Raising Chickens in the Backyard... 6/22/10

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On Sat., a friend and I had a tea party for our Red Hat members in her backyard. One table was decorated with custom-made china from Ireland, and other tables were each arranged with matching china settings.
Tea from China – Chinese Jasmine Pearls that look like seeds… Sandwiches made with cucumbers, shrimp, egg with caviar: strawberries dipped in chocolate, mini cupcakes, cheesecake… We had a display of teas from around the world, and teapots/cups set on the side tables.
My friend was a stewardess with TWA and went around the world, a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Dept., and after that wanted to become a doctor. The school said, “She was too old “– Luckily that has changed. She went into another medical field. Talk about a Vibrant Woman.


Meanwhile in my backyard, our chickens are doing great and are going on three months. One flew into a small wading pool and if chickens could have expressions, she looked like, “What did I do that for?” Their chief protector is an almost year-old puppy who herds than around the yard. Our neighbors have joined the “backyard chicken raising.” A month ago, we heard “chicken sounds” from next door and asked them, “Did they have chickens too?” The father of two girls held up one of his chickens for us to see, so the idea is spreading.
In the past, our university has scheduled a class, Coup de Ville – Raising Chickens in Your Backyard” . “Find out how to do it right from the start to finish in this class.”