Kitty's 2nd Egg!

What a difference a few days make. Obviously in the few days Kitty didn't lay an egg she was deciding what colour her second one would be. It's a ladies perogative to change her mind isn't it? :)

First Blue Egg from Kitty!

I'm so pleased! Kitty one of our three new chickens laid her first egg today! A beautiful blue one!She got so distressed about where to lay it and in the end laid it in the hedge! Didn't help much that three of our first lot of five hens where stood outside the hedge looking in. Then to make matters worse she was chased off her 'nest' by one of the other hens (Dolly) and she got stuck in the hedge trying to get out! I managed to distract them all, so that she could lay in peace.

Here's her beautiful egg,with Monty, who wanted 'in' on the photo!

Parrot Sitting and New Chickens!

Here's Mable! She's 21 weeks of age now. She laid an egg two days on the trot when we first got her, then we've had nothing for a week! It's as if she was proving a point that she had started to lay and then thought she'd take a break! She's a no nonsense chicken and wouldn't be put in her place by the lower ranking chickens and stuck up for herself. She's settled in incredibly well with our other chickens.

This is Kitty! Her gorgeous neck colouring isn't showing up too well in the photo, but it's almost like glittering gold. She's also 21 weeks but is yet to lay. I await her eggs with much anticipation as she'll lay blue ones! She's a real sweetheart and does get picked on by our original chickens a bit.

This is Tippi! She's just a youngster at 16 weeks. You can see in the photo her comb and wattles are hardly there yet. Boy does she love her food! She tugs at your skin when you have a handful of corn. Ouchy! Also a sweetheart though and makes low honking noises when she's scared which can be quite often!

This is Tenner, who we looked after for the weekend just gone. She's 50! Here she is tucking into a dog chew! She really took to me and would come up to the bars for a fuss! She would shake when my partner Robert spoke to her. I felt highly honoured to be trusted so much.

I might be making a mini bear soon. I'm determined to get around to it! With my workroom being practically empty and bearmaking materials still boxed up I thought a mini bear would be better to make as there's less materials to have about!

It's my birthday on the 17th which I am looking forward to! I've made a little list of pressie ideas for my Robert!

Hugs, Sarah x

Darling Ducks and Absence

Feels like I've been 'gone' forever!

Well.................what with work on the house and looking after the animals and working, I've become very neglectant with my blog and also bearmaking. The bearmaking has ceased due to the fact that the room for my bearmaking isn't finished yet. By the time I've got home from my other job in the afternoon and got all the house chores done, seen to the animals, put on the washing machine etc, etc, there doesn't seem to be time for much else! Hopefully that will change.

We had a lovely weekend a couple of weeks ago at my sisters. I haven't visited for about a year and it was my other halfs first long journey driving (2 hours 15 mins). I thought the journey would seem to last forever, but the time soon went. I was really chuffed we managed to make it there and back without getting lost! It was lovely to see my elderly Mum who now lives with my sister. There were lots of tears when we left, mostly from me! It was so nice to be in my sisters lovely home, all beautifully decorated and tidy. Unlike ours, which still has boxes here and there and the mess left from rewiring the house!

While there my other half Robert took some snaps of my nieces call ducks. So cute! The second two photos are the 'babies' just a few months old! I was expecting them to be fluffy ducklings. Boy, do poultry grow quick! Their names are Parsley and Pepsi the babies, and left to right at the top, Phoebe, Philly and Puddles (Mallard drake!). Puddles was found wandering alone down the road as a duckling and my niece brought him home and of course he had to have some 'friends' didn't he!

Chicken news! We are getting three more hens Sunday! So we will then have eight! Will post pictures when they are settled in their new home!

Anyway, I sit here waiting for the electricians to arrive to correct a mistake they made. Grrr. Twice they have meant to arrive and didn't, hopefully its third time lucky. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Hugs, Sarah x

Last Round!

Well I find out on the 10th August if I have made it through to the last round of the Bears and Buds Competition. If Bubba appears on the site, I have either won, 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. There's another round of voting to decide which I these I may have won! The last round of voting starts on the 10th August and carries on until the 10th September.

Thanks to anyone who voted! I really do appreciate it. Feel free to vote again for Bubba in the last round!

We are still busy with our house. Will be nice to have a workspace again, so I can get back to bearmaking! The chickens are keeping me busy though!

Hugs, Sarah x

URSA Voting Begins!

The online magazine 'Bears and Buds' Ursa awards voting has started! Bubba made it through to the first stage of voting! I'm so pleased! He is listed in category 12 'Animal Kingdom'. If you feel he deserves to win, I would be over the moon if you could pop along and visit this link http://cyberdendesigns.com/URSA2009/Category12.htm to cast your vote. A million thank you's!

Hugs, Sarah x

Mrs Percy

Couldn't resist snatching a few moments to photograph Mrs. Percy, my new poppy! Isn't she pretty?! I thought she was going to be pink, but I'll forgive her that.

So busy at the moment. I'm doing some graphic design work at the moment, producing some large display panels for an exhibition at my local museum. I'm having some very long, tiring days. I washed my hair in the shower a few days ago and had to have a long think as to whether, I'd washed my body! I will be pleased when normal service resumes and I can get all my plants planted out and some DIY done on the house. If all goes to plan today, I can chill out tomorrow!

Before I whizz off, a heartfelt thanks to those that left a comment on my post about the loss of our Ellie. I briefly forgot she was no longer with us yesterday and the realisation she wasn't stung a bit. I'm so grateful for our other five cats, that I can still have fluffy cuddles.

Hugs, Sarah x