In The Chicken Coop

In March we began selling the majority of our laying hen; all but about 2-dozen.
Once they were sold we then put up a temporary fence to keep the rest of them out of the orchard.

Poor things, they don't like being cooped up in the smaller pen. Tomorrow I will show you what is going on in the orchard.

Piano Recital Practice

In May Elizabeth has her first piano recital; she will play a song titled Spring Festival.

It's exciting how quickly Elizabeth is learning; she just started piano lessons in January!

Our Country Rooster

Here is a short video clip of our rooster; we have had him for almost 3 years.

The Little White Hen Part II and III

Here are the last two small video clips. Part III is the longest but sadly it came out blurry.

The Little White Hen Part I

Today Elizabeth and I played around with the video part of my camera.

Apple Crisp

Today I opened a jar of apples I canned last year;

And made an apple crisp.

Begin by placing apples in a baking dish;

In a bowl cut 1/3 cup butter into small pieces;

To this add 1 cup brown sugar;

Half a cup flour;

Half a cup oatmeal;

And 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon.

Blend well;

Sprinkle this over the apples and bake 30 minutes at 350-degrees.

Serve plain or with vanilla ice cream.

Elizabeth wasn't sure she was going to like apple crisp since she could not remember ever eating it. I am happy to say she loved it!

Mock Sleepover

On Saturday morning Elizabeth hand delivered small envelopes to each of us with invitations for a mock sleepover she wanted to have.

She was so excited and wanted to have it "right away"! While everyone gathered in the living room I made popcorn and pizza.

The movie we chose was Boys Town; it is a wonderful old movie based on a true story.

Elizabeth had the best time and it felt nice having everyone sit down to watch a movie together.