3 Things That Made Me Smile This Week

It's Friday, and it's the end of the week. Here's a few things that kept me smiling this week..

1. First Egg!

Late last year, we got chickens. Five little bantams, only 8 weeks old and super cute. We're down to four, having sadly lost one to a respiratory infection. Anyway, by our best guess the remaining girls [hmm, see No.3 below] should be about 16 weeks-ish by now. Turns out one of them is likely to be a bit older, as this week we got our first egg! And they've been coming every day since. We can't eat them yet as we gave them a dose of sulfur for suspected cocci infection a couple of weeks ago. Soon enough though, this will be my morning breakfast!

2. Chill Out Time

The last week was pretty hectic, with a weekend in Melbourne, running around with errands to be done closer to home, and I had an exam for my course [and all the associated procrastination that studying for an exam entails]. And you know what? I'm tired. So finally, FINALLY this week I got the chance to kick back and unwind... with a soothing cup of chamomile tea and the current issue of Frankie. To get me feeling all warm and fuzzy and inspired. It worked. Life's good.

3. A Hen Became a Rooster

Continuing with the chicken theme, we discovered that our little Georgette is actually a George. Pottering in the back garden this morning, I noticed Georgie throw her head back and crow. Now I'm pretty sure hens aren't meant to do that... turns out she's a he. And it explains some other behaviour quirks of this 'hen'. Like sitting on the other chickens. Anyway this means two things - firstly, that we will get baby chickens [cute!] and secondly, a lot of those baby chickens will be boys. And boys don't lay eggs, and I'm a vegetarian and an animal lover, and I suspect I'm going to find the situation somewhat confronting. 

George striding out with Cynthia in pursuit. I hope Cynthia is still a hen.

Do you know how difficult it is to photograph chickens? What's been making you smile this week?

3 Things That I Love in the Library

We have a room in our house, that we call the Library. It has bookshelves, and often a cat, and also our workstations. I spend most of my days in this room, either at my computer or with my head in books for my course. I love this room. It has taken many months of tweaking to get it 'just right', but to me now, it definitely feels just right. Here's three things in this room that I love, and that make it feel so welcoming and homely to me.

1. The Cat Chair

I picked this up at a second hand furniture shop years ago for $20. Then my [at the time] housemate's cat decided that this chair was her personal scratching post. I guess I could recover it, but I kinda like having a chair that frankly, I don't care if the cats destroy. I love sitting in it with a book, and a warm hot water bottle resting against my back. I don't care if it's summer. I can still have a hot water bottle.

2. Meditation Beads

I picked these up in Tibet a few years ago. I just love them. I think they're real turquoise, although they're quite green. I would love to be able to wear them as jewellery, but it's really not the right thing to do. So they stay on the bookshelf, under the window, and get used sometimes in my meditations. They're lovely and calming to look at, so I love having them on display.

3. Lapis Lazuli Pyramid

This is a Charles piece. He introduced me to crystals, and I don't know, perhaps I'm sensitive to them or something, but I 'feel' them quite strongly. This is a pretty special piece to have in the Library in particular. It just belongs here. It's quite central in the room too, fittingly.

There you go, a little peek into my world and where I spend my days. [Actually this post is all about photography, and me trying to capture little details of my world. But it's nice to share.]