Chickens

Finger is getting much better, think I will live! I have to hunt and peck when I type. Talking about hunt and peck, just received my "Organic Gardening" magazine and it has a great article about keeping a flock of backyard hens has gone from being homey to being oh-so-stylishly vogue.
organicgardening.com

Photo of my Granddaughter, the Chicken Whisperer, this was taken when she was 8 or 9, she is now 18.

April 27, 2010

Went to an art show in Melbourne Florida, I fell and my little finger looked like a right angle, I have never seen anything like it before! Without thinking I pulled it back into place. Jerry almost passed out, me too. So It is alittle hard to type with a splint on my two fingers.

Will continue when it heals.

April 15,1959-Dad maintained, I worked outside most of day
" "60-sultry 80 degrees hot. Defrosted planted okra, tomato's glad bulbs. to El Dor p.m. got milk storm in south.
April 15,1961-Frost cold n. wind. Dad on road, staking. I cleaned baked cookies, did little quilting.
" "1962-Mae came & took us to church a.m.
" "1963-Washed windy planted row beans
April 16,1959-.15 rain over night warm. We went to El Dor a.m. Set out 100 strawberry plants, Dad fished.
April 16,1960-Cold N. wind.Easter morn to church to Knox for dinner Rowe's & Morgans & Grandma Knox there. Stopped at Mike on way home.
April 16,1961-
" " 1962-Washed & ironed, Dad fished p.m. got 5.
" " 1963-Watered some. Ironed, set out cabbage plants, planted tomato seed & went to guild,p.m. mowed east lawn first time this spring.
April 17,1959-
" "1960-60 degrees. Washed a.m. mowed lawn first time this year.
" "1961-Cold frost. To church & s.s. no company we went to Dooley's eve.
" "1962-To guild at Dewitt's p.m.
" "1963-
April 18,1959-.48 degrees rain a.m. Cleaned baked cookies. Dad to Burns p.m.
" "1960-Windy and warm. Ironed a.m., Mae & Alta took me to El Do p.m. bought 2 pair shoes & gray dress.
April 18, 1961-Dad to Dooley's to fix fence. I quilted a.m. set out 60 cabbage plants p.m. cultivated garden to Kati es eve.
April 18,1962-Went to Ted Gfeller sale Calvin Heyman passed away.
" "1963-To El Do eve bought checked material.

April 9th - 14th 59 - 63

April 9,1959-Dad bought garden tractor I quilted most of day chilly all day-frost cold
" "60-I did Sat work, Dad to town with Shorty am they went fishing pm.
" "61-To church and SS Mae came for dinner
" "62-Letter from Chas & Pat with big news. I dug up strawberry plants, cleaned fuel bin & burned refuse, showery/cool
April 9,1963Cleaned bathroom am Dad to Burns with eggs. 24 " Dad burrowed garden pm fished till late.
April 10,1959-Frost & cold. I quilted most of day. finished flower garden quilt. Dad maintained pm till late.
April 10,1960-To church & SS Mae, Katie and girls here for dinner nice day
" ",1961-Washed am - nice day.
" "1962-Fred Spinden stopped to get rain fall report. Showery & cloudy. Dad went fishing.
" "1963-Cool & Cloudy
April 11,1959-Cool, Dad maintained I cleaned baked cookies did some digging in garden Dad to Burns in eve.
April 11,1960-Nice day Lydia & Lewis Katz surprised us took drive in pm to ranch & oil field ate at ?yarnells, to Marianas afterwards.
April 11,1961-Ironed am patched pm cloudy cool
" " 1962-
" " 1963-Watered garden to El Do eve
April 12,1959-Snowed all am. To church am Knox's here for dinner.
" "1960-The Kratzs left 8:30. Dad plowed garden-I worked a little with garden tractor.
" ",1961-Cool & cloudy patched & finished joining green 9 patch quilt. ? stopped brought eggs.
April 12,1962-Hertha called pm Dad to El Do eve
" ",1963-Good Friday. baked cookies to church eve.
" 13,1959-Clear, heavy frost over night. Lovely day, I washed Dad & Shorty went fishing am I got my ironing done. Went over to Katie's for committee meeting eve.
April 13,1960-Rain. I bound small flower garden quilt. To Katie's after saw in eve. Dad & Shorty fished pm
April 13,1961-Put red nine patch quilt in frame Dad to El Do eve.
" ",1962-We went to Leon for day Dad fished-Ruth & I to Cassody for Diane stopped at Herthas on way home.
April 13,1963-Did Sat. work baked rolls made pies, Dad fished.
April 14,2010- Today is my daughters birthday! Happy Birthday! She was born 6 years after this diary was written.
April 14,1959-Chilly frost windy. Em & Rosemary bought Cot? Dad maintained I worked outside Mickey & boys boys came am We went to board meeting at church eve.
April 14,1960-Mariana came am brought my hat she had made - Dad & Shorty fished am
" "1961-Quilted about all day Dad worked on road till late. Cold north wind blew gale eve and over night.
April 14,1962-Did up Sat work. set out cabbage plants planted row of beans & tomatoes few strawberry plants.
April 14,1963-Easter Sunday to church am Wilson's & Mae here for dinner. Mae took us to church. Rowe's came pm

