All about the Chickens

the first egg- YIPPEEEEEE

Ok so I think that the chickens may have bought themselves some time!!! This afternoon we found our first egg. Scott was stacking wood and heard all the comotion. He found the little brown egg in one of the nesting boxes. A barred rock was the proud layer. Scott has been talking about adding the chickens to the cow in the freezer for awhile now. It is a beautiful fall day in Newmarket- the leaves are falling quickly and the wind is blowing. I am starting to get the garden ready for winter. We have two little pumpkins growing but I don't think they will make it. Jackson and I are going to pick out our pumpkins this afternoon- only a couple days left to get the jack-o-lanterns ready!!!!!!

We hope that everyone is enjoying the fall. Before we know it winter will be here.

the happy egg layer

the chickens of Elm Court

Seapoint Beach

Today was the perfect fall day. The whole family was home- which is a rare occurence these days. Scott came up with the great idea to head to Seapoint Beach, which is one of our favorite places to take Cassidy. It is a dog friendly beach on Kittery Point in Maine. We haven't been all summer, which is kind of sad. So we headed out this morning. It was beautiful. The beach was empty except for a couple of other dogs and their owners. Cassidy had a blast!!!!! It was nice to see her running free. This place is highly recommended for any dog lovers in the area. Maggie Glacier would love it!

So we did some walking, some digging and some tide-pooling. We were there for almost an hour. The sun was out and a breeze was blowing. You couldn't ask for a more perfect fall day. The rest of the day was spent seeing old friends- like the wonderful Doula that helped us with Jackson's birth and a friend from college. We made bread, babaganoush (spelling is definitely wrong on this one) and Scott stacked some wood. We even did laundry. If only most days could go like this one.

On a slightly differnt note- I have a new cookbook that I got for Jackson. It's called Better than Peanut Butter and Jelly. It is a great little cookbook for kids. It is vegetarian but full of wonderful variety. I have been making things out of it for the past month. I would tell anyone with kids (or experimental adults) to grab it. Jackson has liked everything I have made so far.

Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful fall season.