tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post8281073094981897281..comments2023-08-28T04:49:47.536-07:00Comments on Milkweed & Teasel: Fox vs. chickensJennifer Monterohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-54158239510775951432010-05-28T01:56:18.870-07:002010-05-28T01:56:18.870-07:00Martha - your comment made me laugh loud enough to...Martha - your comment made me laugh loud enough to wake up the sleeping dogs at my feet.<br />I didn't realise that coons will take chickens too, I always thought of them as egg thiefs. <br /><br />Well done on deterring the coon AND saving dinner! And your new 'native' status. Have you thought of changing your air rifle for a .22?<br /><br />Tamar - I take solace that it's not just my husband with the whole naked thing. I think men are programmed to 'go commando'. Mooning each other seems to be another male phenomenon. <br /><br />I think you're on to something with the sabotage theory. I told Mike this morning that I only have to sew the cardigan together now, and he's asked me to help bit the chicks today! <br /><br />I made the sweater for myself. I try not to subject my loved ones to too many hand knits. They are an acquired fashion taste, and not everyone wants to smell of sheep. Bar the exceptional types who read this blog, of course!Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-51133142185086155212010-05-28T01:46:31.064-07:002010-05-28T01:46:31.064-07:00Terry - Thanks for the vote of confidence. One day...Terry - Thanks for the vote of confidence. One day left but I think I can make it.<br /><br />HKS - I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I don't know why I look at my layers as off-limits for eating, and don't have an iota of regret for the meat chickens. <br /><br />The pink shoes replaced my green pair which wore out. I chose pink as occasionally I throw my shoe at one of the dogs to startle her, usually when one of them is eating cow poop. It's easier to find a pink shoe in the long grass. Never try this training technique with your car keys...Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-50066864639565510402010-05-27T20:39:10.036-07:002010-05-27T20:39:10.036-07:00Thanks for the clarification.
I also find Mike no...Thanks for the clarification.<br /><br />I also find Mike not seeing the humor in it funny....Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171802310115844104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-17668529128235642132010-05-27T17:39:49.214-07:002010-05-27T17:39:49.214-07:00Funny you should post this the day after Kevin was...Funny you should post this the day after Kevin was woken up at 4:00 AM by squawking in the coop (I sleep with earplugs, because Kevin snores like a backhoe, and didn't hear a thing). It was a false alarm, which he determined by using the binoculars to check out the coop through the kitchen window -- in his birthday suit. What is it about men and nakedness?<br /><br />I think you've been had on the cardigan. Mike bet you couldn't finish it by the assigned date, knowing full well he was going to keep you incredibly busy with hatching duties. <br /><br />Who gets the sweater?Tamar@StarvingofftheLandhttp://www.starvingofftheland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-73695101752553967602010-05-27T07:44:53.207-07:002010-05-27T07:44:53.207-07:00Chicken predators and multi-tasking -- all in a da...Chicken predators and multi-tasking -- all in a day's work, eh? My daughter was putting up the chickens last night and called out that a raccoon was waiting in the azaleas for the pullets to go by, so I took out my pellet gun and stung his arse, then rushed back inside to save the garlic I was sauteing from burning. My husband came home to find me cooking with my pellet gun resting on my hip and said, "Honey, we've got to get you out of Alabama. You've gone native."martha in mobilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-81844497895116236932010-05-27T06:32:13.454-07:002010-05-27T06:32:13.454-07:00Such a funny post! Multitasking is my arch enemy, ...Such a funny post! Multitasking is my arch enemy, the two of us only get along once in a blue moon. I really enjoy your blog!<br /><br />P.S. I would have eaten the egg eater...<br /><br />p.p.s. I also totally get the shoe comment, I think I have the same pair which works well with all my stained, ripped farm clothes.Harvest Kitchen Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783862213886376760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-30149158832431766432010-05-27T05:56:08.012-07:002010-05-27T05:56:08.012-07:00I loved the last paragraph too. Too funny, that...I loved the last paragraph too. Too funny, that'll keep me going while I'm out woodcutting today. Happy to hear that Myfanwy has found a good home. Good luck with getting Mike's cardigan finished, I'm putting my money on you!Terry Scovillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03921175577588776380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-68560239919996518532010-05-26T23:41:40.395-07:002010-05-26T23:41:40.395-07:00Paula - Britian banned fox hunting (chasing foxes ...Paula - Britian banned fox hunting (chasing foxes with a pack of hounds) a few years ago. Hunts can only follow scent trails now, much to their disgust. Shooting foxes is still legal.<br /><br />Fox hunting was never really for the purpose of controlling foxes, and hunt masters would often fall out with gamekeepers who shot foxes, complaining that the gamekeepers were ruining their sport. Since the ban came in, there are no more or no less foxes.<br /><br />I'm glad you found the comment funny - Mike didn't see the humor in it. . .Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-65637512526219220142010-05-26T18:15:08.026-07:002010-05-26T18:15:08.026-07:00Laughed out loud at the idea Mike's birthday s...Laughed out loud at the idea Mike's birthday suit needed ironing.<br /><br />I thought the British Upper Crust was all about fox hunting- why the hell aren't they doing their job?Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171802310115844104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-22996527333913018592010-05-26T13:36:22.444-07:002010-05-26T13:36:22.444-07:00Colette - Mike has no problem with nakedness. You ...Colette - Mike has no problem with nakedness. You might want to call before you come over, just to be on the safe side ;-)Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-88735395123641045452010-05-26T13:34:58.031-07:002010-05-26T13:34:58.031-07:00Maria - I'm glad Myfanwy found a new home too....Maria - I'm glad Myfanwy found a new home too. I'm soft on my old cockerel's offspring.<br /><br />Of COURSE grammar matters! And I'm a big fan of the book 'Eats, Shoots, and Leaves'. I'm glad someone knew the roofs v rooves thing. Trying to combine British and US english has made my ability to use the language even worse, if that were possible!Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-42961122773655065792010-05-26T13:13:48.087-07:002010-05-26T13:13:48.087-07:00No I will not be able to sleep. I have visions of...No I will not be able to sleep. I have visions of Mike running down the road in his Birthday suit. Thanks Jen!!!! Bring you knitting here, we'll get it finished!!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918092647201479349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-44078474738392649832010-05-26T12:55:37.739-07:002010-05-26T12:55:37.739-07:00Hello. Loving your latest post - especially the la...Hello. Loving your latest post - especially the last paragraph, sealed her own fate / sealed in her own juices :o)<br />Glad Myfanwy found a suitable home.<br />And not that it matters, but it is 'roofs', it's just pronounced 'rooves'. Who said the language was logical??Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01656390046187780127noreply@blogger.com