If it weren’t for Blossom, dearie, loitering on the nest all day, I wouldn’t have a flat tire. She seems to have gone broody, in an off-hand sort of way, and spends so much time dozing on the nest that I’m not getting any eggs. The two hens had struck a deal whereby they each laid an egg on alternate days, so I was at least getting one egg a day. Well Blossom has dropped the ball, so to speak. I had a huge egg from Dolly yesterday–76gr–but nothing today. So that was my only egg.
The Villain
“But what’s that got to do with a flat tire?” I hear you ask. Well, it’s like this: I had some swiss roll and some lovely strawberries that needed to be used up. That’s the start of a trifle, of course, so I thought I would make one for dinner tonight. When I got ready to make the custard, there was only one egg in the fridge. So, out I went to fetch today’s egg. Nothing. Nada. Nil. I had no choice but to go out to the shop to get some eggs. The same shop I had just come from a half hour earlier. Nevermind.
As I was turning out of my driveway I slammed into the culvert at the driveway entrance.
The Weapon
I’ve done that maybe 4 times in the 14+ years I’ve lived here (no fair deducting the months I’ve been away!) and this is only the second time I’ve buggered a tire. And if it weren’t for Blossom, dearie, I woudn’t have had to bugger this one! It’s all her fault!
The Victim
And believe me, it’s no trifling matter. MM
The Meandering Matriarch 
..& maybe next time you need that extra egg, you could always come across the road & borrow (or beg) for an egg…….roast chook? Chicken soup? Now that’s getting a bit drastic! Poor Blossom! Hope you are back in your wheels again!
You’ve gone from more eggs than you need to having to buy them! Sad day… Perhaps you just need to remind them what happened to the last chicken that was causing problems…
(Pretend there’s a clever transition here, I’ve no idea how to get from chickens and flat tires to awards.) Anyway, I’ve nominated you for the Shine Award. If, for any reason, you don’t accept awards, no worries. Just take this as a note that you shine a little laughter and entertainment into my day. 🙂
If you want to accept it, go to here for the rules.
http://caitlinsternwrites.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/rewarding-awards-part-1/
Thank you so much! Things are even crazier than usual here at the moment, which is pretty much usual, so it may take a little while for me to respond to the award, but I shall give it go as soon as sanity returns. (I heard that snicker!)
Whenever you can–awards aren’t supposed to be too much work. 🙂
Sanity is over-rated, anyway.
You are so right! My mom always used to say “You don’t have to be crazy, but it sure helps.”
“Blossom, dearie, do you know what means ‘chicken soup’?
Am thinking of tacking a poster of The Colonel up in the chook house.
hehehehe …revenge … we loves it!