Monday, April 21, 2014

Easter weekend was lovely at Ramsay.  There were guests in both the Cottage and the Carriage House, and they are still here until tomorrow.  Tonight, they have built a fire in the outdoor fireplace and are enjoying the beautiful evening outside.  Each day brings new spring blooms--here is the little fruit tree on the south lawn, resplendent in white.

Heather and Louis, part of Patsy's landscaping crew, were on site in the afternoon continuing their tidying, planting, weeding and other preparations for guests coming to Ramsay on Saturday for a tour.

The hens seem to be happy in their new home.  They haven't laid any eggs yet, but they love their food, drink lots of water, and go in and out of their upstairs roosting area off and on throughout the day.  I am moving the coop every day to minimize damage to the farmhouse lawn, and today I cleaned out and replaced the shavings where they were wet and soiled.  As Joel advised, I put "the girls" to bed each night by closing them inside the upper part of the coop, and first thing each morning I let them out.  They like sunny days the best, and seem to be slow getting up on the cool, gray days.