After YEARS of thinking about my future orchard, planning the rows, moving it in my mind a thousand times I finally ordered myself 20-something trees and bushes. Not expecting to harvest anything the first year I was pleasantly surprised when little blueberries started popping up all over my newly acquired bushes. Then, just last week…
When I decided to start blogging one of the many pieces of advice I read was be sure and stay active. Since I don’t want to end up like my chickens with an extremely fluffy bottom, I’ve attempted to take this advice to heart. I used to be a runner. I ran about 40 minutes…
I came up with this great get-rich-slow idea a few years ago. I’d make and sell jellies, jams and mixes. The only problem was I’d never made any jellies, jams and mixes. So I figured I could learn, how hard could it be? All I really knew about the whole process was what I observed…
Remember the movie ‘Secondhand Lions’? I love that movie and one of my favorite parts is when Robert Duvall discovers the lovely garden he worked so hard to make produce a plethora of vegetables….well, it is nothing but corn. “Corn, corn, corn nothing but corn” his character groans. Thankfully all my seeds germinated and burst…
My pre-teen pullets were allowed to have a couple of rooster friends over for a block party a few evenings ago. Being the good mother that I am I always give them lots of supervision and snacks. Both of these things are a must for a pre-teen party no matter the species. The snacks provided…
Every year in the month of June our small east Texas town comes to life and gathers together to celebrate the Tomato by hosting Tomato Fest. Jacksonville is considered by all who live here to be the tomato capital of the world. And while that may be debatable there is no doubt whatsoever we are…
There are many things I love about a chicken. Of their many great creature features it can be difficult to choose a favorite. Is it those beady, bright eyes staring back at you with a slightly cocked head? Or is it the brilliantly-plumed, graceful neck and head that stays neatly tucked beneath a wing each night? …
There are many reasons I’m glad I’m not a cow. For example, I have no fear of ever being eaten. I didn’t have to give birth outdoors. Flies don’t have a tendency to gather on my body where I can’t reach them. Actually flies don’t have a tendency to gather anywhere on my body. Getting…
My squash-raising attempts the past 3 years have been, in a word, unsuccessful. Unsuccessful is putting it rather mildly but going into further detail might require a thesauruses and therapy. For some unknown reason the garden gods have deemed me unworthy of squash. ‘Cause you know even a spider monkey should be able to grow…
Everyone loves my balls. My CAKE balls that is! As a matter of fact I happen to know there are people who love me for this reason and this reason alone. I’m okay with that. And if you are needing to feel some extra love, wanting to impress someone with your wicked baking skills or simply have…
The Wicked Chicken 