Bakin’, shoutin’, washin’

Another egg today. That’s three in two days which sort of suggests to me that all three of the ‘of age’ hens may well have started to lay now. Hurrah! 🙂

The chick with no name has been tamed by the children who having been given permission to try and catch it yesterday set about doing so straight away. I suspect it is a cockerel as it has been attacking poor Scruffy, who is our one remaining cockerel that can’t stand up. He used to be fine but about 6 weeks ago he went all wobbly and now can’t stand or walk very far. He is often to be found on his back but still eats, drinks and is otherwise quite perky. My personal suspicion is that he got onto the patio area and ate some chili peppers which have turned him insane. The little chick had a real go at him today though and pecked his comb til it bled 🙁 Little chick is also now herding all the hens in at night and really establishing his power. We’ve put Scruffy in solitary confinement for his own protection and safety and if needs be will seperate Little Chick when we get back.

My plan for today was baking, washing and packing. I have done baking – I’ve made pizzas, cheese scones, snickerdoodles and rice crispie cakes. I sort of did washing but my washing machine isn’t spinning properly which means the rinsing doesn’t happen and the draining isn’t up to much. I’ve more or less packed but as we’re only away for 4 nights before coming home for a night inbetween and we’re at real houses rather than campsites I’m being properly frugal about the amount of clothes I’ve packed and we won’t be needing camping kitchen stuff either.

Davies and Scarlett have been squabbly today – the result of 3 late nights in a row in Davies’ bedroom. Scarlett is sleeping in her own room again tonight in an effort to not start the week with them both sleep deprived and horrid – I’d far rather keep such delights in reserve for days 1 and 2 than peak early ;). They have still insisted on attempting to play together rather than keep out of each others way of course though :rolls:

We walked to the dentist so I could pay an outstanding amount I keep forgetting to go and settled and was reminded of by a letter from them yesterday. They had addressed it to ‘Liza Goddard’ though, which bizarrely I must have been called in error at least 3 or 4 times since I married Ady. I know of the famous Ms Goddard of course but Nicola and Liza are not particularly similar names, I don’t look like her and it’s an odd thing to have happened so many times really.

I’m sure there is more to say but all of it escapes me now. I’m only really blogging because I’ll be away from the laptop all week and wanted to get one last fix before I go!