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• Lesson 1168 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks I’ll fix it up there, then I’ll bring it back here. Grinch I know that I already put a post up for the day but I wanted to end th... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1167 – The Win-Win-Win Cookbook – Pulled Pork Fried Rice with Roasted Bee...

  

  You’ll be able to make this dish in under 10 minutes (provided you cleaned all the dishes from the last time you used them.) Yes, it’s really that easy to make... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1166 – The Win-Win-Win Cookbook – Creamy Mediterranean Vegetarian Pasta

  

  It’s time for a vegetarian recipe. Don’t worry, it will consist of more than just nuts on top of wilted greens (although don’t knock that till you’ve tried it... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1165 – The Win-Win-Win Cookbook – English Breakfast Pasta

  

  Before you start this recipe there are a few things you should know: Now that you will be saving tons of money each week, you can afford to buy better quality... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1164 – The Win-Win-Win Cookbook

  After all of our family conversations throughout the years about food, I recently discovered that one of my working sons was frequenting fast food restaurants... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1163 – Thanksgiving – It Still Came

  

  We were one of the families in the northeast that spent Thanksgiving without power. The day before Thanksgiving a heavy snow fell surprising us all. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1162 – No Children’s Blizzard Here

  

  Snow. It’s coming, and yeah, I know that I shouldn’t complain (condolences to Buffalo), but still. This weekend, we got out our mittens, hats, scarves, and... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1161 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best. Tom Allen It’s Friday and I’m doing a bit of ... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1160 – Lyme Disease Update Fall 2014

  

  This pillow is at our doc’s office. We like to turn it into a puppet. Yesterday, 3 of us in the family with Lyme disease went to visit our doctor for a check-up. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1159 – More About Zelda

  

  Let me put this right out there. As a journalist, I’m taught to verify *everything* before I put it into print. I don’t blame people for doubting Zelda’s story... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1158 – There’s Something Else About Zelda

  

  In past posts, here and here, I wrote about how our grey Easter Egger, Zelda had turned into a rooster over the winter. Something had happened to her and she... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1157 – Find a Safe Spot to Sleep

  

  These are the ongoing lessons this mama hen wants her chicks to know before they leave the nest. *** When I was younger, I read the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1156 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Goodbye friend. There are many things that will definitely get a mom’s attention. “She’s choking” is one, “He’s bleeding” is... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1155 – Ask Others For Help

  

  One of the projects I’m working on (by request from my kids) is compiling all the life lessons we’ve learned into one family document. These are the lessons thi... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1154 – Choose Your Boots Wisely

  

  Never underestimate the importance of a good pair of boots My trusty Bogs. Boots are some of your most important pieces of equipment around the flock. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1153 – Birds of Prey and Chickens

  

  I’ve said it before and I said it again this past weekend to one of our neighbors – when you make the decision to free range your chickens, you have to accept... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1152 – Why Did the Wild Turkey Cross the Road?

  

  Why did the wild turkeys cross the road? Because they could. In our town we have flocks of wild turkeys and they absolutely own the roads. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1150 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks I will love you forever, oh baby of mine. A reader (Hi Susan!) recently sent me this adorable photo of her niece in California... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1149 – A Living Hidden Pictures Puzzle

  

  My life is a living Highlights Hidden Pictures puzzle.Yesterday we had people on our roof fixing the flashing on our 13 (yes 13! skylights) because, well, aroun... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1148 – Swelling with Pride

  

  Election Day in New Hampshire is a like a giant one day Olympic competition culminating from months and months (and in some cases years) of pre-training. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION