We had a “so how’s it going” thread before, but it’s been dead for awhile. Here’s a new one. Hope everyone is doing well!
My oldest kid just started high school today, which is crazy. Younger ones started 4th and 6th grade.
Took a couple trips over the summer to see family, once up to Massachusetts and once to Ohio and Kentucky.
We got some chickens for the yard over the summer too. There are foxes and raccoons around so they have to stay in the coop most of the time unless someone is outside with them; can’t leave them out by themselves. Our neighbors have had chickens for awhile, and the foxes have gotten a few of them. Older son and I built the coop together, think it’s pretty good. Though a couple days after we got the chickens, it turned out there was a bear wandering around town. Didn’t built the coop strong enough to keep out bears. Fortunately that’s unlikely to happen again.
I’m taking 4 weeks holiday from work next week. Our family is going to Queensland for a 5 day holiday, staying at Broadbeach. We’ve been there before, it’s quite nice. Where I live south, it’s coming to the end of winter, not much rain happened during autumn & warmer than usual. Some of beaches down here have this algae bloom, we’ve had lots of dead fish wash up on the beach. The government said it was climate change, others are blaming the desalination plant or excessive nutrients from farmland washing down into the rivers and then out to sea. I don’t know who to believe.
We did have chickens about 2 years ago. When they passed away, we didn’t replace them. It was a hassle getting someone to look after them when we wanted to go away for a few days, and what was worse, the feed attracted mice & rats that we had to deal with. I do miss the fresh eggs & the kids loved the chickens. My kids have grown up now.
I had the family over for lunch today. Mayhem- two toddlers one 3 years old and one 18 months, both into everything everywhere all at once. Love them to bits though. The only casualty was a teddy bear toy from the Dolls House which had a leg broken off- easily glued. School starts again in a couple of weeks.
The garden’s hanging on in there. There’s been a glut of fruit this year- I had 50 apples on my “Diana” apple tree (planted in 1997- well I had to do something). I’ve got most of them down now and handed them round.
This one remains- it’s up too high for my step ladder and homemade apple releasing contraption- a broom handle with a hanger tied to one end . I think it’s “Feeling Gravity’s Pull” right now and will be on the ground soon……..
. I think it’s “Feeling Gravity’s Pull” right now and will be on the ground soon……..