I finally got to put my Masters in Engineering degree to some use this morning. Mike and I reworked the former chicken pens in such a way that we could contain chickens in a relatively large space, and hopefully the coyotes would not be able to get at them. If we were to ever get more chickens. Jim and Bonnie came in this afternoon (ahead of Joel's birthday celebration tomorrow) and we went to the Walburg restaurant for lunch. And...as long as we were in the neighborhood (17 miles is in the neighborhood when you live on the edge of nowhere) we went in to Georgetown and bought a dozen chicks. SO...by September (or thereabouts) we will have fresh eggs again. Brown, green and chocolate. Not sure if we got any white layers or not, we shall see. So, here we go again. Jody bought a dozen and a half eggs at HEB the other day, for $2.85. By the time this is all done, we figure each egg costs about that much. BUT...it's fun, as long as we can keep the coyotes at bay.Vignette -- Noun. 1. a running ornament or design (as of vine leaves) on the pages of a book. 2. a picture or engraving (as on a stamp). 3. a short descriptive literary sketch or scene. Ralph's friends and family were entertained by the humorous vignette of his travels that he posted on social media.
Did You Know? Vignette comes from the Middle French vignete, the diminutive form of a noun, vigne, meaning "vine." In English, the word was first used in the mid-18th century for a design or illustration that ran along the blank border of a page, or one that marked the beginning or end of a chapter. Such designs got their name because they often looked like little vines. It wasn't until the late 19th century that usage of vignette had shifted to cover a brief literary sketch or narrative, as we commonly see it used today.
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