31 Days of Baby Chicks

October is here and that means it is time for the 31 Day Writing Challenge. I loved participating in last year's challenge (and eating the results), but it really is a challenge to write every day. I thought I could skip this year since I successfully completed last year, but somehow I couldn't just let this challenge pass me by. Fortunately I have a great source of inspiration; baby chickens!

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My Garden...

Earlier this year I shared my frustrations with gardening, I have had a garden for most of my married life with the exception of the summer we moved here. Last summer was my first go at gardening on this new (to us) land and despite lots and lots of hard work we really only saw meager results (you can read my woes here). This summer my results have been about the same, but we've done far less work (because I didn't plant nearly as many crops). In this area of the world (Eastern Carolinas) the summer is hot, muggy, and filled with mosquitoes. I can't run a bucket of scraps out to the compost without coming back looking like one of my children has spotted me with a giant pink marker, no matter what kind of store bought or homemade bug repellent I have slathered or sprayed on. This means that time outside in July and August are minimal. There were times this summer that my backyard looked more like a wild jungle than anything else.

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