Chicken Update

Here are some new pictures of the chickens.  They are getting big.

Maggie doesn't care about the chickens

Gertie

Birdie

Ester

Annie

My Birthday

To celebrate my birthday this year we did a Low Country Boil.  This basically consists of shrimp, potatoes, sausage, corn and for me we added crab legs.  Dinner was delicious.  I'm even thinking about having this again for my birthday dinner next year.


For dessert, Brian ordered me a birthday cake from Apple Annies.  It was chocolate cake with strawberries.  So so good!  It was so pretty I kind of didn't want to eat it.

New Chicken

The woman we got our chickens from said that she felt bad that we ended up with a rooster that she gave us one of her hens.  This hen was getting attacked by her other hens and was basically by itself all the time.  So we said why not.  Her name is Annie and she is a Bantam Mille Fleur Cochin chicken.  She is much smaller than our other chickens.  And they don't seem to like her so much either.  Right now she is living in Maggie's dog crate next to the chicken coop.  Lets hope it gets better.

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.