilt!

Ahhh... so cute!

1 day old chicks

that we raised that turned into

these large hens.

This is Pastey. She is a Light Brahma.

Notice the feathers on the feet of the Brahmas.

The feathers are supposed to help

keep their feet and legs warm.

This is an Orpington.

She is very calm.

This is an Australorp.

Also a friendly hen.

This is a Buff Brahma.

She is a bit more worried about the camera.

This is a Golden Lace Wyandotte.

She just wants down!

This is Curly. She is a Cochin.

She has feathers on her feet too.

She lays small eggs.

We didn't try to catch her because

she is easily frightened.

This is a Dark Brahma.

I love their markings.

We wanted large winter hardy chickens

with friendly personalities

that could free range.

The Wyandottes are a bit aloof

but they blend in with the leaves

and haven't been caught by a critter.

We still have four!

The Cochin is goofy.

The Brahmas and Australorps are gentle.

Two chicks were roosters.

They went back to the feed store.

We now have:

3 Light Brahmas

3 Australorps

3 Orpingtons

1 Cochin

2 Dark Brahmas

2 Buff Brahmas

4 Wyandottes

These hens are between 7 to 10 pounds.

Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart

is a great site to learn more about the different

breeds of chickens.

Our chickens are all heritage chickens,

which means they are on the

watch or recovering list

of endangered chickens.

http://www.albc-usa.org/heritagechicken/

We enjoy our chickens as pets and

as eggs producers.

Plus they eat up a lot of bugs!

And they are fun to watch.

Below is a photos of the girls

investigating the yellow squash.

Morgan is doing fine.

Smiles