The flies have arrived...
by the masses!
And so the fly masks came out of winter storage yesterday.
And our 10 amazing fly catchers are filled with bait and catching hundreds of flies each day.
If you have acreage and lots of flies,
I highly recommend these Arbico Solar Flycatchers.
Although they require a little work ...
(refilling with the most awful smelling liquid after each time it rains)
they are worth their weight in gold!
(There is a link to these on the right margin of my blog if you are interested.)
Consumption of chicken feed decreases quite a bit this time of year...
thanks to the addition of insect snacks.
The hearty return of insect life has our chickens smiling from ear to ear!
What? You can't tell that Milford is smiling?
Trust me.
That's his happy face!
A portion of every day is now being spent in the garden...
tending to young broccoli...
tender kale...
and several other cool weather vegetables.
It won't be long now until our meals will be eaten out of the garden.
I noticed yesterday that the asparagus is beginning to emerge.
Spare time of late has been spent in the sewing room on a repurposing project.
I have been holding onto some vintage linens for some time now...
waiting for just the right project to come along.
And it did!
I had an old monogramed linen bed sheet that I had bought in a lot of vintage linens at an auction.
This week I turned that sheet into a dress...
and bloomers...
The dress is trimmed in antique pillowcase crocheting, and a vintage doily.
The monogrammed edge of the sheet is the back hem of the dress...
(Don't even ask me why I am reading a book in the bush!)
with the monogram at the hemline and petticoat lace peeking out from below the hem.
My second project was to turn a vintage linen cut-work table cloth into this outfit...
I can hardly wait for an opportunity to wear these new outfits!
White linen is not terribly forgiving of farm dirt...
so I will have to save these for "off-the-farm" activities.
Now, off to search for more vintage linen.
Now, off to search for more vintage linen.
Comments
I have a question for you. Yesterday, our dog caught one of our chickens. Our chicken survived the attack. She can walk, and make noises and her neck is in tact. I have no doubt that she is bruised through and through. The skin is off of her neck, and a farm vet said her crop is damaged. Should I try to nurse her back to health (I.e. let nature take its course and if she lives, she lives?) or should I end her suffering? This is my first time having chickens and we are heartbroken.
Rita
Now, are you handy or what! Those two outfits look great! And what a good example of reusing previously used fabric.
Your rooster really does look happy!
thanks for visiting mine.....
I love what you have done with old linens, great fun.
Nancy
wildoakdesigns.blogspot.com
Brenda