Cool Green!

 Cool Green!

 

It was cooler than expected (by me, anyway) this morning. A light, long-sleeved shirt felt pretty good this morning when it was time to let the hens out. Not sure if it got over 74 today, but it definitely was not hot. We have cloud cover, but no rain. It is supposed to get up to 88 on Thursday and 92 on Friday, but the wind is expected to blow again on Friday. Oh, joy.

 

Saw some creature moving at the end of the east lot this morning, and got my walking sticks out and walked down there. A cottontail bunny zipped toward the back yard with two dogs in hot pursuit! They missed! But Sylvia had already had some exercise when she first went out this morning since a Mallard pair were out by the coop looking for corn. Thankfully she did not catch either of them. That would have been a mess—besides, they are mated—probably for life. Kinda neat that some birds do that.

 

Yesterday Cari Guidry came to pick up some eggs and told me that they are in the process of building a chicken pen. Told her to be sure to buy pullets instead of straight run chicks since she would not want to kill and dress the little roosters. She gave me one of those horrified looks when that was mentioned. We had many a dressed rooster back when the in-laws were raising chickens and selling eggs. The meat is totally different than what you buy in the store. The chickens in the store are raised mostly for breast meat, so they get huge in front and don’t live very long. They get too heavy to even walk.

 

Jacquie Lawson has a new country kitchen to add to her fun stuff for the computer. The recipes are definitely different. They include “Bangers and Mash.” The bangers are sausages that might have some water in them so that when heated, they go bang in the oven. The mash, of course, is basically mashed potatoes. Sounds ok to me. But Patty said my chicken salad was good, so for the time being, this old woman is not going to buy any sausages and experiment with a British recipe. The bread sounds good, but it also calls for seeds in it with heavy flour. Not sure about the heavy flour. That is a new one on me.

 

Have been reading a fairly good book today, so have stayed off the computer for the most part. At least the book was not depressing. The news: well, you know about that mess. Here it is nearly May, and the world is so messed up that it makes me wonder when the bombs will start falling or the EMP will happen. About the only folks who would have transportation in the event of an EMP would be the ones like Sterling who have a car without any type of computer chip or electronic stuff in it that keeps the motor running. Well, and folks with horses and mules could still get around just fine. The Amish will have it made, in that case.

 

The problem with depending on anything electrical will be that ALL of our modern conveniences—including water—depend on electricity. Charcoal for the barbecue pits or something would work to cook with, but clean water would be a pretty important commodity. Reading about Kate Ellen and her family in Kenya where they have to make everything out of mud has made me realize that we could survive without many of our modern conveniences, but so many folks would not make it more than a week or two without some help. Can’t even imagine what one could feed the hens, the dogs, or any other critter unless it could live on what is found in the wild. Our dogs at home had a rabbit every once in a while, but Thompson just chases and kills them. Doubt he would eat one unless he was really hungry. Well, maybe the old woman would figure out how to dress and cook one!

 

My house-sitter has not called this afternoon, so may have to check in with him. Think he worked today from 4 to 12, so he is probably a bit tired. Even so, he needs to see my list and know where to find the keys. Really looking forward to seeing my kids and my cousin.

 

Will remind all of us that we are in God’s hands, so no matter what the future may bring, we have a destination that is the best place for us. Take time to appreciate what we have been given. And then remember: you are loved.