A new partner for Lucky Duck

We are getting a new drake! He probably won't arrive at Prairie House for several days. He isn't the same kind as our Lucky Duck (the only one we have left), but at least he is a duck. Bad Goose just isn't her type, although he does try to court her. Our hope is to have some little ducklings to add to our menagerie. They are so cute when they are little. I tried to trade Bad Goose for the drake. Instead, I was offered another goose in exchange for Lucky Duck. No thanks. After some additional discussion, we are getting the drake and keeping BG and NOT getting another goose. In exchange, some of the ducklings will go back to the place their daddy came from. (That is IF we get any ducklings!) The turkeys are still doing their part to entertain us. The cats are very vigilant when the turkeys are nearby. Both hens and the tom are still growing and we are wondering how large they will end up being. Research I have done indicates that it is unlikely we will get any little ones from them. I hope that is incorrect. Stay tuned...I'll let you know how that turns out. Golden boy is in the dog house. He snuck into the greenhouse, which is his favorite place these days, and didn't come out when I did. While we were away buying supplies he unplanted the seeds I planted last weekend. Bad kitty! Bad kitty! Yesterday afternoon was spent replanting seeds. At least he didn't knock off anything that was already sprouted and growing well. We actually have salad greens available for sale on HPFC this month as well as cilantro, parsley, rosemary, marjoram, thyme and sage. The peppers and tomatoes that got frosted and pruned all the way back are now starting to grow again. It will be interesting to see how long it will take them to bloom again. Evelyne got a really nifty seed starting unit as a Christmas present. It has the heat mat with the planting tray and dome. WooHoo. We had been talking about getting one of those. She already planted tomato seeds in it! The chickens are starting to lay eggs again. That's a good sign that winter is going to be over before too many more weeks have gone by. That makes me very happy. Hope you have found something to make you happy today as well. Aunt Jo