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

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS... isn't there a song with that title?

The other day my daughter-in-law was looking for the movie, The Sound of Music,  for a friend.  Since then, I can't seem to get this line out of my head when I look around the shop...  So instead of trying to fight it, I thought I would use it.  You can hum along as you look through some of my new favorite things.

This book really interests me.  Written by a former Oregon govenor from the 1800's, T. T. Geer wrote this book about "experiences, observations and commentaries upon men, measures, and customs in pioneer days and later times."  It was written in 1912 - and talking about pioneer times.  What an amazing find.

We have a couple new antique hand painted globe lamps.  So beautiful.

An old cistern water pump from Kansas.  Prety cool.. you don't see these around here.

If you remember, Jan had a whole collection of Popular Mechanics magazines from her dads estate.  From the 1920's to the 1970's.  Jan has retired, left the membership at The Wade Creek House and settled in Pine Hollow and took her magazines with her.  I had the opportunity to get them back as I just love them.  They make a great gift for the guys in your life.  Come check them out.  They are in amazing condition.

Amber, another one of our creative members, created this wonderful chicken out of stained glass and her special technique.  Absolutely beautiful.  She is in the process of creating a Mt. Hood picture to bring in next. 

And speaking of being creative, Carrie crafted this Love picture.... perfect as a Valentines gift to hang all year....    Its almost that time of year you know.

These are very unusual.  Hawkins Electrical Guides from the early 1900's... Very cool

That is it for today... keep humming. 

Did you know that people that hum and people that whistle are happy people...  

QUILTING 101 - THE BEGINNING OF A SAMPLER QUILT

We had such fun in Debbie Ingamell's Block-A-Month Quilting Class.  I quilted several years ago but she taught me some things I didn't know about how to ensure that your points lined up..

Debbie is keeping it to a small group.  Maximum of 10 so we still have a couple slots to add more people.   Not everyone had sewing experience but Debbie made it easy.  You can tell she loves to teach.  She started out with introductions to rotary cutters something I had not used when I used to quilt.  How easy that was.

Debbie brought the sewing machines, iron and ironing boards, patterns and everything we needed.  She is even going with us to help us pick out our fabric..

A little sewing..

And the final result

These were our practice blocks made from fabric that Debbie provided.  We will be using our own fabric at the next class.  Thank you Debbie for making this fun, easy, and I am looking forward to the next class.........

This is the quilt we are making

Good friends are like quilts - they age with you yet never lose their warmth.

~Author Unknown