CHICKENS!!!

Chickens are the new In domestic animal - with plans for chicken coops showing up in mainstream women's magazines.  Everyone wants chickens.  I love the idea, but I am not so sure I have the temperament for livestock.  You can't choose to feed the chickens "later" like you can with housework.  ANYWAY, Timber Press has a new book, Free-Range Chicken Gardens : How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard by Jessi Bloom about gardening with chickens.  Watch the book trailer.

Dad update:  He's home.  He took a shower.  Mom and My Brother the Doctor (who lives several hours away, alas) came up with an ingenious way to put pressure on Dad's wounds.  Mom sounded happy and pleased with the way things are going so far.  I am giving them a break from me today.   I love still having parents.