Barker and the Toilet Brush

Yes it is as gross as it sounds! My silly Barker Boy loves to rub his furry cheeks on the toilet brush in it's holder, I have tried putting it in a empty plant pot to keep it out of his reach, but he finds a way. I have found a toilet cleaner by way of http://clothesline-chronicles.blogspot.com that sounds like it is made of ingredients that will keep him from coming into contact with all the chemicals in regular cleaners as he gets his scratch on. It is found at http://www.ecostoreusa.com their tag line is "no nasty chemicals". Perfect.

The Lovely List

I've just come across a very interesting blog - http://www.thelovelylist.com/ there are a lot of links that look interesting, I am going to be spending some time exploring there

check it out!

While you're at it take a look at http://thedirtytshirt.com and http://www.shoffee.com/ I am lusting after the Kuerig coffee maker, 1 cup at a time is the only way to go and those little K-cups are great!

Go! NOW! explore the wonderful world of caffeine

PT&L Out In The Yard

Took the girls outside for a little time in the yard - they love eating ants and little bugs, if one of them finds something tasty the other 2 will chase her to try and steal it away. Wing feathers are getting more obvious every day, I had to cover the top of the box with netting so they didn't fly out and of course the boys would love for me to look away for just a second or two...

They're Here!

The Post Office called about 9:00 this morning so I rushed down and picked up my new babies!


They were peeping like crazy, I opened them up right there at the window to make sure everyone was okay and of course the two clerks had to oooh and aaah over them, I was so proud you would have thought I layed them. They were packed up even better than I expected, here is the view when I opened the box, i know the dark green is gel that they can eat to stay hydrated during their trip and I'm assuming the white pouch is warm for most of the trip. It wasn't warm anymore when I picked them up but of course it is sweltering outside this time of year so they were fine.

I've got them back at the office with me now in the chick mobile and they are doing great. No body was pasted up and they are eating and drinking and of course pooping like crazy.
I'll be able to get some pictures of their adorable faces later tonight.

Chick Preparations Under Way

Well the 'girls' should be here any day now... I am so excited - it has taken almost 2 months !

As part of my preparations I have gotten the Ware Critter coop painted for the most part, but now I have decided I want to make some structural changes so it can be used as a chicken tractor. Notice I'm painting and assembling inside - it is only 4000 degrees outside right now.

The second picture is of the Chick Mobile, I have this frame from a baby stroller and have used it in the past to carry my spinning wheel. I've got it all tricked out with a light to keep the new chicks warm and everything.

I'm waiting for the Locusts...

Well I had a big toad in my kitchen a few days ago, he had weird reddish spots on him, but was really very cute. When I picked him up he kept making loud sighing noises, like he was thinking just get me to the door already. The boys wanted nothing to do with him so I suspect those spots must mean I taste bad.

The next day I walked into the craft room, put something down and walked back into the living room, I thought to myself "Hmmm that stick wasn't there a minute ago" well that stick was a little snake! He was very skinny but over a foot long, the picture is very fuzzy-he wasn't camera shy but I was trying to get a shot of him in a hurry, didn't want him getting away! I picked him up with a handkerchief and got a good look at him before I put him outside, he wasn't a plain old Black snake but didn't have any red rings or spots like a coral snake so I'm not sure what kind he was.

My kitchen is crawling with sugar ants, and it is still raining EVERY SINGLE DAY! so maybe I should go buy some hay for the Horsemen of the apocolypse. Kidding.

A Better Use For The Ped Egg

a zester!

This is awesome, it costs 10 dollars, is enclosed so the zest is contained and lets be serious, it is the exact same thing as one of those expensive microplaners from Williams and Sonoma. They even sell replacement blades. I have labeled it prominently Kitchen Only so it will never touch feet-