Life

First, the chickens.  They are are now regular visitors to the deck.
They have even flew up on the railing and eyed the birdfeeder.
but so far, no accidents.  My deck (and  front porch) leave a lot
to be desired.  But, on the positive side, they are on their final molt.
Once they finish this molt, they will be adult chickens and ready
to lay eggs.  So Mr. Natural is talking more about their new home.
(You know, with heat and air conditioning and hot and cold running
water--I am joking--but I think if we could afford it, he'd do it.)

My butterfly bushes are going to bloom out this year--soon.  One is
nearly as tall as the tree I want to get cut down.  I bought a gorgeous
vibrant purple one at Lowes and both hummers and butterflies have
been visiting it.  My orange trumpet vines are nearly ready to plant
at the base of the tree.  I have 2 more butterfly bushes but they had to
be treated first. 

I changed my mind regarding as to where to place their birdbath.  It
is definitely going in the front yard in view of the bead room.  Speaking
of, he repainted it--it is beautiful--a nice neutral off white with a whisper
of pink in it.  Lovely. 

Daisy's old perch--is getting the same color, only
in semi-gloss and the top will be covered with similar shade of carpet.
This is to help  her from falling off--having one eye gives her depth
perception problems, so this will help her.

The bead board which will cover a goodly portion of one wall is
also painted the same shade, though you won't notice that when all
the beads are on it.  And maybe I'll be able to bead enough to
strengthen my hands, which are incredibly weak as is the rest of my
body.

When I went to Doctor on the 14th,  he added to my diagnoses.  Just
what I needed.  More autoimmune stuff to deal with.  He added
hypothyroidism  (Hashimoto's I believe).  I haven't started on any
thyroid meds yet--He started me of 20 mg Prednisone.  I see him again
in July for a recheck.  I looked pretty horrible by the appt.  Mr. Natural
went with me--I was having problems focusing and knew I would
forget to tell him.  Still look horrible.  The Prednisone did alleviate
the pain that was body wide by then--but I only feel good for a few
hours.  The pain has been greatly helped, but the lack of appetite
and difficulty swallowing continues.  I go nowhere now.  Exhausted
all the time, so there will be lapses in this blog until he gets me remission.

All for tonight--

Kate Thorn