Saturday, August 24, 2013

Backyard Bounty


 I know, I know, it probably looks like all I'm going to share is pictures of vegetables from our garden! Okay, I might share just one from my morning picking (although, sadly, our garden this year is nothing to brag about)...


 But what was particularly exciting that came from our backyard this week was our very first egg! 

Justus found it the other evening in a nesting box and even though we knew (hoped) our hens would be laying soon, we were still all a little awed by our perfect little egg!   It seems like just yesterday we picked up our chicks. 
 

I'm not exactly sure who was our first layer, but I do have it narrowed down to either Peony or Tulip, thanks to the color of the egg shell (smile)! 

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On a completely different note, I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post the winners of the Creatively Made Home {Home for the Holidays} course, but the randomly drawn winners are:


Congratulations, I'll be emailing you shortly!  Thank you all for entering!

Creatively Made Home
If you are interested in registering for the course, there are two days left to register early and receive the discounted price before it goes to the regular price.  You can find more details here.

Have a great weekend! 

22 comments:

  1. Congratulations! One egg is one egg!

    Marina from Spain

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  2. love the pretty blue egg colour (at least it looks blue on my screen)-I picked some tomatoes this morning -although plentiful they are slow to ripen this year

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  3. How wonderful that your first egg was so pretty. Friends just came to visit and brought a dozen eggs in the cutest container and they were all different colors. They live in the country and can keep chickens.

    Have a lovely day.

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  4. And it's such a pretty egg, I'd have a hard time breaking it to eat.
    Brenda

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  5. Yay for the first egg! We tried to grow veg last year of balcony but we don't get enough sunlight :( it didn't help that our naughty puppy kept trying to dig in the soil!

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  6. Congratulations on your first egg - it is a beauty! I bet the girls were so thrilled (sounds like Mom was also)!

    Judy

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  7. Wow your first egg and such a pretty color blue. You are going to love those fresh eggs for breakfast or cooking.
    Mary

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  8. How lovely that your first egg arrived, and that it is a pretty one too. So excited for the e-course. Thanks!

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  9. WOW, fresh egg - awesome.

    Sorry the garden hasn't been behaving, but it has been really ODD and EXTREME weather all through the entire nation.

    Congrats to your winners!

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  10. What beautiful pictures. Nothing in the world like fresh eggs! Blessings- xo Diana

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  11. lWTG Peony or Tulip! I was sure excited to get my first egg, which I figured cost me about $200 all things considered.

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  12. Just discovered your blog. It is visually stunning and full of lovely recipes. Really ejoyed going back through past content. Thanks, for the beautiful slice of life. Carla

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  13. I'm so excited about your first egg! And I bet the girls were just beside themselves about it, too!

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  14. Great photos as always. Yay, for your first egg. :-)

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  15. Your first egg is beautiful!...Will you be saving the "shell"...
    Congrats to the winners!

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  16. What are you going to make with the first egg?

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  17. Oh such fun that you are getting eggs now! Your tomatoes and cucumbers look delish too! :-)

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  18. my goodness, what a very pretty first egg. chickens! and congratulations about your upcoming e-course. i imagine you will be an amazingly inspired and inspiring teacher. xo

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  19. Wow what a great looking egg!! I agree your cucumbers and tomatoes look awesome!

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  20. Beautiful egg debut. Modern day chickens sure live a lovely life, don't they? I love your chicken coop.

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  21. We get just as excited when we get an egg! Love the blue color...I assume Ameraucanas.

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