A beautiful day in the lower 50’s on the prairie today. The snow is melting and it is a muddy mess in the chicken yard. The girls gave me 16 eggs this morning, counting a fairy egg. I had an egg customer come out to pick up eggs and she brought her two-year old grandson with her. He helped me gather eggs. Not sure he was impressed with the chickens but he enjoyed giving them some oats and watching them gather round and eat them.
Jim and I went to Emporia to do a feed haul. We got 200 pounds of chicken feed, 100 pounds of dog food, 100 pounds of oats and 50 pounds of sunflower seeds. The car held steady on the way home. We stopped at Walmart and picked up a few groceries and other stuff we needed. I spent my allowance for the week between the two stops.
I got a response from my doctor about the welts on my legs. He said that was a fairly common side effect but advised me to take Benadryl 30 minutes before the next injections as a precaution. If they get worse and I am to let him know and he will consider changing the type of medication.
Last night for dinner I made a Ham and Corn Chowder. It was delicious. We had left overs for lunch today. I printed the recipe and will make it again. It would be better if I had put it in a crock pot and let it cook for several hours. I did it the quick way on the stove top and it took about 35 minutes to make. I think if the flavors had a chance to simmer it would really be good. I added a bit too much crushed red pepper but it was still good. Tonight we are having pot roast – the house really smells good with it cooking in the crock pot all day.
Got a notification from the store I ordered my yarn from. There is a delay as they are getting slammed with yarn orders and shipping times have doubled. I was going to send the blanket I am making to someone for a birthday present but now it won’t get finished on time. May have to go to plan B for the birthday present or else send an IOU card.
Got the hat made last night and am making the matching scarf now. The scarf will knit up fast as it is a simple pattern and not too many stitches per row – just lots of rows. Maybe when I get it done I will get back to cleaning house. I would much rather knit than clean and my house is reflecting that right now. You could write your name on my coffee tables in the dust that is covering them. With the dust settled it is a good time to clean as it stands a chance of staying clean for a day or two.
I have found customers for 5 dozen eggs a week. I still am looking for a few more customers that are interested in a weekly delivery of eggs. I still have at least 5 more dozen a week to find homes for. They are $3 a dozen or two dozen for $5.
Settling into the rhythm of the New Year. There is a beautiful slowness to it as we tuck in at home and stay here most of the time. Nothing seems in a hurry and nothing urgent to be done. Lots of empty space and quiet surrounds me. It is a good time to go internal and discover new things about myself. The chaos of the world seems miles away from us right now.
Grateful the feed haul is completed for another month or so, grateful my doctor responded promptly to my message, and grateful for the slow rhythm of 2021.