A Busy Weekend
April 10, 2009 By
Tomorrow is the big Easter Egg Hunt at the Effingham Public Library. I am baking cupcakes and bringing the apple juice. Oh, and of course the eggs. White eggs, green eggs, and brown eggs. The kids will search for filled eggs around the library, and the eggs I am donating will be for coloring. They even get to make an Easter basket to put them in. I have to make the cupcakes later. I have to think of something fun and creative for the tops. I don’t have any frosting on hand, but I am sure I will come up with something.
I have almost finished the Muriel dress for Thornton Square. I just have to finish putting on the lace and fix the collar. Her birthday is next Thursday, so I will make it on time. I thought for a day or two I wasn’t going to be done on time. No worries.
We started working on the Thornton Square website last night. We have gotten the design up and the categories. Now, I have to work on getting the pictures of the replica clothing and descriptions on there. The descriptions are always the hardest for me.
Sunday will be the day we cut a whole so the first set of chickens can actually free range again. We switched them to a new pen last fall, and they haven’t been out yet this spring. They peer out the windows, longing to scratch in the dirt again. Wait until they meet the cats.
April Showers Bring May Flowers
April 7, 2009 By
The showers may bring flowers, but it doesn’t help for getting much outdoor work done around here. It’s cold, and damp and no fun to do anything outdoors.
This morning I finished the chemise I had started a couple days ago. It turned out to be just what I wanted. It will be added to the Thornton Square line of clothes.
We are getting over two dozen eggs a day now. The chickens are out everyday, and having a ball. It is fun to watch them run all over the yard chasing things. Thank heavens the cats don’t chase them.
The cats do however chase every leave that blows across the yard. They are having fun, and we have fun watching them. I was sure they would be upset at us for making them outdoor cats, but I think their fun makes up for it. They have acres and acres to run and scamper after things that move. Puca, who we thought was going to be “wild” has tamed out well. Pyewacket is sweet, but now prefers to chase Puca over being in my lap. Oh, they grow so fast.
Saturday we are helping out at the library with the kids Easter Egg Hunt. We are donating the eggs for the kids to color. I have hard boiled some white eggs, green eggs, and brown eggs. It’ll be alot of fun.
It's A Tiring Job
April 6, 2009 By
Yesterday, we finally finished processing the last of the chickens. You wouldn’t think it was that hard, but when we were done with the 7th chicken, we were tired. Our backs were sore, and my legs were throbbing.
By 8 o’clock, we were ready for bed. That is a wee bit early, but our eyes were heavy and our bodies tired. If you put the dogs out too early at night, they wake up that much earlier in the morning. So I went off to bed, and Michael stayed up for a bit. I closed my eyes, and the next thing you know it was 3 a.m. and I was wide awake. I knew it. Going to bed at 8 is far to early. I switched on the TV to see if it could lull me back to sleep, and Law and Order SVU was on. I have to admit that has been one of my favorites. I like to see how they solve the crime. I didn’t get to see much, as I drifted off to sleep again. I woke up at 6 a.m. as the sun rise over the hill. It is always so beautiful so see. Although the sun came out, it was short lived. I rained the rest of the day.
Thornton Square
April 3, 2009 By
Still working on one last design to put on the website (www.thorntonsquare.com). It is the Muriel dress. It is the dress I am making in honor of Muriel’s upcoming birthday. As of today I have 13 days to get it finished. I have the under dress almost complete, and I have gotten the fabric for the over dress. I just need to sit down and figure how I am going to put it all together. With spring chores weighing heavy on my list of things to do, I have put Muriel dress aside for a few days. I realized today time is approaching to present this to her.
