Friday, May 1, 2009

SHOW -N-TELL FRIDAY





WELL , HERE IT IS FRIDAY AND I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW -N-TELL ABOUT !!


DON'T KNOW IF I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE, BUT I'M AN AVID CHCKEN COLLECTOR !! YOU BET, AND THEY ARE SCATTERED ALL OVER MY KITCHEN,
LAUNDRY ROOM AND OUTSIDE.. ANYWHERE YOU LOOK THERE IS SOME KIND OF CHICKENS !!

BUT MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE IS MR. DOT & PLAID ROOSTER !!

I FOUND HIM ON A TRIP TO VISIT OUR DAUGHTERS FAMILY IN ATLANTA, GA.

WE WERE JUST SHOPPING FOR NOTHING IN PARTICULAR , WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I SAW THIS WHITE ROOSTER WITH BLACK DOTS AND CHECKS AND I JUST WENT BEZERK... GOTTA HAVE IT.. GOTTA HAVE IT !!


WELL, THAT STARTED MY LOVE FOR WOODEN CHICKENS ..WHILE BROWSING THROUGH PRIMITIVE CATALOGS I GET TONS OF,... I FOUND MY NEXT LOVE.. YOU GUESSED IT.. ANOTHER WOODEN CHICKEN .. AND WITH ROCKERS , NO LESS.. GOTTA HAVE IT... GOTTA HAVE IT !!

A FEW YEARS LATER WHILE VISITING, MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW WERE OUT ANTIQUING AND FOUND THIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF A GORGEOUS ROOSTER ,.. IN FACT A PAIR SO THEY BOUGHT THEM FOR ME AND HUNG THEM IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM..

OH HOW I LOVE THEM !!!

OH ! GLORY BE !! I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT YOU'DE GET BORED WITH ALLLLLLLLLLLLL MY CHICKENS..

SO GUESS THAT WRAPS IT UP FOR SHOW -N-TELL CHICKEN DAY !!

HAPPY BLOGGIN'

MAURINE

2 comments:

Nanna said...

Great post Maurine! Love the chickens, I have a few myself
Helen

Kelli said...

I love chickens, too and your collection is so cute! I'm glad you joined in the fun!
~Kelli