The moma's usually know how much pressure a chick can handle. My duck hens will get the baby right next to their skin, kinda engulfing the baby in feathers. It keeps them very warm and cozy. What's cute is when the babies climb onto momma's back to get a good look around.

Actually, Kips, my mum (who taught me) was born with one arm....so I can also knit in this manner, holding one needle between my knees and moving the yarn in a kind of european style round the other needle ....but I was also taught 'english' style at school. So, I often do 'continental' for knit rows or inh the round, but switch to 'english' style for purl rows. I never do lace patterns and I am not really keen on cables although I do a fair bit of textured and fair-isle colour work, often worked together but usually only having 2 or 3 colours in a row. I hate intarsia and I tend to not use patterns unless it is for something really specific.....or I will get the basics from a pattern then customise wildly. I can crochet....but don't tend to apart from edging. Kitty, I like baby alpaca too but am over cotton (although I still like milk cotton). Have used loads of baby cashmerino, a few Noro wools (although they can be hard on your hands). I really like auracania wools and Grace Harding silk blends.....and I like the Cascade colour ranges. Still fall back on Rowan wools more than anything though. Seil, true, youtube tutorials are pretty good - finally learned to cable using them (after 40 years of failure and disinterest). Knitting, no problem but I always feel so resentful about having to sew as well.....so I have been doing more and more engineered stuff (lots of short rows, circular needles, odd joining methods and as few seams as possible)

That drink is hilarious. Totally off the edge. I make and can Bloody Mary Mix from my heirloom tomatoes and homegrown rest of stuff. For a garnish I offer Hot Pickled Green Beans and a stick of celery that has been marinated in a Chinese hot sauce, plus a couple slices of homegrown hot, hot pickled pimento pepper, but offer a cream cheese slider as a side for cooling. Those do fill up the glasses of a Bloody Mary, but not quite to the extent of the Chef Point Cafe - that drink is a meal in itself. How much of that is just headline and who really orders it just to be the first to selfie it? I think I would probably be up there with my phone on click though. Off the edge. Anything that make you laugh is a good thing.

Paneling and/or cabinet doors that don't open attached to the bottom? Patricia Colwell Consulting has a great idea with the wainscoting below and paneling above.