Eli, and a few other things

Good thing I didn't boldly announce "MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION IS TO POST SOMETHING ON MY BLOG EVERY SINGLE DAY!"  That was actually a thought, you know. :)

Let me begin with old sweetie pie. Can you tell he is asking, "MAMA, HOW LONG BEFORE SUPPER'S DONE"?

We talk to each other that way; it's those eyes! Wednesday was Eli's birthday. He turned seven years old. Seems like just yesterday we brought that sweet little ball of fur home...

His first visit to the vet, Dr. Davis said to me, "YOU WON'T BE CARRYING HIM AROUND IN YOUR ARMS VERY LONG", and he was right. Eli grew really big, really fast!

and claimed Poppy's foot stool...

and has carried the same old Teddy Bear around for seven years...

and kept Teddy with him while on the job. Just kidding. Eli never worked a day in his life. He does like being with the goats but is probably saying, "YOU GOATS BETTER LEAVE MY TEDDY BEAR ALONE!"  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI!

Well, here it is the middle of January and we still have half an acre of fall leaves to rake, but not to worry, Poppy stopped by Ace Hardware...

and brought me a brand new metal rake and new wheelbarrow. I have just about worked the wheels off my pretty pink wheelbarrow, no kidding, so it will be used for light duty now. Plus, I just didn't like that new wide plastic rake, purchased a few weeks ago. I am not a plastic person...give me heavy duty metal, any time! :)

Back in 1987 when we moved in our little log cabin, I vowed to do away with all plastic. We bought every piece of granite ware we could find. I still love, and use my old granite ware...

well, not so much those old slop jars on the top shelf. Sorry about the pitifully stocked pantry shelves. Had to spread things out to look like I spent lots of time canning last summer. :) 

I've used the small blue roasting pan many many times. It is perfect for cooking turkey breast and there's a large one on the pantry shelf that's good for ham or whole turkey. Both are old granite ware found at flea markets. How did I get off on all this anyway?

Guess I'll get back to work. Poppy worked at Food Lion this morning, giving me a break to get a little housework done....He gets off at 1:00! Better go!

Love,

Henny

I'll be around to visit and catch up. Absolutely can't believe I have a few new followers. Thank you so much! Hey, you just can't beat blogging friends. 

A bunch of empty buckets

Poppy is at work this Saturday morning. The rain is falling again, and here I sit with my bowl of oatmeal at the computer with absolutely nothing interesting to talk about. How do you like your oatmeal? Mine? Hot, with brown sugar, walnuts, and a little milk. 

All the feed buckets are empty this morning so a trip to town is first on my list of things to do. It's rare that we run out of everything at once!  Have you seen the row of feed buckets in my tiny little pantry...

And opposite the wall with the buckets are shelves with granite ware and the old pots I love...

It's kinda fun to get a peek into someone's junk room/pantry/laundry room.  I remember my Aunt Berlie's pantry. It was a step down from the kitchen floor and the old wooden door leading into the pantry stayed closed. It was cold in the pantry. Nails in the back of the pantry door held aprons, a broom and a sack that held paper bags. Aunt Berlie called paper bags, "paper pokes".  I loved spending nights with her...staying up late, sometimes til 11:00 p.m. working on a puzzle.

Okay, I am headed to town now. Gosh, getting home and unloading 50 lbs. each of corn, scratch, laying mash, goat feed, and 20lbs. of bird seed, and a few groceries sounds like fun. Maybe I won't even buy feed. Maybe I'll just keep driving and not come home. We'll see. Just kidding. :)

Dumperoo was sure resting good here...

Thank you for listening again.

Love,
Henny

Getting Back to Normal

Dear Friends,

I have figured out and fixed what has made me feel so "out of sorts" lately!!  It was those darned old bamboo roll-up shades!!!  One thing is for sure, I have not felt like myself in quite a while!!  Thinking back, it was along about the time we hung those shades that I started feeling down!

 The old fashioned ruffled curtains are hanging again...Sorry about the dusty, raggedy old dining chairs.  We could really use some new ones.  Furniture polish would help a lot! :)

One thing for sure...I am not a bamboo person!  Every time Poppy and I sat down to eat a meal, I felt like we were in Panama and needed to be dressed in white, listening to the flap, flap, flap of a slow moving, palm leaf ceiling fan!!  I need to remember, this is a cabin in the woods...not a tropical escape!! :)   Maybe I can get into sewing again or be able to stick to a diet!!
 

I have not been myself lately, or have I said that already!!  Anyone interested in a couple of cheap bamboo shades???

Speaking of dust...by 7:00 this morning I had washed the shelves and dusted every piece of old granite ware in the pantry.   The dining chairs are next on the list.  The red pantry walls look pink in this picture...just know that I don't have a pink pantry! :)

 The newest hens looked rather fetching in their Sunday outfits......

Very sweet hens!

Dumper Roo napping...

 My posts haven't been all that great lately.  Thank you if you have managed to stay long enough to read this.

Love,
Henny Penny