Our New Girls.

Finally, yesterday, the new girls arrived. Cackles (my little favourite) went into a tail-spin though and hid behind behind a tree, clucking away softly to herself. Reminded me of  one of my kids when they were little; you know when they put their hands over their own eyes and say "you can't see me". Lala (a.k.a. the Mad One) strutted up to the newcomers, made an awful sound and pecked one on the head. And promptly got a peck back for her troubles. lol. There were 3 eggs this morning; not sure who the malingerer is. I wander down every now and again to see what's happening and they seem to be settling in o.k. Cackles appears to be coping as long as Lala isn't too far way but I think the new ones have the measure of the mad one. It will be interesting watching the "pecking order" emerge. I have a feeling things are going to change a little in the hen-house!

Took some time out to visit a local market with a friend yesterday morning. It was just the loveliest time with Deb who has been a friend for around 20 years. It was hot and sticky but we killed a couple of hours there without even realising. I was going to take some photos but completely forgot and maybe people wouldn't be all that happy to be snapped by a stranger. :)  I got some new DVDs still in the placcy for $5 each. They were murder mysteries from the books of one of my favourite authors, Mary Higgins Clark. Score! Some lovely cherries; (broke my own rule - I don't buy them until right on Christmas) and an ice block for the ride home. Nothing hugely exciting as far as purchases go I suppose, but it was a lovely morning.

Just popped the quiche for dinner in the oven and am thinking about my plans for tomorrow. Time to fill the cookie barrel, the Christmas gift cooking will be started, buns for the day instead of bread. Hopefully the front garden will be be dug early in the morning in case it gets too hot. I've found in the overgrown corner of the property the remainder of a garden and a whole bunch of agapanthus. I'll be liberating those and if get a chance its off to the nursery for some gardenias I think. I'm pining for my vege garden :) but one thing at a time. Every day I look around and it just makes me so happy to know that this is our home now. Everything comes at price I know, but this has been worth the cost :).