Stewart - The Animal Lover

Stewart has recently convinced us to let him keep a bunny, Chewbaka. He has promised to care for him and has contractually signed his agreement. Better a bunny than a parakeet or fish that he wanted. He tends to be the one concerned with the raising of the animals and likes to pretend he is part of the flock. When Stewart is upset, I can usually find him locked inside the coop area, sitting on an upside down bucket, crying to the animals. It makes him feel better, so that is okay with me.  




Stewart and Max. Max doesn't mess with the chickens after they pecked him a couple of times. In the event he is left behind in the coop (after trying to steal food scraps) he is usually wimpering in the corner somewhere. We have had Max for a year now and he is a great little dog.   

Stewart and Java. We have had Java for 11 years now. She was adopted as a kitten from the SPCA. She was a fiesty cat when she was younger but is remarkably calmer around the boys and has spared them pain of being scratched and bitten. 

Stewart wanted me to bring in two of our bunnies, Chewbaka and Peter, for a class show-and-tell.

He likes to visit with our hens. He tries to be the one getting the eggs, but Jason usually beats him to the punch. We have since re-done our coop area as this setup was a pain to get in and out of.  

Jason - The Food Helper



Jason helping Daddy to make homebrew wort.



Jason checking on the homebrew process after a week of this sitting in our cabinet.

Jason took this photo of me preparing extra beer bread mix to be stored for a later time. He has helped with a lot of my food storage into mason jars.

Jason learning proper cooking safety to cook his own egg.

He noticed the cat was out of food.

He has been "cooking" and periodically checking on his mudpie. It was raining, but it didnt deter him from going outside.

A Girl and A Gutter

So, the rain has been coming down off and on during this month. I had noticed water collecting on the wrong side of the gutter, and ultimately spilling over the side. I am only 5'3" and needed to clear the debris in the gutter. Rather than climb a ladder while it's raining, I just used a standard garden hoe and gently ran it along the inside of the gutter. With my height plus the length of the garden hoe handle, I was able to stand on the ground without the worry of falling off a ladder. Plus, if something fell, I can get quickly out of the way. Just prepare for the water to gush out from the cleared water downspout. My particular culprit - a mudball. I suspect my sons had thrown it there from my garden.