Working Girls

I have a little flock of chickens. Fourteen hens and one rooster. The girls work hard all day doing chicken chores like eating bugs, producing fertilizer and best of all, laying eggs! They are very social! And they keep tabs on each other!

They have favorite boxes and will wait in line for their turn rather than use one of the others.

For several hours they cluck and fuss until everything is just right.

Finally they reward us with fresh eggs for our table and even extras to share with our friends.

Love those chickens.

Deer Gulch Cabin

We have been working on the cabin every chance we get! Here are a few pics of our progress. This is the kitchen area. The wiring is in as is the light. This is the door that leads into the bathroom. Here is a shot of the main room. We are in the process of insulating the walls.

More pics to come!

Eggciting!

Brown eggs from our own little flock! Waiting for the colors to develop is VERY difficult.

Hmm.

Look at these beautiful colors! Brown eggs really turn out jewel tone colors.

The next morning a look out the window tells us the Easter Bunny had made us a visit!

Expecting to gather a lot of eggs, Abby brings along a huge basket!

Eli slows down long enough for me to catch a shot of him.

the race to find the most eggs continues for about 45 minutes!

Keep looking Abby!

Aha, A golden egg!!!!

So much fun and now we have donuts, cereal and orange juice to hold us until dinner and then sitting down with full tummies to watch General Conference. A perfect day.

Easter Treats

Oh the culinary joys of this season!! Ham, mashed potatoes, ambrosia salad, deviled eggs and all sorts of tasty treats! But save room for desert! Lemon cupcakes plumb with dark raspberry filling and frosted in rich butter creme.

And who can resist crispy squares dipped in milk chocolate!

Happy Easter!

Black And White

It is not completely done but I wanted to post some pics of the guest bath I have been working on all by myself! To think that a short time ago I had a complete disaster in this room! Now it is so crisp and fresh. Here is a view of the vanity area. The paint color is a little off in these photos. Think more creamy butter. I found this picture at Hobby Lobby. I love the monogram! It matches the towel hook by the sink!

Here is the tub area. I am not a big fan of traditional towel bars so I used this pegboard instead.

This rug was a bargain buy and I love it. It isn't a bath rug at all but it was the perfect size for this space.

In this picture you get a better idea of the wall color. I sewed the vanity skirt and attached it to hide the area I store a dehumidifier in.

The one thing I haven't been able to find yet is a mirror for above the sink! Still looking.

Now I have a bath I really enjoy walking into. A few more touches and it will be even better!

Anthropologie!

I had seen a lot lately about this store called Anthroplogie and all the super cool stuff people were finding there. One problem, I got the impression they were also super expensive! But today, while Jenn and I were shopping, we saw that one had opened in our really posh mall. We thought we could just look around inside for "ideas". Oops!

Oh my, were they ever expensive! But so cool! Lots of really neat and unusual things. And I found just the right little jewel for my guest bathroom redecorating project! And it has a P on it. I was meant to have it! Plus it was the only thing in the store I could afford!

Perfect for my hand towels!

Diana

I Did It Myself And I'm Still Alive

I am not being overly dramatic...really. I am terrified of electricity! But if you lived with these lights for close to six years (and a dragon fly theme decor) in your guest bath, you'd be tempted to climb a ladder with a screw driver yourself. It started with a desire to paint the bathroom, your know, freshen it up a bit. But the lights, well, they looked so bad. And the sink had a ton of chalk on it. The wall were badly patched so the sink top had to be removed and cleaned. That's when I found the hole in the wall.....and the leak behind it. This just became a much bigger job than a gallon of paint and new shower curtain! I will show more pics when it is finally completed.

But back to the lights. Brass, and so very 80's....maybe even 70's......But definitely not vintage and cool. Just outdated and ugly. So I got real brave or maybe stupid, depending on your fear level, turned off the power switch thingy in the big gray box in the basement, and started. Stopping now and then, when my hands shaking made thing a little difficult, I got the old fixtures down. They really hide the screws that hold the thing to the junction box, but if you bend them up a bit, you finally can find them!!! Now I had three bare wares sticking out of a hole in the wall. Video calls to Ron helped when I got stuck (too many wires in the fixture to hook up to the corresponding wires in the wall). And then today I finished!!! New lights!! Attached to the wall!!

With lights that actually work!! Amazing!!

And I am still alive!! Wait til you hear about my foot in the paint tray and hooking up the sink!!!