Showing posts with label eggs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eggs. Show all posts

Monday, April 10, 2023

New Release from Mimi Matthews!!!

Tomorrow is the DAY!!!

Return to Satterthwaite Court 

releases from highly acclaimed author Mimi Matthews.

I pre-ordered my copy from Audible because narrator Alex Wyndham is one of my favorite narrators.



    Do you enjoy audio books? I had to train myself to listen to them during the "year no one wants to remember" took place and we were all told to stay shut up in our homes. No library access, and publishers weren't mailing books for such a long time that it was excruciating for this avid reader. So I signed up for Audible and I think one of the first books I bought was by Mimi Matthews. I was hooked right then and went through every one of her books she had published at the time. Long days of sitting on porch with a sewing project in my lap and a historical novel in my ear was just about perfect in spite of the chaos going on in the world.

    If you haven't read any of Matthews' books, I highly recommend them. They are considered clean Victorian Romances and quite intriguing, especially her Parish Orphans of Devon series. I've listened to the third book, A Convenient Fiction, about 5 or 6 times. 

      My Review on Goodreads:

    "Excellently done!!!
    A Convenient Fiction is a beautifully romantic story with fabulous narration!! It was a pleasure to listen to. I loved it."



    But if you aren't an audio book fan, that's ok! They're published in traditional print and e-book as well. 

    I don't get any revenue from you using any links on this blog. I'm just sharing because it's easy and quick to get to Matthews' profile on Goodreads. And from there, you can decide for yourself! 
     
    I sincerely hope your spring is off to a good start! I've been very busy tending to my chickens, grandbaby and family.


    I love the color variations from light cream to reddish brown to blue to green to olive. Life is better with chickens!! ❤️
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Charlotte or Charlie? ~ Rural Thursday

Her name is Charlotte. 


She lays brown eggs. 


Remember...the weird one?

Well, here's Charlotte the other day...


CROWING...

That's right. 
The old girl arched her neck, flapped her wings and let out a crow! Ok, it was a croaky crow, but she was definitely trying to crow. Sounded like a young rooster with laryngitis! 

And she continues to do this almost everyday!

So I researched this phenomenon at the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, and found out that it can happen when a hen becomes old. 

I guess Charlotte is old for a hen. 
She's at least 4, if not 5 yrs old. 


Here she is with the other girls. They used to pick on her but they don't anymore. 

Now I know why :) 
She has taken on rooster qualities and hunts for bugs, clucking at them to come and eat!

But I'm not ready to change her name just yet.

How's that for a weird Rural Thursday?!

Images are mine. Please don't take them without asking. Not that anyone would want them. I'm just sayin'.