April 3-8,1959-63

April 6, 2010-Easter this year was April 4th-Had family and friends. This year I invited some of Jerry and my friends.. It was a Beautiful, perfect day. We decided to barbecue ribs and chicken this year. The kids had there Easter egg hunt. Had a beautiful message from a friend that said she thought it was the nicest Easter she had ever had, that made my day. Sometimes we take family and friends for granted, showing up here for holidays, so much different now that Mom & Dad are gone. My nephews were a no show, think they had to work, think they miss there grandparents. I know I don't even come close to my Mom and Dads being there, I miss that so much. It is very hard getting together (holidays) without them. My grandson said the other day that he couldn't wait for Easter, that he just LOVED family get togethers, I guess that is what makes it all worth while. We are so blessed.
April 3,1959-Cooler, Dad on road, I quilted
" "60-To church & ss am no company rested p.m.
" "61-Windy & cold-Dug up little trees took them to Hertha's & planted them, stopped at Pecks not so good, went to Marianas bought Mrs. Wilson's rug.
April 4,1962-a..m. ironed Dad worked with classen
" "63-Dad fished. Went to WSCS meeting at Parsonage p.m.
April 4,1959-Windy warm Defrosted refrigerator and deep freeze cleaned, Dad on road he went to Burns eve.
April 4,1960-Dad maintained, I cleaned bathrooms am washed pm Jolins stopped pm
" "61-Dad to Wichita for checkup I worked outside set out 100 strawberry plants, Cleaned out flower garden, cut off hedge.
April 4,1962-Went to WSCS at Breizikofes(?) pm with Emma Noell, received WSCS pin
" "63-Dad to El Do am fished pm Johns stopped pm Dad to practice at Don G. I went to Katie's
April 5,1959-Nice day. We went to church am Rowe's & Mae here for dinner Rowe boys 10th birthday.
April 5,1960-Ironed warmer Dad to quarterly conference at Burns eve
" "61-Dad worked at Dooleys. Windy cool. I went to WSCS at Eltel Sp. in pm with Mrs. Noell, we went to board meeting eve.
April 5,1962Worked some outside Dad worked up Heymans garden, Dad to El do pm cleaned porch
April 5,1963-Dad fished all day I rendered tullow & burned trash am
April 6,1959-Warm day in 80's.Went to Augusta to dist meeting of WSCS with Rose Anneter Dad on road
April 6,1960-Nice day, to WSCS at church pm census taker took census.
" "61-lovely day. I cleaned dinning room & kitchen walls a.m. Dad fished a.m. helped burn off grass for turnp.I mowed lawn first time this spring. Mike W. broke leg
April 6,1962Did cleaning baked rolls
" "63-Did Sat work.
April 7,1959-Cloudy cooler. Worked outside a.m. quilted p.m.
" "60-Nice spring day. I cleaned dinning room a.m. planted peas, onions and lettuce and radishes p.m. Dad planted potatoes and corn.
April 7,1961-
" "62-To Katie's all day to help with concrete work. John there.
" "63-To church a.m. no company
April 8, 1959-Snowed rained am-Went to El do pm bought shower gift for Ken baby birthday gift Diane shoes. Mickey here for supper, got beef
April 8,1960-Dad to Wichita for treatment on ear, I cleaned kitchen & cupboard.
" "61-Rained all day. Did up Sat work am worked out weather & rain report for past 6 years pm
April 8,1962-To church & ss Rowe's came for dinner. Peck called from Wichita
" "63-Cleaned east bedroom planted first sweet corn, lovely day.