Little House on the Prairie: Poultry Proud

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"The cloud was hailing grasshoppers.  The cloud was grasshoppers. . . . All over the ground was a crawling, hopping mass of grasshoppers.  They were eating all the soft, short grass off the knoll.  The tall prairie grasses swayed and bent and fell. . . . The hens were funny.  The two hens and their gawky pullets were eating grasshoppers with all their might. . . . 'Well, we won't have to buy feed for the hens,' said Ma."

~ Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek

I don't know what it is about chickens and roosters this week, but I seem to be calling them to me.  Every store I go into, there they are, beckoning me with their rustic charm and their steal-of-a-deal price tags.  Pardon me for a minute as I "crow" about my thrifty finds . . .

I acquired this darling little finial-of-a-rooster at a local craft store for 5 dollars (80% off its original price).  Woot, woot!

I also snagged this 14x14 framed print for under 10 dollars on a clearance shelf!  It makes the perfect addition to my kitchen. 

Finally, I was in a furniture store when I found this lovely pair of plaques on a quiet little shelf in the corner.  And what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a clearance sticker!  I took them home for only 3 dollars a piece.

I hung the plaques on the back porch.  I think they are a delightful contrast against the grey and white of the house.  Besides, they match the rocker and chair perfectly.  Kismet, I tell you.  Kismet.

The irony is, my husband has always wanted a flock of chickens to call his own.  

Well, now he has one.  :)

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