Spring is Here!

It may not feel quite like Spring yet, but the calendar says it is so! I have Spring on the brain too! I'm thinking of ideas for the garden and of some of the projects we have pending so bring it on!

The awesome rooster table cover above was a birthday gift! However if I put it on a table, my cats think it's a mattress for them so I draped it here in my family room. I like it. The rooster that adorns it is new as well. We spent a great weekend in upstate New York visiting family and that large metal rooster was a birthday gift too! My sister-in-law always gifts me with rooster and chicken items. She actually buys them and saves them for me for when she sees me :) I'm lucky!

The babies are getting big quickly! Fifteen days old and they are hungry and active. All 6 have survived and that's great. They will eventually join the Polish chickens in the coop but not for some time yet. The other chickens will occupy their own section of the coop. Good thing my husband is a contractor and can build all this for me. He enjoys them as much as I do. He had thought of getting ducks but we decided against it as ducks require a lot more care. I think we are good for now. The Polish chickens are laying eggs which is great because that means they are happy with us, I am open to rescues though. Any chicken that needs a home because of illness, injury or abuse can come here.

I think I will pull out the Easter boxes today and start some decorating. I had wanted to do some spring cleaning first and put up my new curtains in the parlor and I did that yesterday. I'm happy that Easter is later this year as I love the flowers blooming and it being warm for the holiday.

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Celebrating Birthdays & Welcoming Babies!

Good Morning!

Hope you had a great week and weekend! March is always a busy month for us because my birthday, my husband's birthday and my daughter's birthday all occur! And we like to celebrate our birthdays! We had a few very lovely family dinners and even a couple of lunches with friends to celebrate. Getting old isn't all that bad!

March also means "Chick Days" so Billy and I have been visiting all the Agway's and Nurseries that have chicks. They recently opened Long Island's first Tractor Supply too so we made the rounds and from one of our favorite places, we purchased these babies. They were born March 6 and they are thriving!

I'm also excited to say that one of my rescue Polish chickens laid her first egg for me! That's awesome news because it means she is adjusted and happy here with us in her new home! Go Priscilla!!!She was very vocal about laying her egg and we made a big deal about it!

March also brings the Flower Show at Hicks Nursery. If you have followed me in the past you know that Hicks has played a big role in our family activity. We visit them several times a year for different events and I personally have visited since childhood. Hicks is a Long Island landmark. The Flower Show never disappoints. These are just a few of the photos I took. The displays are incredible and their flower combinations are breathtaking.  The walk through all the indoor displays was a great way to spend a rainy Sunday! Inside it was sunny Spring! I went home feeling like I should take all the Easter stuff out!

We also went to an Islanders Game, our favorite team. We try to go to as many as we can. My son goes to MANY! :)  he bought my husband and I tickets for our birthdays and we went as a family again! We try to do that a few times a year. Otherwise, Caitlin and I just go with my son or he goes with his friends. Lets go Islanders!!! Hockey is a big part of our lives!

Do you make a corned beef & cabbage dinner for St. Patrick's Day? I bought my corned beef the other day and will pick up another this week! I bought a good size one but have to still get my cabbage. I make an awesome Irish Soda Bread (so I'm told!) and will be making a few loaves this week. I make mine sweeter than most but not overly sweet. I love St. Paddy's Day! You don't have to be Irish to love it!

Well, I'm going to get ready to start my day! I hope you have a great one too!