Back to back days hosting dinner parties, pulled it off, however clearly learned it’s best not to schedule so tightly.
Morning walk with TC taking in the last few remaining colorful leaves.
Top of mind, plotting, planning, scheming 72 hours in Ireland, jam packed and fueled by sencha green tea.
This one resonates with me and the lifestyle I’m creating:
Cillian Murphy said, "I love being at home. My life is very simple. I read a lot of books. Watch a lot of movies. Listen to a lot of music. Walk the dog. Cook with the family. Yeah, I am boring".
Didn’t accomplish anything I set out to do this week, or even today obstacles at every turn, nature came to the rescue in the form of postcard perfect sunset beach walk. Grateful.
Three strike rule has occurred, burned the hearth, car got hit, broke beautiful teak chair while putting away for winter storage. Exhausting.
Today turns the page with calm winds, sunny skies, crisp air and a post yoga trip to Allies Tack shop where I feel all giddy about the equestrian Cotswolds vibe. Makes me love building this micro farm. Horse riding next?
A gorgeous lunchtime walk with my boy today, We love the beach and field life!
Forgot to mention a splurge dinner out at Claudine, a $500 fancy feast, once was enough.
Early Saturday morning wellness routine - Teach yoga for pickleball at 7:30, next go to Press in Wickford for a delicious espresso flat white, swing by SoCo bakery for warm sourdough loaf, home to gather fresh laid eggs, create an incredible spinach and goat cheese omelette to eat in front of a roaring fire in our Morso wood stove. Relax do nothing until noon.
Made a fun batch of Norwich Terrier holiday cookies, need to get a chicken cookie cutter next.
Stocked up wood piles for daily fires, walkies in the car car, let’s go!
Getting schooled by my hen flock, facing my ignorance and naivety. So, the amount of support material to raise healthy chickens doesn’t seem to end. Today we spent 45 minutes after dawn break rescuing the weakest hen of the flock of 9. I’ve been watching her head, neck, and tail feathers be pecked away to bare skin each day. This is the pecking order, they are cooped up, the run is too small for my flock. Managed after testing my husband to the edge of frustration to capture her, she’s in a dog crate, isolated and safe but in the coop because if we take her out for more than 72 hours, they will not accept her back easily.
Items that need to be purchased to prevent this: Bigger run 1.5k, peck toys, eye shields, antiseptic sprays, as well as other items to maintain health if flock, hydration powder, probiotics, fresh greens, high protein meal worm, sunflower seeds, chicken grit, oyster shells.
Purchased a separate outdoor storage container to keep these support items. It’s positively daunting, the cost of backyard chickens is no joke. They are still laying each day 5-7 beautiful multicolor fresh eggs, we did the math a while ago and it was about $7-9 per egg factoring in the cost of the coop, now it will be closer to $12 per egg. It will be 4 years to work off the cost of the coop to bring that egg price down to $1.
On a high note, I went to the knitting group at the Hale library to work on the scarf for HR last night. I’m optimistic that I may actually be able to get this finished and in the post for Christmas.
Signed up for a pottery class in February and for my birthday I’m learning TM meditation.
A festive and fun Thanksgiving lunch at The Beatrice Hotel rooftop club. So wonderful to see the family together, generously hosted by Liz and Rob!
It’s the season for bare root roses, forced bulbs, and winter sowing.
I’m shopping for a floribunda fuss free climbing rose to flank my upper driveway entrance, force snowdrops, and sow native ornamental grasses as well as no fail perennials.
