The proud daddy

No... not Nate... although he's definitely a proud daddy, too!

The ROOSTER!! (Finally. Yeah, I'm pokey.) Here he is, in all his fatherly pride!

Looks a bit cocky, doesn't he?

See the whole happy family together:

And a closeup of the kids:

Uh oh! Maybe they look too "real"???

Yeah, right... ha! Just a nosey cat that was bugging me while I was trying to take pics. I was lying on the grass for some of the pics... and the cat made herself comfy on my back! Nice, but..... LOL

Oh, and the new "job" I mentioned... I'll occasionally be doing pattern reviews for Jess's blog. You can see the chicken pattern review here. The chickens are just the first of hopefully lots of patterns and fun new sewing projects. Well, actually they're the second. The chair was the first pattern, which turned out to be the spark that started the "pattern review" idea. Anyway, I wonder what'll be next! I'm open to suggestions if you've seen a neat pattern somewhere and are wondering how do-able it is. Of course, it's subject to my boss's approval for a review. ;-)

The chicken pattern was designed by LiEr of Ikat Bag. Her cute and funny post is worth reading even if you have no intention of sewing chickens.

More chic pics

Just had to ask, didn't you, Grace? Well, here ya go:

She does, indeed, lay eggs!

Kind of unconventionally, however. ;-)

They get there in an unconventional way, too. They're fed down through an opening in her back. Just to avoid Courtney asking too many questions about where they come from, y'know? LOL

And indeedy, the baby chick hatched from the egg!

So there ya have it. And we still don't know which came first! Okay, 'I' know. ;-)

And I did not make the patterns for these birds. More on that later.

The "Unblanketing"

Okay, here you are, my patient(?) readers! I hope it's worth your wait!

Courtney sure loved them. They're made of fleece, and are very soft and cuddly.

More explanation will come later. For now, I have to work on expanding the family. (The CHICKEN family, not mine!!)