Showing posts with label Chickens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chickens. Show all posts

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Blooming...

 

Each morning when I water the flowers...


I take the time to appreciate them

and how happy they make me...





Whiskey Barrels by the Hen House...





Thread Shed and Hen House...

They are located in the yard next to our house.





The chickens enjoy hanging out by






The rooster takes good care of his hens...





This flower bed is located just outside

our front door...





In full bloom...

Black Eyed Suzies, Marigolds, Dahlias,

Blanket Flowers, State Fair Zinnias




Check out the size of that

Jumbo Lime Green Hosta

next to the front steps !


Enjoying the last of our summer blooms

before autumn sets in...


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Baby Chicks...

 

There are new baby chicks

running around in the yard...


Mama Hen spent the month of July

sitting on eggs...





August 1st...

three baby chicks hatched out !





Today is their first day venturing out

of the hen house and into our yard

to peck at the grass and bugs...





Mama Hen keeps a close eye out

and keeps them protected at all times...




We are having FUN watching them

scratch around and imitate

everything Mama Hen does.


I have posted videos of the baby chicks

on Instagram

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 



Saturday, April 22, 2023

Apple Core Quilt....DONE !


I began piecing this apple core quilt top

in Jackson, Wyoming in 2009... 


I stopped at a quilt shop in Jackson,

purchased the template and fabrics

and began cutting out apple core shapes...





I spent the next year stitching on the GO !

with the applecore quilt

as my take-a-long piecing project...





Hand Piecing while traveling

is so relaxing and rewarding...



I spent the last week putting the finishing touches

on the Apple Core Quilt...


Here it is on our bed.....DONE !





I had FUN incorporating a few Kaffee Fassett

fabrics into this quilt...





The binding and label are all DONE !





All those curves make me happy !








It is wonderful to finally see this completed

and on our bed !


Drama Queen
Applecore Quilt
Hand Pieced
LuAnn Kessi
2023




Spring has finally arrived in Western Oregon

Tulips are in full bloom...





The chickens are busy eating all the

insects and slugs in the flower beds...





They also make beautiful yard ornaments...















This view is just outside the front door:


I don't have far to go to get to the

yellow Thread Shed

where I do most of my stitching!


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi


Saturday, February 18, 2023

Commission......Owl Panel


Owl Panel 


When I was commissioned to create wall art

from this owl panel I was told to do anything

I wanted.....and, if possible, to

make it looked like a framed image...





I pieced flying geese into the border treatment





I found some wooden boards fabric

in my stash and created a frame around it...





Top left corner.....stitched a mitered corner

to look like a wooden frame





I felt that is all this owl panel needed...






It is ready to be basted and quilted...

more to come !



I will leave you with this parting shot:

This is our rooster, Merle...

He takes such good care of his hens.

Here they are at the end of the day

roosting on the hitching post behind the house.


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Rhodie Removal...

 

This is the Thread Shed...

it is my happy place.


These gorgeous pink rhodies are 20 years old...




They are taking over the building...

it is time for them to go.




We are enjoying a dry and beautiful October...

a perfect time to remove the rhodies.




The Cowboy fires up the power saw and

gets right with it !





He cuts off the rhodie at the base,

hooks onto it with a tow strap,

then I haul it out with the 4 wheeler...




The Cowboy loads the rhodies

onto the dump bed...




This is just one rhodie bush !!!





You can now see the left side of the Thread Shed...





2 bushes removed.....progress !





Amazing....I haven't seen that window for years !





One more rhodie bush to remove...





The rhodies are all gone...

I sprayed the side of the building with

30 second cleaner...

it removed all of the moss.





The chickens were so excited to scratch around

in all that exposed dirt...



We were so successful removing the Thread Shed

rhodies, that we just kept going:


Rhodies in front of the house are 

also over grown...





It is time for them to go!





All gone !





Looks much better.....ahhh





Yes, we removed rhodies from the side of

the guest house too!

No more rhodie trimming every year !

We are into low maintenance landscaping now.




We found yellow paint in the garage...

today I am painting the buildings

while the Cowboy trims all of the trees in the yard.

We will sleep good tonight !


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi