Bottle
Elsewhere:
“A woman and a dachshund appear in a photo from a roll of film from the 1950s that was recently developed. Her identity and that of a man in other photos remain a mystery.” Who is this beautiful woman and her companion? [NYT]
“It’s funny to think back to a time when I thought I valued any possession more than my dog’s freedom to destroy it.” The excellent and funny Kelly Conaboy in The Atlantic, on “Is It Okay to Let My Dog Sleep in My Bed?” (Adapted from her wonderful new book.)
“He wants to live all the lives, play all the characters, be everyone.” Ian Leslie on Paul McCartney, in his newsletter The Ruffian: “even after all these years he’s still underrated.”
“11. I am not sure if Dolly will ever move up in the pecking order. But I will keep petting her and enjoying her company.” Ellie Shechet, in her newsletter Horrible Lists: “Things I have learned about chickens and chicken drama.”
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My mom kept chickens to eat the bugs in her garden. Some things I’ve learned about chickens: they are mean! They are mini velociraptors and would eat you if they were bigger. My brother told me that you can’t give them meat or they’ll cannibalize each other. I don’t know if this is true and I don’t want to look it up and read about chicken cannibalism.
You have to feed them special food if you want high quality eggs. My mom’s chickens got the best food plus kitchen scraps and free range in the garden. My dad said as he gave me two cartons of eggs (all different sizes) that he had priced it out at $23 a dozen if they were sold in a fancy farmer’s market.