Your bathtime chocolate eggs remind me of the famous Australian habit of biting opposite corners off a Tim Tam biscuit then sipping your hot cuppa THROUGH the biscuit. You then pop the hot melty chocolate Tim Tam into your mouth and let it explode / dissolve. Absolute BLISS!!! Happy sigh.
I also love chickens. We had beautiful black Australorps who would go broody at the drop of a hat, so they’d be placed in the dreaded wire-bottomed cage poor things until they got over the urge. I love the clucky chatter of chooks. So friendly and comforting.
Enjoy your Easter break dear Rebecca. Sending heaps of hugs and best wishes.
I loved reading this edited version Rebecca. What a sweet picture of you and the hen. :) Thank you so much for sharing today. Have a beautiful Easter. xox
"they wouldn’t think twice about flying over fences and hedges and roosting as high as their courage allowed." This, Rebecca, is my new motto! I want to roost as high as my courage will take me! Loved this version of the wonderful hens and eggs story. You are a storyteller par excellence. Also, I'm in the 20% group of biting straight through. My favorite thing about Cadbury eggs is the day *after* Easter, they're 50% off in our grocery stores. I used to scoop them up, chop them up, and fold the bits into cookie batter instead of using chocolate chips. All of that melted goodness encased in a cookie! Yum! Happy Easter to you and your Jim, your family, and the hens, too. P.S. Love the idea of eating the eggs in the bath. ❤️🥚
The four new hens are gorgeous, Rebecca. What a tribe! I have known hens to be quite friendly . My neighbor had an older, very fat yellow-brown hen that would gladly jump in my lap and settle down for a snooze, just like a cat. I loved the feel of the warm feathers and that fat little bird body under my hand. Thanks so much for bringing this lovely post back - and for reminding me of the best way to devour a Cadbury egg. You never fail to lift my spirits.
This post of yours will ALWAYS be one of my favorites. Because, chickens! Not to mention tiny Rebecca. I can't love Cadbury eggs, I'm afraid, but I do love the idea of tiny, tub-loving Rebecca trying to slurp them up before they melt!
I am so pleased to know others, like you, with whom I share a love of ancestry, place, and the stories that come with both. Thank you for linking to my recent post! Enjoy your [busy] holiday, Rebecca.
I loved this endearing post when I read it last year Rebecca! Reminded me of my sweet pet bunnies from childhood. And of course I adore your art journals!! Always so inspiring!
Wishing you and your family a beautiful Easter and a joyful upcoming Spring! xx
What an Easter Morning treat! I didn’t get a chance to read your post yesterday, so here I sit this morning at 5-ish a.m. delighting in your Cadbury Egg eating process. What a sweet story!! And I just love the new gals! It makes me miss having chickens more and more. I’d not read this story before. And I sheepishly have to admit that I don’t recall ever having eaten a Cadbury egg. You can bet though, that after today, when I go to the store and find all the Easter candy on sale, I shall have to purchase one at the discounted price. I’m sure it won’t affect the flavor being a day past its prime. However I think I shall savor it in an evening bath. 🤗❤️
I love chickens! Happy Easter, Rebecca.
Your bathtime chocolate eggs remind me of the famous Australian habit of biting opposite corners off a Tim Tam biscuit then sipping your hot cuppa THROUGH the biscuit. You then pop the hot melty chocolate Tim Tam into your mouth and let it explode / dissolve. Absolute BLISS!!! Happy sigh.
I also love chickens. We had beautiful black Australorps who would go broody at the drop of a hat, so they’d be placed in the dreaded wire-bottomed cage poor things until they got over the urge. I love the clucky chatter of chooks. So friendly and comforting.
Enjoy your Easter break dear Rebecca. Sending heaps of hugs and best wishes.
Lovely story, have a great weekend Rebecca xxx
Hens sound like great friends. So cool that you got to live this experience, Rebecca. Such adventurous stories!
Lovely - like a lost fragment of Gerald Durrell in Corfu - lovely artwork too
Precious story! 🍫🥚 I’ve been enjoying creating some little family traditions of our own and look forward to see what sticks as the years go by!
I loved reading this edited version Rebecca. What a sweet picture of you and the hen. :) Thank you so much for sharing today. Have a beautiful Easter. xox
"they wouldn’t think twice about flying over fences and hedges and roosting as high as their courage allowed." This, Rebecca, is my new motto! I want to roost as high as my courage will take me! Loved this version of the wonderful hens and eggs story. You are a storyteller par excellence. Also, I'm in the 20% group of biting straight through. My favorite thing about Cadbury eggs is the day *after* Easter, they're 50% off in our grocery stores. I used to scoop them up, chop them up, and fold the bits into cookie batter instead of using chocolate chips. All of that melted goodness encased in a cookie! Yum! Happy Easter to you and your Jim, your family, and the hens, too. P.S. Love the idea of eating the eggs in the bath. ❤️🥚
The four new hens are gorgeous, Rebecca. What a tribe! I have known hens to be quite friendly . My neighbor had an older, very fat yellow-brown hen that would gladly jump in my lap and settle down for a snooze, just like a cat. I loved the feel of the warm feathers and that fat little bird body under my hand. Thanks so much for bringing this lovely post back - and for reminding me of the best way to devour a Cadbury egg. You never fail to lift my spirits.
This post of yours will ALWAYS be one of my favorites. Because, chickens! Not to mention tiny Rebecca. I can't love Cadbury eggs, I'm afraid, but I do love the idea of tiny, tub-loving Rebecca trying to slurp them up before they melt!
I am so pleased to know others, like you, with whom I share a love of ancestry, place, and the stories that come with both. Thank you for linking to my recent post! Enjoy your [busy] holiday, Rebecca.
I wish I lived somewhere outside of the city so I could have hens! Happy Easter, Rebecca!
What a wonderful post!!! I love your sketchbook pages!!! Way to go!!!! 💚🐓💚🐓💚🐓💚🐓 And thanks for the mention!! 😘💚💚💚💚
As you know, I'm a huge fan of your Artist's Journal and this eggy one is delightful.
I gave my daughter cream eggs - it's always been her favourite Easter treat.
Happy Easter, Rebecca and Jim!
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I loved this endearing post when I read it last year Rebecca! Reminded me of my sweet pet bunnies from childhood. And of course I adore your art journals!! Always so inspiring!
Wishing you and your family a beautiful Easter and a joyful upcoming Spring! xx
What an Easter Morning treat! I didn’t get a chance to read your post yesterday, so here I sit this morning at 5-ish a.m. delighting in your Cadbury Egg eating process. What a sweet story!! And I just love the new gals! It makes me miss having chickens more and more. I’d not read this story before. And I sheepishly have to admit that I don’t recall ever having eaten a Cadbury egg. You can bet though, that after today, when I go to the store and find all the Easter candy on sale, I shall have to purchase one at the discounted price. I’m sure it won’t affect the flavor being a day past its prime. However I think I shall savor it in an evening bath. 🤗❤️
I’m certain I would have had hen friends, too! But I was a city kid. 🐓