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<\/a><\/p>\nThree needy dogs.\u00a0 They are all three people pups. They love being with people.\u00a0 The puppies have grown so much and they are still only about half the size they will be.\u00a0 Our vet said they were slightly overweight, but they look skinny next to Molly and she has lost some weight. The vet told us Labs were always hungry and she was right. They act starved all the time.<\/p>\n
They are so darn cute, I can’t get mad at them even when they tear up everything in the back yard. One of them dug up all the flowers I planted around our porch.\u00a0 I hope they get that out of their system before next growing season.\u00a0 Lucy still has those beautiful eyes.<\/p>\n They are all partners in crimes. Here David has a treat waiting for them.\u00a0 All eyes on it!<\/p>\n All our dogs when they were puppies destroyed something. Well, our new pups tore the pool liner getting in and out of the pool so we are going to have to replace it next Spring. The pool is eighteen years old, so the liner was needing to be replaced.\u00a0 David didn’t even act disturbed about it. Hmmmm.\u00a0 When Molly tore up the pool heater he had built, I thought she was dead dog walking for a while.\u00a0 He is attached to these puppies like no other.<\/p>\n Then there’s the chickens or chooks if you are in Australia.\u00a0 \u00a0They are such good little layers.\u00a0 We haven’t had a period without eggs for a long while.\u00a0 Our new layers are starting to lay some pretty big eggs.<\/p>\n One of these eggs is not like the others…..<\/p>\n I love our eggs. They taste like butter.\u00a0 We have given away dozens of eggs this year. People always offer to pay for them, but we like giving them away.\u00a0 As long as we are able, we will continue to do so.<\/p>\n I call this one our loner chicken because she stays outside looking in. When I feed them, she waits for all the rest to begin and then she will find a place to fit in. She’s not henpecked, just chooses to be alone.\u00a0 I guess if some people live like that, so can chickens.<\/p>\n This is our bossy hen. She meets me at the gate every single time telling me I’m not feeding them fast enough. She has grabbed a bowl of feed right out of my hand and will peck me if she feels like it.\u00a0 She is also a talker and will follow me around clucking up a storm.<\/p>\n Our only Buff Orpington left. She has been a good layer and the next time we get chicks, I’m getting more Buffs.\u00a0 They are a gentle, sweet chicken.<\/p>\n No exactly sure what kind this chicken is. I thought I was getting a Silver Laced Wyndotte, but I don’t think that is what she is. She is a lot smaller than the other hens.<\/p>\n It’s been a little cold for bird watching although I still feed the birds, but the other day I got a few photos.<\/p>\n He looks well fed, doesn’t he?<\/p>\n Remember Frankenbird?\u00a0 She has blossomed from an ugly bird.<\/p>\n She’s got a crest and more feathers. Here she almost looks rainbow colored.\u00a0 I’m happy for her.<\/p>\n Sitting in the living room the other day I noticed the light at the window was beautiful through our lace curtains.<\/p>\n I took a few pictures.\u00a0 “Scarlette, it’s the land you love.”\u00a0 Does this look like that scene a bit?<\/p>\n The sky was on fire.\u00a0 Just beautiful. God’s creation on display for all to see.<\/p>\n Back to the puppies. I couldn’t resist.\u00a0 David had to build this gate because the pups were eating our shoes we leave on the porch and they tore the screen door out.\u00a0 David didn’t seemed disturbed by that either. Hmmmmmmmmmm.\u00a0 Is he getting soft in his old age?<\/p>\n In the new year I am starting a new quilt project. I have never joined a quilt along before. A quilt along, if you don’t know, is where several people get together online and follow instructions on how to make a certain quilt and we make our quilts together and when it’s over, we should have a finished quilt top. There are over 5,000 people all around the world getting ready to quilt with this quilt along.<\/p>\n We are using this quilt book by Kathleen Tracy.\u00a0 All the blocks measure four and a half inches square and there are 72 squares and a middle medallion with a saw toothed edging.<\/p>\n It’s not too late to join, but you need Kathleen’s book and lots of different materials. You will need to follow her on her Facebook page. I’ve been going through my stash.<\/p>\n As you can see, I\u00a0 am very well organized. I’ve got boxes and boxes of material and it’s like shopping for new when I go through them as I’ve forgotten a lot of these fabrics. but…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n