MUMS the word

Yes....Mums...Colorful, beautiful fall mums...  We have so many delightful colors and sizes.   We also have these great mums with Feather Reed Grass in them.  They look really amazing...and taste even better.  I got caught pecking at the seeds on the top of the grass....oops I am sorry I got caught.   Well...there have been some great scraps lately,  We had a special in the restaurant...Pumpkin Pancakes with sauteed peaches and blueberries.  Most people cleared their plates!!!!...but I still found some in the scrap buckets.  The local blueberries, strawberries, yes, strawberries, corn, lettuce, tomatoes and many other fruits and veggies are all at their peak!  Come in and get some!  Enjoy the Day! Wicked out!     

Great Weekend!!

  Well...the Warriors, the Brats and Brew Festival goers and the people that enjoyed the Greek Festival have gone home...It was a great weekend!!!  The weather held out, the festivities were exciting and the people were wonderful!!! I love being the spokes chicken for The Catskill Mountain Country Store...I get the chance to meet so many of those wonderful people!   The Irish Festival is coming up this weekend at Hunter Mountain.  This festival is really invigorating...I can do a mean Irish gig and an even better chicken dance!!!   PEOPLE doing the chicken dance....now that is something to see!!   Sydney and Gus will be selling their Fudge and Donuts at The Irish Festival....maybe I will make a surprise visit!!!  Hope to see you there!  Wicked out!

Wild Warriors!

They are coming!!!  The Warriors that is...This weekend is Warrior Dash at Windham Mountain.  What is that you ask?  It is when crazy people run up a hill, slide in mud , run through fire, craw through tunnels, craw over things, swim in gross ponds...you get thew idea.  Natasha, she runs in it, says it is great fun and there is wonderful camaraderie... .... you would hope so ...since the people are slobbering and sweating all over each other... sounds very silly for a sophisticated chicken such as myself !  AND... the people put on hats that make them look like buffalo.  They think they look like warriors...o.k.  At the end you get a beer, that may be refreshing.  There will also be lots of music, great costumes and just plain fun at Windham Mountain this weekend.  Looking forward to it!  Wicked Out!

A Beautiful Day

 I woke very early to day... those roosters, can't let an old chick sleep in.  But, I am glad they woke me up.  The weather looks wonderful.  Small chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon....   Stop by the store and enjoy a walk in our gardens and come and see all the animals.    And....  I was sitting on the deck yesterday and saw Drew bring in fresh figs, extra large 9 row cherries, local corn, lettuce tomatoes... I am hoping people don't clear their plates and there are lots of scrapes...but even if the costumers eat every morsel,  we are treated so well here at The Catskill Mountain Country Store.  I can't wait to taste those figs... Wicked out!

Watchin' the Chicks

   Well... after I pecked that title ...I thought someone may think the wrong thing... Well, as I say ..there is nothing wrong with watching or looking...just stay on your own roost!  But, I am crowing about my chicks , the little ones.  As I was watching them scratch in the dirt and learn to fly, I got all sentimental.  I wanted to freeze that moment in time!  It goes so fast.  Even faster for us chickens.  I try and spend tons of time with my chicks. They already want to play with the peacocks, turkeys and even the pigs.  The pigs don't do much playing...but they do root up some good bugs!  I am going to spend the afternoon scratching in the dirt, picken' bugs and flying around with my chicks.  Hopefully you can too!  Wicked out!

Cool Breezes

What a beautiful Day here at The Catskill Mountain Country Store!!!  The sun is warm and there is a great breeze.....  There are many things going on this weekend in the great Northern Catskills!  The Bataviakill Steam Festival is happening on Sat Aug 6th at The Country Suite in Ashland.  The Windham Arts Alliance has their Art Feat this weekend at various locations though out Windham.  Right in the center of town there is The Civil War Encampment...that is always really interesting...except when the solider was talking about cooking chicken on an open fire.  Cooking chicken is never good...that is to a chicken!!!   Tour of the Catskills takes off Aug. 5th  and rikes through to Aug. 7th.  Make sure you give the cyclist some room on the road.  If you have any questions or need more information on the things going on.  Give me a chirp!!!  Enjoy the day...Wicked out!