what we really need is a femininomenon!!

Finch was eager to follow her sister back to the containers of dried flowers. There was nothing she liked better than stepping into a new project! Luckily, Jay seemed to match her enthusiasm. "Oh, well, thank you!" She sputtered when Jay called her smart. Finnie found it difficult to take the compliment, but she tried to sound appropriately flattered. When she began to peruse the flowers and the focus was back on the task and not so much on herself, she felt the tension she was holding in her shoulders relax. Yes, back to what really mattered! "Yeah, I've seen you collection the wood! A chicken coop would be fantastic, imagine how much cozier they'd be during the winter? And it would free up space in the barn," she said, brimming her excitement. "You're so smart!" Finch shot back, triumphantly flagging her tail as she did.

She busied herself by taking out a large mixing bowl of burnished metal and added the strained mud to it. A cloud of dust hit the air when she emptied it into the larger bowl and she sneezed, dropping the cask. "Oof!" Finch laughed. "I think if we used the mud for the wood, it would help shore up some of cracks, maybe? We could also do a final clearer coat of beeswax!" Her voice grew a little in volume as her thought completed. "That would definitely help keep any more moisture from the wood and make it last a lot longer. Why don't you grab what you've found and I'll get started mixing? By the time you get back I'll be ready for your help!" Finnie spread out, uncorking things here and unsealing wax from other containers over there until all of the materials she'd collected were sitting in different bowls and dishes. Slowly, she began to add water to the dish of dried mud until it reached a desired consistency.