Two small chopstick rests that I made out of scrapwood and sheer boredom 🙂
Japanese Dining Culture… well, sort of
New Wooden Bench in the Driveway
When, four years ago, we visited the property for the first time, we immediately noticed that little wooden bench directly at the border.
While located on our lot, it faces the common driveway and invites neighbours to sit when returning from a walk. It made for such an idyllic scenery in the warm summer sunlight, that I pledged to replace it if it should ever be necessary. Now that time has come and I fulfilled my promise.
Chickens and their Eggs
Pretty, protective, full-throated and enraged Henriette, when we tried to collect her own freshly laid egg 🙂 (She got over it and she’s very well used to us rummaging around in the den).
Sunbathing
My lovely Lady of the House enjoying the morning sunrays in her favourite flower bed 🙂
Wind Egg or “Cock’s Egg” Explained
Priscilla laid a so-called wind egg the last days, the first one I ever even saw in real life. It’s a complete egg, but with only a membrane, thus just missing a calcium shell. They were called cock’s eggs traditionally since it was believed they were laid by cocks in former times.
Here’s wikipedia’s information on this (german language, since unfortunately the english version isn’t worth a dime).
Stirling Engine
How cool! I found my old model stirling engine (similar to this one) while rummaging through the basement. It even works with a hot cup of tea! Read more about this cool gadget and the underlying interesting principle here on wikipedia.
The Chicken Board
One of these ideas that you stumble upon on the internet and wonder why the actual fu** you didn’t think of that by yourself… 🙂
Have you ever picked up a piece of wood from the ground in a shadowy place in the garden and noticed the lots of insects and worms wildly crawling around beneath it? Why not do that on purpose for the chickens? It seems to be called a “chicken board” and it’s as simple and as unremarkable as that.
Well, as you can see, mine is not exactly a “board” but any flat item of reasonable size will do. Just place it on the ground in a shadowy and damp place and move it every 3-4 days, revealing the accumulation of delicious treats below. Your chickens will love the all-you-can-eat buffet of yummyness served to them!
Chickens Moved In
So the new chickens moved in today and after an hour or so of being a little sheepish and insecure they became curious and lively, digging around, cackling and exploring their new home. We delibertely chose races that are suitable for the beginner and thus also might forgive the one or the other beginner’s mistake – we want them to be happy and thrive. We’ve got:
