The hens all suddenly gave up laying in mid September. Then they were bedraggled, wet and moulting; they looked neglected and decidedly sorry for themselves. December comes; cold and wet, frosty and dark - and they look wonderful and start laying again! At least some of them are laying - one brown speckled egg almost daily, a few large white eggs and two blue ones with rather soft shells. Yesterday, as a treat, we let them roam around the garden. This year we have been plagued by urban foxes and the hens have been kept safe in their compound. A " day out" for them was a treat. They didn't stray far from their home, nor from human company and were keen to go back to safety when some corn appeared - no chasing hens out of the undergrowth - for a change! We had reluctantly accepted the inevitable absence of eggs for the winter but our crazy hens have their own ideas - we are not complaining - having to buy eggs came as quite a shock to the system. I enjoy having the hens and do treat them rather as pets at times but their eggs are a joy.
Sunday 9 December 2012
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Mother of the Bride
My eldest daughter and her delightful boyfriend have announced their engagment. What an exciting year lies ahead. I have been trying to remember the last close family wedding and I am sure that it was my cousin, Dawn who is now a grandmother herself. We are a small family; the weddings of the grandchildren of my Father's cousin were probably the last family weddings we were invited to (hardly close family - and we were unable to go for various reasons) The most recent weddings we have attended have been those of a close friend of a daughter ( the Baking for a wedding blog) and my god daughter. Now there is to be a daughter as a bride and another daughter as a bridesmaid, a husband with a speech to make and me - the Mother of the Bride.
I have quite gone off my knitting! Concentration is difficult. I have a log cabin blanket to finish but it is the finishing off and I always put that off. On the needles by my side is a pretty cardigan for a toddler but it has a 4 row pattern which requires thought and my mind is not on 4 row patterns at the moment. I exhausted the number of scarves I could possibly knit whilst I was ill yet the only attractive prospect for knitting at the moment is something straightforward and requiring the minimum of effort. As I finish a row I feel the need to pick up the iPad or the laptop and look, yet again, at some wedding inspired site or another - venues, bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, menus, flowers, invitations, favours, music, bows for the back of chairs, shoes, veils, hair, make-up, outfits, seating plans, day and evening guests....My own wedding day was not the happiest and I hope that my daughter has a day that she will always remember with delight. To that end I am trying my utmost to keep all my ideas to myself!!
I have quite gone off my knitting! Concentration is difficult. I have a log cabin blanket to finish but it is the finishing off and I always put that off. On the needles by my side is a pretty cardigan for a toddler but it has a 4 row pattern which requires thought and my mind is not on 4 row patterns at the moment. I exhausted the number of scarves I could possibly knit whilst I was ill yet the only attractive prospect for knitting at the moment is something straightforward and requiring the minimum of effort. As I finish a row I feel the need to pick up the iPad or the laptop and look, yet again, at some wedding inspired site or another - venues, bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, menus, flowers, invitations, favours, music, bows for the back of chairs, shoes, veils, hair, make-up, outfits, seating plans, day and evening guests....My own wedding day was not the happiest and I hope that my daughter has a day that she will always remember with delight. To that end I am trying my utmost to keep all my ideas to myself!!
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