The Book Lady With A Chicken Problem

I know I don't have many followers yet on this blog.  Those that do, I really appreciate you!  As do the chickens, ducklings, and now GOSLINGS!  Yes, we added two goslings near the end of March and BOTH fell in love with the gosling life so much we brought three more home last week.  However this blog post isn't about them.  Ya'll know I will have a huge blog post on those cuties soon.   Those that do read my blogs, I sincerely apologize for being absent the last month and a half/two months.  I promise it wasn't from laziness.  I do enjoy creating these blogs.  Of course I do....it means I get to talk about my favorite subjects- my chickens, my ducks, and reading.  This blog post isn't going to be as much fun but it will be informative. May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  And I am going to be open.  Probably more open than I should be.  But I want people to know that they aren't alone.  I suffer and have suffe...

  April was a pretty rough month for me.  More on that later.  However I did get 6 books in.  My favorite was definitely one I stumbled upon on FB 'Nine Month Contract' by Amy Daws.  Very cute.   I also found 'Love & Chickens' recommended on one of the many chicken FB pages I am on.  It was very cute, well written, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.   May is not starting very well book wise but I know I will catch up and hit that reading goal for the year.  One day at a time!   Happy Reading!   Jaymie

  Oh the March slump. I didn't get as many books read as I would have liked to. Between my 40th Birthday festivities, the nice weather and spending time outside with my feathered babies, and honestly just a plain old reading slump due to some mild depression (who knew it would be so hard to turn 40?!?!?)- I was on the low side of book numbers. However I am still doing good with my reading goal which is set at 75 for the year. I just hit 25 yesterday and started 26 last night.  The Idea Of You by Robinne Lea 4.5/5 Stars 3/5 Spice I have had this book on my kindle to be read for a long time.  However, it just seemed weird to read about a 39 year old woman having a love affair with a much younger man.  That was until I saw the trailer for the movie based off this book that will be hitting Amazon Prime in May starring Anne Hathaway and the super cute kid from Purple Hearts.  I immediately started this book and was drawn into it.  It is nice to read about someon...

February 2024 Reads The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren Review- 3.5/5 Stars Spice Level 0/5 Cute novella. I sometimes struggle with Christina Lauren’s writing but since this one was short and sweet I had no issues with it.  Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez Review- 4/5 Spice Level- 0/5 This was a super fun, quick read. I have tried to read Abby’s work before and I am not a big fan. In fact, she was the only book I DNF last year. However, I am the minority of thinkers on that.  Rosie And The Dreamboat by Sally Thorne Review- 5/5 Spice Level- 0/5 Ok…two things: 1-I actually listened to this one on audio and laughed my butt off. 2- The Hating Game is one of my favorite movies. I even own the book (by Sally Thorne) but haven’t read it yet. This novella was adorable. I am adding The Hating Game to my TBR because if it’s as cute and funny as this was, it will be worth it! Drop, Cover, And Hold On by Jasmine Guillory Review- 3/5 Spice Level- 0/5 Just so so. Honestly a pret...

I am very late in posting this.  I spent a week at home with Covid, not being able to celebrate the 1st birthday of my smelly Duck Nugget trio. We also added 8 chicks to the garage brooder.  Life has been a little busy and crazy.   I cannot believe it has been one year since I became a duck momma!  And what a fun, hilarious, smelly, crazy, wet, interesting, informative year it has been.  Ducks and chickens are like night and day.  Totally different animals.  But I have enjoyed every minute with them! After spending some time with the Canadian Goose who took refuge on our farm for a month or so in Winter of 2022, I knew my next adventure had to be waterfowl.  I would drop hints to my hubby here and there hoping it would finally just turn in to a yes. Well one day while joking through text, he finally said 'whatever' so I took that as a yes and ran with it. I promised Lloyd if I could get ducklings, I wouldn't buy any chicks at all in 2023 (and...

 Ya'll...while I do love Christmas (though I am way more of a Halloween girl), to me Spring is the most wonderful time of the year because it means CHICKS!  I love the preparation for chicks.  The research of breeds, the time pouring over catalogues and hatchery websites.  Watching the long range forecast to decide when the best time to get chicks in is.  Even the crap shoot it is to find what hatchery I can get breeds I want, on a date I want.  I just love chick time.   A lot of people buy their chicks at their local feed store or Tractor Supply Company.  I also do that. Sometimes you just can't say no.  Believe me, it is so hard to walk through TSC during chick days when those little peeps just call to you.  I have even had to send Lloyd in to get things so I do not tempt myself. Last Friday night we walked in to TSC to grab a bag of duck pellets and as soon as I hit the door I heard some peeping....my ears perked up...could it be...

 JANUARY 2024 READS Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan 5/5 Stars 2/5 Spice Level How did I sleep on this book for so long?  I had seen it everywhere...BookTok, Walmart shelves, FB posts, etc and still thought that it would be too young for me.  Boy was I wrong!  I demolished this book in less than two days.  Granted it was a holiday weekend but I couldn't put it down.  Mia's writing sucks you in.  The story will make you cry but it does have a happy ending.  And once you read Archer's story, you have to read Travis' story as well.  Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score 3.5/5 Stars 3/5 Spice Level I have struggled with this one.  I love Lucy's writing usually.  I bought this book off Book Outlet in the fall of last year and have picked it up stopped it about 3 times.  Don't get me wrong, the story is cute.  And Lucy always creates MMC that you fall in love with. However, even though many people claim that this is one of their fave Lucy...