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• Lesson 1229 – Guess What?

  

  Guess what? Chicken Snow Butt. *** Wendy Thomas writes about the lessons learned while raising children and chickens in New Hampshire. Contact her at... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1228 – Here Comes the Spring

  

  It’s not often that I don’t put up my daily posts, but these days I find myself so busy that I’m lucky if I can get to sleep with all of those “to-do” items... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1227 – Clever Norwegians

  

  When you raise chickens, you get chicken things. A friend (hi Cinda) recently sent over this little guy. It is a boiled (felted) wool chicken designed to hold... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1226 – Here Comes the Sun

  

  This weekend we let the chickens out. There wasn’t much space for them to walk around (the snow is still quite high in our backyard and the only real walking... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1225 – Sad Mrs. Sam Sack

  

  This week has been interesting… and busy (did you miss me?) I’m teaching my two writing classes at the college, preparing for spring chicken workshops, getting... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1224 – Bandage Buddies

  

  With winter comes a lot of winter cooking. Soups, stews, casseroles, I’ve written about some of the recipes our family has tried over the last few freezing... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1223 – Chickens in Towns? Heck Yes!

  It has come to my attention that a group in Deltona, Florida has taken a portion of one of my blog posts regarding a solitary situation with a smelly coop and... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1222 – Snickerdoodle Update

  

  On Friday, while I drove up to Vermont to bring our one of our college students home, daughter #2 decided to make the Snickerdoodle cookies of my youth. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1221 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Sometimes you just need to be held “Friendship is not a big thing …. it’s a million little things.” anon. Even with all the snow... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1220 – Lyme Disease Update

  

  fda.gov I mentioned last week that we had a check-up with the physician who is treating us for Lyme disease (and tick co-infections. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1219 – Frank Underwood and Paula Deen

  

  My son and I are HUGE House of Cards fans. We had been hearing about this series for a few years but only recently decided to look into it. Honestly, the show... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1218 – Snickerdoodles and Childhood Memories

  

  In visiting my Mom and Dad in Connecticut this weekend, I was helping put away some groceries and I happened to see an old cookbook waaaay in the back on a top... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1217 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks “How come the dove gets to be the peace symbol? How about the pillow? It has more feathers than the dove, and it doesn’t have tha... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1216 – Using a Spoon

  

  We got another 4 inches of snow last night, flurries are expected this afternoon, and there’s another big storm heading our way for Sunday. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1215 – The Red Pot

  

  I have this massive Cuisinart red pot. I got it one year when I went to business conference. There it was, sitting in the silent auction. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1214 – Baby It’s Cold Outside

  

  Boy this has been a tough winter. I’m hearing accounts from all over New England of people who are losing chickens. In the winter, it’s common to lose some of... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1213 – Getting So Very Close to That Straw

  

  To close up the broken tooth saga – I was able to see my dentist in the afternoon after I had taught my class. A root canal and a temporary crown later (and my... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1212 – How to Disguise a Broken Tooth

  

  If you’ve read this blog (and follow me on Facebook) you know that I have a deep-seated fear of dentists. Because my only chewing molar that was left shattered... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1211 – Banana for Scale

  

  Thought I’d share with you a ridiculously large snow pile from New Hampshire. Banana for scale. *** Wendy Thomas writes about the lessons learned while raising... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1210 – Hold On, My Lovelies

  

  No controversy today, just chickens. I’ve got bad knees (they’re not really bad, more like just a bit naughty) which means that when we have a significant amoun... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION