Chickens in the coop!

We were finally able to move the chickens in to the coop today! WOW what a difference it is. They have ton of space!

They did not know what to do at first then they finally got up and started eating.

A few of them came up to me and wanted me to hold them. Which was funny since one I have never held before. I guess I was a safe place to them.

Just hope they enjoy being in their new home and get adjusted quickly.

Happy Mail

Today was a good mail day from me....

from New Jersey

from Russia (I think I have gotten this design before)

from South Carolina

from Ukraine

from Finland

from Singapore

A great way to travel when its 100 degrees outside!!

Happy Mail!!

Happy Mail

"Smile and the world smiles with you" -from Holland

I just love going to the mail box and receiving post cards from all over the world. Its like a mini vacation with out the long lines and baggage fees at the airports! Love it!!

from France

Project Life

Each year I create a year book of what all we have done over the past year. I have been doing this since 1983.Its fun to look back at the year's adventures.  Last year I was able to start and finish the year by using the project life album. It was nice to actually finish 2010 on last day of the year. By using this system it saved me time and it made scrapbooking fun again. This year 2011, I started off with the same concept album but this time I used the products from my stash and the leftovers from 2010.

This year started out a little slow and hectic. I have not been able to keep the album up like I would like but that is okay. Its suppose to be fun not a chore. Hopefully I am planning on digging into them in a week or so after school is over for the quarter.

I don't take photos everyday but basically get the something from the week. I have been trying to focus on the little things that we might forget about. I do not have children but we have pets that are treated as children so there are many photos of them.

There was a modern art exhibit of photos from the 1950s and it was an eye opener as most of the photos were from everyday events. It made me feel like I was seating in the room with the people in the photos. People often took photos of the car in the background, which we don't do anymore. The other photos were of people getting their hair done, working in the yard, or just seating around watching tv or listening to the radio.

The plans are to set the timer and let the camera take photos of us in our everyday setting...cooking, cleaning, relaxing and living life.

With summer starting there will be many photo to be taken with the summer activities. 

Happy !!!

Happy Mail!!!

Got a few cards yesterday in the mail!

from Belgium

I really like this one with the dolls and the colored pencils....

from the Netherlands

California

from Lithuania

from Italy

I really like the different cards that come in. 

Here are some of the unique stamps from the cards that I have gotten in the past few weeks...

Happy day!!!

Chickens are growing!!

This weekend was the start to building the chickens final home. I believe we are all ready to get them settled into something a little more permanent. The chicks have started to loose their cute fuzz and started growing their feathers. The colors are changing and they are starting to look like chickens more and more each day!

We were able to work on the coop for the past two days even with the high winds and high temperatures. The chickens should be happy with this coop as there is lot of room for them to grow in. 

The building is still going on but its a great building!!! I will post a finished photo when were done...

Finished!!

I finally finished the Alpine Puzzle with my choice of colors. I really like these better than the purple.

The designer Ada Haydon wants to include a photo of this on her website!! Cool Not sure when it will be on there but its nice to be asked.

Here is the blog: Eye candy needleart

Below is the first needlework that I did this year. It is made of all Silk thread and is so soft. I need to get it framed so I will stop touching the threads. I learned that I really like doing needlework. It seems to be faster than traditional cross stitch. 

Where to get them framed is the next question. I have heard that you can get the mattes cut for a little of nothing at any frame shop. Little by little!

Happy Mail day!!

Got another batch of postcards from Postcrossing.

post card from Czech Republic

Postcard from Ukraine

Here are some of the stamps from the postcards that I received the other day.

Stamp from Australia

Most of the other countries stamps are more decorative than the United States.

Stamps from Poland

Cards that I got the other day

Here is one more from Japan. I love getting them from Japan since the earthquake, its nice to know they are ok and getting back to normal.

from Japan

Another Happy Mail box day!!

Happy Memorial Day!!

Memorial Day is the day that we all need to remember all the veterans who have died for our freedom. Going through our daily routine we often forget to take time and remember these important individuals.
I have several family members who have served in the military and have safely returned home. However, I have one cousin who was not as lucky. His name is listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall (Panel 45W - Line 21). 

EDWARD MERL JACKSON

PFC - E3 - Army - Regular , 198th Light Infantry Brigade Length of service 1 years His tour began on Mar 26, 1968, Casualty was on Sep 1, 1968 In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM, NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, VEHICLE CRASH Keep them in our prayers daily not just this weekend!

Postcards

Duck is from Austria 

Got some postcards today....

This is what I love about this is you never know what type of card you will be receiving or what part of the world it is coming from.

This card is from Chile

From Portugal

 I will try and scan some of the stamps next week!

Needlework

This year has been the year of completed needlework projects. I got one to start the year off and found myself working on them more and more. I started with Cross Stitch when I was 11. I still have the one I started off with. It was a small Teddy bear. 

I am currently working this pattern again but a different colors with  more pink and yellow.


I want to share my local needlework shop Fancy Stitches in Cleburne is a great place to find nice needlework products that chain craft stores do not carry. 


This is my current project (actually the photo from the designer website) but we shall see how it turns out as I am going to change the colors by using lighter colors and what thread I already have. The design is called Rainforest Crunch by Needle Delights. The finished size will be around 12x12. 

Happy Day!!

Chickens

We first decided to raise ducks and chickens after a trip to Atwood's in Waco. First we wanted to do some research and found several good blogs that helped us out learning what we needed to know before getting any baby chicks or ducklings.

When the time came there were no ducks at the store and we did not want to order 10 of them so we just went with 16 chicks. A variety of colors and types.

Here are some photos of their first day here on the farm..

Daffy

We still have to build the outside coop but the adventure should be a fun one!!

We need to name all of them. So far we have only a few names; Daffy, Goldy, Biggin, & Red.

Any suggestions??

Happy Mail Section

Hi! Today I sat down and was able to send out 7 postcards to Moscow, China, Republic of Belarus, United Kingdom, US, & one to Japan. Below is the card that I made for this year. I have tried to make cards to mail out since 2009. 

I am a member of www.postcrossing.com here you can send and receive post cards from all over the world. It is free except of the cost of postage and the post card. I have a large collection of postcards that I have displayed in albums and some in boxes. I had kept some of the favorite ones on the wall.

Here is some of the latest cards I have gotten:

I plan to include some of my cards here to share. The stamps are also interesting to see how different they are from the United States. Off to see what adventures today will bring!!!