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Visitors, Bee Stings, and Chickens

10/21/2015

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Daddy and I are butchering chickens today. (So, why are you on the computer??) It's lunch break and poor Katherine, who doesn't feels so well, is busy fixing it. So far, Daddy and I have butchered eleven birds--the contents of the "Small Teepee" (yes, each 'tractor' has it's own nickname). We're moving on to the Yurt after lunch. I think I had 26 in that one originally but a couple of them died or were killed by Mr. Possum, so I don't know the exact number.

However, to further clarify the title...we had visitors for the past two days!! The S's stopped to see us on their way home from visiting relatives in a nearby state and, as always, it was a delight to have them! We fed them and poured hot tea down them and took them over to our new shop. Would you believe it? Mrs. S ended up fixing us up a stack of hand towels with the crocheted tops that can easily hang from a bar. :) They really are pretty.

Anyway, at some point yesterday afternoon, even though I felt rather blah and drugged (I don't like going into the Dollar General due to all the chemical fragrances that assault my poor system), I went out to check my bees...and to show them off of course. ;)

I didn't take the time, or effort, to change out of my skirt into a pair of pants and just slid my feet into my cowboy boots (my usual footwear). Bad decision. A bee got into my right boot and pumped the inside of my ankle full of poison. Yee. 
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It hurts and I'm gimping about without bending my ankle as much as possible. I doctored it up with plantain salve and essential oils and taped a pad over it before socking up this morning. But...we have chickens to butcher and it's a beautiful day for it so ignore it and work! :) 

Lunch is about done...so I'm off. 

      Racheal

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