Eastover Treasures by Dawn Brotherton

Author:Dawn Brotherton [Brotherton, Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939696670
Publisher: Blue Dragon Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

May 6, 1862

Sarah, tell Frederick I don’t have to clean the chicken coop,” Thomas said as he stormed into the kitchen.

Sarah, elbow-deep in kneading the dough for a vegetable pie she had planned for dinner, continued her work until Frederick appeared. Pausing, she addressed her brother. “Cleaning the coop is your chore. Why are you trying to get Thomas to do it?”

Frederick puffed out his chest. “I’m busy taking inventory and planning where we should put the beehives.”

“You said I could help with that!” Thomas complained.

“You will. But I have to figure out the best place first, then gather the wood. I’ve been tracking the bees to find their queen. We’ll need her to start our honey production.”

“I still don’t know how you plan on doing this without getting stung,” Sarah said.

“Father showed me. Smoke from a burning branch will put them to sleep.”

“Great. You’ll undoubtedly catch the woods on fire. Then where will we be?”

“I can hold the fire,” Thomas offered.

Sarah smiled at him. “You help him, Thomas. But for now, go feed the chickens. Frederick, it’s your job to clean the coop. No more bee chasing until that’s done.”

Frederick stomped out of the kitchen with Thomas happily following on his heels.

Sarah turned to the pie crust, taking out her frustrations on the helpless dough. She didn’t know how her mother put up with this every day. No, every hour! The boys were constantly squabbling, and Emily required more attention than Sarah thought possible. The only time she got a chance to read was when tucking them all in at night. And then she had to read the stories they wanted, not the books Father had given her.

As the familiar sounds of the baby stirring from her nap made their way into the kitchen, Sarah put the last touches on the dough, draping it over the pie tin as her mother had taught her. She rinsed her hands and went to get Emily out of bed.

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