Saturday, October 29, 2011

Turquoise Eggs

See that pretty, lavender hen up there in my updated header? She’s earned her “claim to fame” because she started laying the most beautiful turquoise eggs a couple of weeks ago.
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She’s a Bantam so her eggs will always be a little smaller than even the smallest, full-sized chicken egg. As a friend put it, “It’s like a Robin egg on steroids!”
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It doesn’t even move the lever of my vintage egg scale. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to crack them. I’ll have to make pinholes and blow out the contents so that I can save the perfect little eggshell. Wouldn’t they be beautiful on a wreath or in an Apothecary jar?
By the way, how do you like my new header? I won’t tell you how long it took me to make, even with a tutorial! I guess I need to work on bringing out my inner geek.

3 comments:

  1. Your new header is lovely and those eggs, how beautiful. Your bantam is just soooo cute. I have a rhode island red and plymouth barred rocks. My girls are giving me eggs too! Have a great day ;-)

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  2. I LOVE YOUR NEW HEADER!! And torquoise is one of my favorite colors.
    ~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

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  3. Thanks Vintage Gal. It's surprising just how many people have a little backyard flock these days!

    Sheri, thanks for stopping by. I love turquoise also (the stone and the color).

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