LilyLove

A few weeks back, I went over to my friend Terry Golson's house for a visit, and to congratulate her on the publication of The Farmstead Egg Guide & Cookbook. I love to hang out at Terry's house. Her kitchen always smells of fresh baked treats, and she makes a great cup of coffee.    

Marky loves to visit, too, but Terry's dog Lily stresses him out a bit.  

Because Lily adores Marky.

On this visit, Lily adored him even more than usual.

You know how girls can be a little scary sometimes.

Marky attempted a few subtle cues, but nothing he did could change the way she feels about him.

Lily was happy to gaze at Marky from either end. 

  After coffee, we went out back to see Terry's critters.

Marky seemed relieved to have a little distance between himself and Lily, 

But soon she found him.

Pip and Caper lured Terry into their yard and put her to work

scratching butts and giving kisses. 

I, of course, made a beeline for the henhouse, 

to visit with Terry's lovely ladies.

Marky's nose caught the scent of Phoebe, 

the long-eared member of Terry's flock. 

He set off on a bunny hunt.

And Lily set off on a Marky-hunt.

Find Marky in this picture.  (click to enlarge)

By the end of our visit, Marky seemed to be coming to terms with Lily's passionate attention.  

 Because love really isn't the worst thing that can happen. 

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Build a Coop in THREE HOURS?

Heck, why not?  

Terry Golson and I thought we'd give it a shot.

She recently ordered a batch of fresh new chicks, and is hoping their delivery will coincide with one of her hens going broody.  

She needed a little coop to house the chicks and their new mom. 

We only had three free hours to get the job done.   

I was up for the challenge. 

Marky and I tumbled into Terry's back yard with our big bag of power tools, and everyone got down to business.

Lily ran circles around Marky, Terry brewed a big pot o' joe, and I sketched a coop plan on paper, based on the materials Terry had to work with.

Ingredients:

2 steaming cups coffee,

1 busted old go-cart,

1 slightly rusty bunny cage,

2 cups assorted drywall screws.

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With saber saw on medium speed, 

chop go-cart into manageable pieces

and random chunks.

Using any means imaginable,  

affix go-cart pieces to rabbit cage, 

and sprinkle generously with drywall screws.

Stand back and sip coffee liberally.

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Terry and I performed our coop-creating feat before a large audience:

Lily, Scooter and Marky feigned interest until they each nodded off and tipped over on the warm sunny lawn.

Candy and her flock lined up to observe.. but what really captivated them was the grass seed that Terry had sown on the opposite side of their fence, just out of reach.

The goats, Pip and Caper, were mesmerized by the entire performance. Man, those boys are easily thrilled.

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The result of our labors:

a little broody coop in 3 hours!

....and with a bit of paint, 

anything

is

possible.

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But wait-- there's more!

Click here to go to the blog at HENCAM.COM ,

where TERRY is telling this very same story,

in HER own special style.
(and see her critters, in real-time)

Enjoy!