Meet My Little Peeps

Over the years I have ordered day old chicks from the local feed store or coop.

This year I had been looking on different web pages of places that sell chicks and discovered it is quite expensive to only order a few chicks...shipping costs are high on small orders.

In trying to decide what to do (need new laying hens) I met a friends neighbor who has banty chickens, they were so pretty!  My friend offered me the use of her incubator and her neighbor gave me banty eggs along with another friend who 

gave me some regular hen eggs. So thankful for old and new friends!

This was my first time ever incubating eggs...I have never had the type of hens that go brood either... it was so exciting to watch them hatch out. 

Ended up with eleven banties and five of the larger chicks.

 It is so fun listening to them peeping!

Now hoping I have some hens in the bunch!!

A fun sign of SPRING... in our not so spring like weather! 

This past weekend we received 28.5 inches of snow and blowing.  

Starting tomorrow and next week the forecast is 50 and upper 60...YAH

 

Joyfully

~Cheryl~

 

Fruit Salad & Mom's China

Made a delicious fruit salad for Easter dinner that I had seen at  "Home is Where the Boat Is" 

 I will be using the dressing on fresh fruits this summer...it has just the right amount of sweetness and a hint of vanilla

You can find Mary's recipe here

 

 The Easter table was set with my mom's china, a sweet remembrance

of her. I have always loved this china, This was a set that was sold when you bought groceries back in the 70's.

Today my beloved and I would have celebrated our 43rd anniversary, So many precious memories!

My sweet daughter gave me roses today, she said dad would want you to have flowers. Both our kids have been such a blessing during this time, taking such good care of me while processing their own grief in losing their dad.  God is so good!

~ Cheryl ~