One of the young hens laid her first egg this week.
Yes, I'm pleased for her.
Mary however can hardly contain her excitement.
It's like Christmas has come early... simply because the eggs are blue… green? bluey-green? greeny-blue?
Mary turns each egg over in her palm, stroking its perfectly smooth surface, tilting it this way and that to catch the light. At the same time she's wrapping her tongue around a string of fancy syllables like ce-ru-le-an, eau-de-nil and cy-an in an effort to describe the colour to anyone who is within earshot.
If only she'd paint a picture of the jolly thing that would put us all out of our misery.
If only she'd paint a picture of the jolly thing that would put us all out of our misery.
I lay white eggs.
Do I feel upstaged? Maybe.
Once Mary has calmed down I'll remind her that blue is actually quite a bold statement.
White, on the other hand, goes with everything!
Have a Happy Christmas, love Hulanicki
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