It sure has been a while since I have posted. I do want to get started again fairly regularly but I am determined to not let that interfere with my Summer with my kids! I have been staying away from the computer as it is such a time water. My Summer has been eventful and fun and an all round great June & July, and I have high hopes for August! We have had some great visits from friends and relatives we love and some great trips! We also got a lot done around the house with the garden.
Soooo.....when I last left off with you in June, my husband had been building our chicken coop for our chicks, Frankie & Carol. It turns out Carol is a rooster and Frankie is a hen. We aren't changing their names cause they know their names and that would just be confusing ;) . Carol crows every morning around 7:00 am (he likes to sleep late).
The coop is also home to our three bunnies and they are LOVING it! Except for a few touches such as the finsishing wood on the outside on that one side, it is basically done though Bill said he is thinking of adding another protected free space for them.
It is an L-shaped coop so it is pretty large in the back. We went to Lancaster to find some finishing touches to decorate it. I picked up the metal feed sign, the cjicken coop flag and a few other items to make it homey for them. I have the interior of the coop decorated as well with metal signs.
Wow, looking at these pictures I can see my mint has grown quite a bit and so has my black eyed susans!
My son has been helping out his busy Dad at work this Summer again, and he loves the same things we do--farms, plants, animals, construction, prims, Lancaster, etc. So it was no surprise after he got paid that he came home with this adorable bird feeder for me! It's a heavy one; very well made! He bought it at Wal Mart! :) That's how my son is. He may be only 14 but he loves his home and everything we do for it!
I planted what I call a Halloween garden this year. I was sure I would have no luck with seeds but decided to try it anyway and it has been growing so well! I have pumpkins, bird house gourds, mini pumpkins for drying, and both mini and full size indian corn. (pictures to come soon). Well the garden has grown but time will tell if everything actually produces what it is supposed to produce! We also planted fruit trees. We have three apple trees! Can I call it my own private orchard? :) Seeing my cousin's garden in Pennsylvania inspired me!
So it has been a good kind of Summer for us! Caitlin is enjoying our neighbor's pool with her best friend and did VBS for a week which was outstanding. I've been busy here doing what I do! It's all good!
Have a great day!
Squeal!!! I love the coop! It came out AMAZING! And please tell Bill I said that! :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the birdhouse Billy got you, it really is awesome. What a great eye he has! You can tell him I said that too! :)
I think that is so awesome you guys got apple trees! Do you know what varieties? I have an Ultra Mac, Sweet Sixteen, Golden Delicious, and another yellow apple, I forget which one. Mine haven't developed fruit yet, but they are still young. Hopefully in the next couple of years. And even if we move while they are still manageable, I will bring them with me! I want to see those babies fruit! Along with the cherry, peach and almond trees I planted, they are coming with me too!
Sorry I haven't emailed much this week! I have a lot of news to tell you. My parents got a tentative moving date. Yay! I will write more and tell you the details.
Love ya!