This week was pretty low-key. We had decent weather for February and worked and played outside a lot. We enjoyed school, watching chickens lay their eggs, watching Isla for 4 days while her parents were out of town, and reading together in the evenings.
Signs of Spring
I love seeing the blush colored buds on the blueberries and the first crocuses opening up.
Excellent Eggs
Our hens are laying terrificly right now. One day when I went to get my chain saw out of the tool shed I found 6 aqua colored eggs in a nest made out of aqua colored twine. That was a fun surprise! They usually only lay in the nesting boxes in the coop. Makenna is the usual egg collector and I love seeing her bring in a whole basket of eggs. I also love putting them into egg cartons to bring to our customers. I’m so grateful for them!
Working and Playing Outside
Putting up a fence.- Hammering rebar in and stringing the barbed wire.
- Kait and Kenna dancing in the yard.
Kait holding Isla.- Animal tracks in the sand by the creek.
- Tilly watching Isla while we work.
Coming in to a nice dinner
Every day we played and worked outside from lunch until dinner. It was nice to come in the house to a hot meal. The crock pot is always in use at our house! This time of year I use a lot of our frozen garden veggies. From harvest to December I don’t want to use them. I love having a stocked freezer. But then January through April I’m anxious to get it emptied again so I can start refilling it in summer.
- Chicken stew
- Chicken veggie chili
- Macaroni & cheese
And after dinner, toasting marshmallows
As the fire died down, it was fun to roast marshmallows and eat them with a Valentine fondue I made too much of. Then we read, hung out, and went to bed.