HAPPY Mother's Day

                                           M.O.T.H.E.R.

"M" is for the million things she gave me,

"O" means only that she's growing old,

"T" is for the tears she shed for me,

"H" is for her heart of purest gold;

"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,

"R" means right, and right she'll always be,

Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.

- Howard Johnson


This day is dedicated to Mothers, Grandmothers, and Great-Grandmothers - we honor you, we appreciate you, and thank you for the love you have shared with us.   If you can't find that special gift at The Wade Creek House, remember that we have Gift Certificates....

  

AND THE WINNERS ARE .... drum roll please



Patti Turner won the wonderful chicken coop donated by PGM Construction.  She and her birds are very happy.  Jane Kirchhofer won the beautiful chicken mosiac window donated by Amber Carpenter,  George and Marily Stursa won the body products donated by Terra Casa.  George and Marilyn have 6 new baby chicks and were crossing their fingers for that coop. Time for Plan B.  And Mary Shearing won the starter kit donated by Wilco Farm Store.   CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!!!

We want to thank all our sponsors again and also to thank you, who supported our wonderful local 4-H group.  We raised $600 for them with the raffle.  The 4-H is also having a fundraising garage sale at the Springwater Grange this Saturday from 7am to noon.  Springwater Grange #263 is located near Estacada at 24591 S. Wallens Road. Take Highway 211 south, out of Estacada, and turn right on Wallens Road. 

THIS IS THE PERFECT WAY TO START YOUR WEEK-END!  For you that don't know, the Springwater Grange hosts a wonderful $5 egg, bacon, biscuits, biscuits and gravy, and pancake breakfast  September - May.  It is held the first Saturday of the month.  This month proceeds from the breakfast go to the Ash Butte Grange, in Jefferson County , that burned down Easter morning.  No fire station support, no fire insurance so Granges throughout Oregon are trying to raise money to help rebuild.  SO you can attend a garage sale and have a wonderful breakfast all in the same place.  Then of course, come to The Wade Creek House to see what is new.  You will be glad you did!

Photo by Annette Thornton

The historic Ash Butte Grange Hall was fully engulfed in flames Sunday morning, after heat from a wood stove ignited material in the attic above the dining area.

A piece of Jefferson County history -- the Ash Butte Grange Hall -- went up in flames on Sunday, just a month before members of Ash Butte Grange No. 802 would have marked the post's 80th anniversary.

SO WHAT IS NEXT??   May 12 is to make a Live Herb Wreath (if Nikki's herbs perk up) or live sedum wreath.
Then May 19 is our 5th Annual Spring Garden Fair where we have speakers throughout the day talking about:
10am - Why Compost? and How!
11am - Heirloom Vegetables with plants for sale
Noon - Moles - Learn what to do from the expert
1pm - Lavender - growing, propagating, cooking and crafting
2pm - Growing Microgreens - Natures Superfood
All seminars FREE!
Kimberly’s Garden Nursery & Old Farmhouse Nursery will be there offering a wide variety of plants, grasses, hanging baskets & planters.

I will be posting a new tour of the shop soon.   See you soon!

A GREAT TIME

The weather behaved, Nora and Mary were wonderful, the coops cleaned,

smiles all around.  We had a great time going to all the coops this year. 

Last year we were part of the tour so didn't get the chance. 

Here is a peak as to what you missed.

These chickens are pampered and prissy.... their yard amazing!

At every coop or feed store you has an opportunity to win a wonderful

drawing prize... all donated.

This coop's owners were inspired at last years coop tour and went all out!!

And speaking of donated prizes... these are the folks we want to

thank again, and again, for their support!!

Tour Stop Drawing Prizes:

Backyard Poultry Magazine - Assorted Magazines

Barton Feed & Country Store - Purina Flock Block

Burns Feed Store - Basket: Egg Wipes, Poultry Protector, Mealworms

Gerber Farm Supply - $20 gift certificate

Hobby Farm Publications - Assorted Magazines

Mary Lake-Thompson, LTD - Chicken print Apron, Linen Napkins,
Floursack Towels

Practical Poultry Magazine (UK) - March 2012 issue 

Storey Publishing - Keep Chickens! book & Chicken Enclycopedia

Wilco Farm Store - 25lb Purina Scratch Grains, 25lb Purina Layena,
Galvanized 12lb Feeder, Galvanized 2gal Fount

And we got alot of great information about chicken trailers....   this cute rooster is for sale. 

Let us know if you have a home for his handsome fellow.

And a BIG THANK YOU to:Tri-County HVAC, Inc for printing our Tour
Maps this year!  Ferrellgas for the portable heater & tank ... 'cause you
never know about the weather!  BUT thankfully we didn't need it!

Country comfort... the home of very, very, happy chickens.

What we all love...

I missed a picture of the coop... they were just having so much fun in the SUN.

And I love Nora and Mary.  Here they were singing their chicken song.....

If only we could have taped it....   there is always next year!

Words cannot thank you enough - YOU were stars!!

They are involved with the 4H which our raffle will benefit

 

4H Raffle Donors:

Amber Carpenter, The Wade Creek House - Glass Mosaic Chicken Window

John Gawlista, PGM Construction - Eco-Roof Cedar Chicken Coop

Wilco Farm Store - Chicken "Starter Kit" (heat lamp/bulb, feeder/fount, 25lb chick feed, book)

Terra Casa - Imported Organic Olive Oil Body Products

THIS DRAWING WILL BE HELD APRIL 30TH...

This coop was built by an "craftsman"... what lucky chickens.... and a spectacular view!

These chickens are part of the family.... just step out the back door and

the girls run to greet you.

We had a fun day.... driving the countryside, visiting homes and farms and

meeting some great people.  What a great way to spend the afternoon.

