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New kids in the flock

Charlotte had twins while we were in Alaska. Molly had a singleton, who unfortunately didn’t make it. Then Sarah and Esme both had twins about a week after we got home. Dang, those babies are cute. We have been bottle-feeding two of them, which is quite time-consuming. Hope was unable to stand for nearly a week and was very weak, which meant she couldn’t nurse. And Pepper’s mom rejected her. But both are thriving and Hope is finally chasing the kids as they ride bikes in the driveway. She’s still a little wobbly, but I no longer worry that she’s going to make it.

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Thoughts & plans

I feel a sudden push to make sourdough & kefir & kombucha. I miss the “elephant ears” we used to eat when I was a kid in Alaska – huge fried wedges of sourdough, drizzled with honey. It makes me sigh just thinking about how good they were.

We are also working on plans for the gardens. Perhaps some asparagus? And we’re talking about putting in another 40 apple trees. Last year’s location isn’t going to work; we’re afraid of the chemicals they’re spraying on the new cornfield next door, so we need to move our beds somewhere in the back yard.

Oh, and now that it is finally spring & the chickens can go outside, I expect we’ll be back up to about 7 eggs/day. So I need to come up with some good ways to use them up.