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Despite some tense moments catching our flight to Fort Lauderdale, our Caribbean cruise went smoothly and we enjoyed it. I misjudged the time it would take to get to the boarding gate from Wylie world where we spent the night. When we checked our bag, we were told it was a late check and might not make the flight, which would have meant we would embark on the cruise with toothbrushes, pajamas and not much more than the cloths on our back. We were greatly relieved when our bag came around on the baggage claim carousel. Continue reading “Caribbean cruise”
Joyce kept two black hens from the first batch of chickens she raised when that flock had gotten too old to lay. The two were pets, more or less, and while one died some time ago, she thinks one of the black hens she has now is the other from the first flock. That hen has always wanted to sit on a clutch of eggs but was never allowed to since the eggs were needed for human consumption. For a while now the egg production generally from the current flock has been light and spotty. It appears Joyce will allow the current flock to live out their lives and not replace them with a new flock.