"Why don't you and Grandpa come up to the cottage for a glass of wine…"
I love getting those emails from Sara. We went up yesterday afternoon to visit the chickens and see the bees and partake in Ryan's latest white wine offering, a Riesling.
The last time I saw the chickens they weren't chickens yet – they were just little handfuls of fluffy feathers.
Not that they still aren't fluffy. And I'm certainly not one to point fingers but would you take a look at those fluffy butts up there.
They have nice digs, a pale yellow chicken coop with a cozy place to sleep and they have a grassy hill to wander on.
The bees aren't quite as lively right now. They are conserving their energy.
Ryan and Sara have provided them with food right at their hive so they don't have to go too far afield to find it. If you click on the picture to see it bigger you can see a few dark spots on the lower right hand corner of the hive – those are a few bees just checking out the sunshine.
Here the girls are all looking through the fence towards the beehive. That is Rosie up front, she has healed nicely from her accident.
They are really quite comical to watch. When one runs to go look at something they ALL have to see what the fuss is about.
After we oohed and ahhed over the girls we went inside and had a glass of Ryan's new Riesling. I'm a dyed in the wool Chardonnay drinker but the Riesling was exceptionally good. It had a sparkly quality to it. Very easy to sip. The name, Firefly and the painting for the label perfectly capture this wine.
Random shot, just because I thought it was so pretty hanging there in the arbor amongst the wisteria vines.
Well thank you! And you gave me that little chandelier, I thought is wa a nice touch! I am wearing my new earrings today too. Well Jeff and Elin has moved to Baton Rouge, she posted pictures on her blog.
Love the chickens…but not so much the bees! ha ha.. I swear that one day I am building a chicken coop!
Chickens are a funny group to watch – much like a group of girlfriends! ~Kelly
Love, love, love the chickens!!!!
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I wanted to mention about the doilies you had in your previous post. There is another use for them. Ladies used to have dressing tables. My MIL still has one. Big mirror in the back, the middle lower than the two sides. Little chair in the front. They put all their perfume and hand mirrors on them. So the larger doily was put on the middle and the smaller on either side.
The “doily” that goes on the back of the chair is called an antimacassar. There was a hair gel for men years and years ago called macassar oil. The guys would sit on the chairs and soil the chair backs. So the ladies would put the anti-macassars on the chairs to protect them.
Probably more info than you wanted to know.
I wish I could have chickens! They are such good pets. Alas, I live in the city and can’t. Maggie would have a field day and scare them half to death anyway.
What beautiful & delightful blog you have! Enjoyed my visit and love those chickens!
Hugs,
Maryjane
Sara said to hop on over here and check out your chick pics because they were so good, and she was right…you did a great job of capturing them! Nice post.
great post!