Sewing Class

I took my first real sewing class today.  I made a hipster bag.  I liked it so much I want to try and take some more classes.  I would like to be able to make clothes, quilts, pillows.  You name it.  I want to learn.  Who knows, if I get good at it I might be able to sale something.

Robertson Family Vacation

This year instead of going to Ohio for vacation, my family came down here.  Since they were here for the week we were able to go to the beach almost every day.  We would start the mornings off at the beach and then the afternoons were spent site seeing.


Lukie seem to like the beach.  He even liked being out in the waves.

One afternoon we went to the train museum.  Lukie and Da Da love trains, so we thought it would be a good time for grandpa and grandson to spend together.  Ironically I didn't get a picture of either of them together.

Kitchen Upgrade

Home Depot was having a really good sale on stainless steel appliances.  So good that we couldn't pass it up.  We upgraded everything in our kitchen.  Refrigerator, stove, dishwasher and microwave.  We love it!

3 Hens and 1 Rooster

Its official.  We have a rooster.  The past week, Brian has heard the starts of a rooster crowing.  I still haven't heard it.  Can you guess which one it is?  Yep, its Flo or should I say Floyd.  Why is it always the pretty ones.


We found a home for him that isn't too far away.  The woman that took him has a good amount of land and has quite a few chickens.  I would say around 12-15.  He is the only rooster in that flock.  I hope he does well in his new home.


The hens seemed a bit lost without him.  But I'm sure with just a couple of days they will be fine.

6 weeks

The chickens are now 6 weeks old and this was their first time really being able to free range.  They went exploring all over the yard.  I think that they really enjoyed it.  Flo is really the prettiest out of all of them.  I just hope she is still a she.

From left to right Bertie, Ester, Gertie and Flo

5 weeks

The chickens are about 5 weeks old now.  They been upgraded to their coop and seem to enjoy it.  They are even lettings us pick them up now.  Though it is a bit hard to catch them.  The only one that we really have not held is Bertie.  She really doesn't want anything to do with us.

Me and Ester

Brian and Gertie

Brian and Flo

Two weeks and an upgrade

The chickens are now two weeks old.  We've had to upgrade their temporary coop.  They are now in Maggie's old dog crate.  They seem to like it.  They have plenty of room to roam now.  Brian even added some old twigs and branches to give them a perch.  Our two Barred Rock chickens seemed to have mastered getting up on them.

At this point we've even gone ahead and named them.  The two Barred Rocks are Ester and Gertrude or Gertie for short.  And the two Americaunas are Bernice and Florence or Bertie and Flo for short.  I'm still hoping that we have hens.

Ester and Gertie on their perches.