Slink, slink, slink, I creep up on chickens.

Can you guess what I am?

A FOX (from one of Lilah's books)

Yes, we had a fox attack last night:( It pulled Cordon Bleu out of the coop (which we foolishly didnt shut) but somehow she got away. I heard her scream around 1:30am. Dan immediately ran down to check (desperately trying to find his bathrobe for the teen temps) and Marley chased the fox off. Bleu then ran back to the coop from the front yard. Dan intercepted her to check her out. She had a bit of blood on her, and a rough looking spot on her shoulder. Dan kept her inside for the night. This morning, there was no fresh blood, and she looked calm but pissed so I let her back out. I checked throughout the day and she seems fine.

However. we did discover Tetrazzini is missing:( I dont think the fox got her last night as I realized I didnt see her yesterday either. I would normally assume she just went off somewhere for a bit, which has happened with others, but with it being so cold, and a fox in the neigborhood (not to mention the enormous hawk I saw last week in addition the the regular one that hangs about) I dont think theres much hope of her returning.

Its Catalog Time!!!!

Woo hoo! My catalogs are coming. I am planning on ordering from Nichols, Baker Creek, and Seed Savers. Nichols and Seed Savers came Saturday. I have been fantasizing about fruits and vegetables all day (lol).

I am really excited about the Ecology Lawn mix from Nichols. It is a low water/mow mix of grasses, wildflowers, and herbs. I have been having a hard time deciding what to do with our lawn because I do think its very important to have an open space for the kids and dog to play. This should take care of that!!!