Raising Chickens/Christmas Shopping

Well, I've already spilled my guts about my farm girl inclinations...in case you've forgotten I've had visions of  chickens and chicken coops dancing in my head...however I've not convinced myself that its realistic or legal where I live, so...the other day I was watching TV and I saw a commercial for Samaritan's Purse and realized I could give baby chicks to needy people around the world...a great idea in my opinion so if you've got people on your list who have everything, give a gift (you can also give, livestock, beekeeping kits, stock a fish pond, ect.) that keeps on giving...www.samaritanspurse.org...

Lists

Best Books I've Read:
Made from Scratch, Jenna Wolgenrich
Living a Beautiful Life, Alexandra Stoddard
Gift from the Sea, Ann Lindberg
Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster
Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman, Ann Ortlund
Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes
The Bible (goes without saying!)
BE Series, Warren Wiersbe
All of Grace, Charles Spurgeon
Any Book by Karla Dornacher
40 Over 40
You Are Special, Max Lucado

Favorite Activites:
Gardening
Cooking
Scrapbooking
Reading
Browsing Junk Stores

Favorite TV Shows:
Joyce Meyer, Enjoying Everyday Life
Wednesdays with Beth, Life Today
NCIS

Projects:
Making Aprons
Making Curtains
Kitchen Remodel

Music that's meant alot to me:
Touch of Faith, Joy Williams
Wait and See, Brandon Heath
I will not be Moved, Natalie Grant
In Better Hands Now, N Grant
How Can I Keep From Singing?, Chris Tomlin
Turn up the Music, POG
God Bless the Broken Road, Selah

Other Stuff:
Pokey's Health
My Dad's Eyesight Loss

Made from Scratch

My third attempt at blogging, I went to the library a couple of nights ago hoping to get a copy of Julie and Julia, no luck but instead I came across Made from Scratch (by Jenna Wolgenrich), I think this book caught my eye because the cover was done in a scrapbooking style with tags, stitching ect...the book is based off the authors adventures in learning and living life on the farm, she shares her interest and attempts at gardening, raising chicken and rabbits, beekeeping, working dogs and knitting, antiquing for necessaties and making her own clothes...for me this resulted in a subscription to Farm Girl and Hobby Farm magazines, I also subscribe to Budget Travel, Birds and Blooms, and Tea Time, (in case Katie Couric wants to know what I read!).  Today at work I was researching chicken coop plans on-line, I guess you could say I connected with this book! It is not the first time the thought of farming (or sustainable living as the author calls it) has crossed my thoughts, I had already invisioned Sunset as a sheep or herb farm...now those juices are flowing like crazy, I had never considered raising chickens but I do eat alot of eggs and they do seem pretty easy to raise so....