We want to say THANK YOU to all the private coop owners

for opening up your coops to us all for a day and sharing your time,

information,  and stories with all of us!

We could not put on such a great event without the generousity and

support of each and every one of you!! THANK YOU!!!!

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Did you notice the new section that introduces you to the members?

Did you notice that we have some new events planned...

Stop by for a visit

Bill & Becky, Carol, Carrie, Debbie I, Debbie S, Don & Amber,

Jim & Tracy,  Linda, Pat, Sonya

TIME TO TALK CHICKEN

Are you thinking about raising a few sweet hens for fresh eggs?

MEET ROWDY, O UR ROOSTER AND 2 OF THE GIRLS

2^nd Annual “Chicken Chat & Coop Tour

 Saturday, April 14^th

Learn from local experts what it takes to successfully raise chickens. Beginning at 0900 , Master Poultry Women, Nona and Mary Shearer, will be sharing their “eggs”pertise on everything to do with backyard birds. This will be a free backyard chicken clinic for the family that wants to see how to do it successfully. This includes equipment, breeds, the raising and handling of chickens. They will be able to answer all your questions when it comes to chickens. Reservations not required.

After the “Chicken Chat,” THE WADE CREEK HOUSE will furnish maps ($10 per person, $15 per couple – kids ages 10 and under are free) to many “eggs”amples of backyard and small farm coops as well as great feed stores in the area so you can see what chicks and supplies they have to offer. It will be a FUN day. At each location there will be a drawing to win GREAT prizes. 

AND that is not all.....

We are having a WONDERFUL RAFFLE TO BENEFIT OUR LOCAL 4H CLUB

ECO-FRIENDLY CHICKEN COOP - DONATED BY PGM CONSTRUCTION – Portland Oregon.  PGM Construction has donated a beautiful chicken coop for our 4-H raffle. This custom-built coop comes complete with a green roof!! It's an amazing structure you will want to have in your own yard. It was on display at the Better Living Show last weekend in the NW Natural "Blue House" yard..... And now on the front lawn of The Wade Creek House. Tickets $2/ea or 3 for $5. 

THANK YOU PGM!!

GLASS MOSIAC CHICKEN WINDOW - Donated by local glass artist and Wade Creek House member, Amber Carpenter. Tickets $1ea or 6 for $5 -

  

ALL PROCEEDS FROM OUR RAFFLE GO TO OUR LOCAL 4-H GROUP

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THE WADE CREEK HOUSE!! STOP BY TODAY!!

And THANK YOU to our wonderful sponsors!!!

SPONSORS:

PGM CONSTRUCTION   , FERRELLGAS , BACKYARD POULTRY MAGAZINE, BARTON FEED & COUNTRY STORE, BURNS FEED STORE, GERBER FARM SUPPLY, HOBBY FARMS, MARY LAKE-THOMPSON LTD, PRACTICAL POULTRY MAGAZINE (UK), STOREY PUBLISHING, TRI-COUNTY HVAC, INC, WILCO FARM STORES, AND TERRA CASA!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!~  We couldn't do this without you! 

 This is a very fun event whether you have chickens, plan to get them ... or not. 

We hope to see you there!

AS MARK TWAIN SAID.....

In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours. ~Mark Twain (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)

We can relate!  Easter is just around the corner and we have some fun decor that I wanted to share....

How sweet is this little chick...

I love holiday trees.

Princess Easter Bunny

Adorable.

Bunny piggybank
.. great in an Easter basket

Cute pair of candlestick holders.

The Wade Creek House will be closed Easter day...

HAPPY EASTER!

Recognize these tracks?  Look closer

Yep, a chicken....   Starting next week we will focus on our Chicken Chat and Coop Tour.

Save the Date - April 14

Take care, Becky

LIFE IS GOOD

March has been a big month for me.  I retired last Wednesday from my nursing job at Mt Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon.  I worked there with many wonderful nurses, doctors, pharmacists, housekeepers, volunteers, kitchen staff, security, engineers, admitting staff, materials ......you guessed it... a hospital of greatness.  Not just fellow workers but my family.  I plan on lending a hand when they need it but in the meantime, The Wade Creek House and its members will finally get more of me and I am so looking forward to that.  Plus my husband of 38 years, 2 grandchildren, and our farm.  Life is full.

I love The Wade Creek House and its members.  They managed to throw me a surprise retirement party, and yes I was very surprised.  What a wonderful group of people.  But I love going to the shop.  I love walking thru all the different parts of the house & barn to see what is new.  Always something is new and they always manage to amaze me.  A very gifted group of people.  Here are some things I noticed last time....    

This violin was found in an attic in Molalla. 

 Dated 1927, this handmade violin will no longer play

but would be a great conversation piece or displayed on a wall

Now this is a story too.  I love this beautiful bowl and pitcher.  I took it from this spot to take its picture for the blog.  It is old, well over 100 years old from the Tawney family.  I put it back in this place and when I turned away, it tipped over and the bowl broke!!  Augh!!  The pitcher was fine and remains in the shop...

I met the owner of this sweet bike...   she is as cute as her childhood bike.

"Bedding Down"  Harvey Rattey  1992

A beautiful piece

Fun stacked glass..

Fun Fun Fun

Don and Amber have lots and lots of cool old signs - this is the biggest

So a little of this and a little of that.....

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music

Little things can make a difference.....

Just a few little pictures... running out of time but wanted to touch base with you...  Hope you have a Happy Valentines Day tomorrow, and Happy Birthday to brother Jim... Love you.

Mossy pots

 

A bit of pink 

 

Pretty little hankies

I have always loved this perfect set.

This is an amazing piece..

Hummmmmmm ... what could I do with these?

Another Carrie creation... speaks for itself


More later....  Take care




An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day... Henry David Thoreau