“Do you think it will be friendly?”

While clearing out an old pile of firewood in our backyard we discovered “this cute little fella.”  Luckily it was catch and release rather than catch and keep as a pet.

"Maybe they will come visit."

Yes, that is a trail of corn leading to the “Jackpot of Corn” at our front door.
The chickens caught on after a little while, so they did not end up at the door.  The Jackpot is no longer there so who knows what was brave enough to be at the door.  I think I’m ok not finding out.

Not exactly what I expected to show up

When we installed the bird feeder this isn't the kind of bird we thought we would get.

He belongs next door but he free ranges to our house. And yes, he cocka-doodle-dos for us to get up every morning. And just in case we don't hear him from his starting point he struts around the house to make sure all angles are covered.

This just may have been the start to one of my Top 5's.

My Top Five...

I tend to have interests that go in waves and those waves are usually pretty big and pretty intense. I dive in head first and whatever has peaked my interest can't run or hide. I will research, purchase, gather, research some more and try and try again until I either perfect it, get over it or get distracted from it. I should have a bumper sticker that states "Shiny things distract me."

A lot of things have been on my top 5 interests. Soap... Yep, it was there and we all pretty much know what happened with that. And that one has kept the top 5 list pretty short, if not even nonexistent for a while. But it's back and it's better than ever.

I'll introduce you to the list as it grows, and I'll even warn you that it may or may not contain 5 at any given moment. But until then, here are some items that have made the list in the past and what has happened to them.

Screen Printing - oh I could print t-shirts, stationery, soap labels... I bought the kit. Let's just say I still have the kit and, well, I still have the kit.

Knitting - you may know this is what got me into soap. I taught myself to knit, but could only knit rectangles. One only needs so many scarves so I had to switch my hobby focus (enter soap.). Ironically enough I'm back to knitting and I'm still not good at it. But I got a new coat and I need a new scarf.

Sewing - I got the machine, a bunch of patterns and even the fabric. I'm all setup ready to sew my first stitches. Here I go, there a little crooked but they'll work. Enter Damyn. Here, let me show you. I haven't touched the sewing machine since. D is the sewer in this family.