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• Lesson 1014 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1013 – Six Degrees of Easter Eggs

  

  I’m not quite sure why I started collecting these eggs, but I think it was around the time when I gave up on my kids being able to join the annual Easter Egg... Read more

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

• Lesson 1012 – Back Pocket Quiche Recipe

  

  After a virtually egg-free winter, now that the weather has changed we are starting to see eggs again. When we went so long without seeing any during the cold... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1011 – The Remains of the Day

  

  Sunday was warm enough for us to pull out the porch tables from storage and set them up. As long as it’s not snowing or raining, we sure do like to eat our meal... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1010 – New England Clam Chowder

  

  On Friday I went to our local Savers with my daughters and I picked up two interesting cookbooks (one was even signed by the author, how lucky was that! Read more

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

• Lesson 1009 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be... Read more

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

• Lesson 1008 – The Last Hurrah

  

  With fits and spurts spring is finally on our doorstep (pay no attention to that dusting of snow we got yesterday, it’s already gone.) A friend of mine... Read more

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

• Lesson 1007 – It Will Take More

  

  ‘Tis but a dusting. It will take more than this (much more) to break our hardy and intrepid New England spirits. *** Wendy Thomas writes about the lessons... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1006 – Well Earned

  

  The seasons changing in New Hampshire never cease to amaze me. Just a few short weeks ago, we were wearing polar fleece, wrapped in blankets while reading books... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1005 – An Entire Day

  

  I can’t even remember the last time this happened. I had the house to myself on Saturday. Something that with 6 kids (even 6 older kids) is virtually unheard of. Read more

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

• Lesson 1004 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be... Read more

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

• Lesson 1003 – We Tried.

  

  The other evening I went to our local Tractor Supply Company to see if they had gotten the latest Backyard Poultry magazine (I wrote the article in it about... Read more

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

• Lesson 1002 – More on Our Rooster/hen Zelda

  

  Many people have commented about our Zelda story. If you have chickens, you’ve probably heard stories of hens turning into roosters, but like Big Foot, you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1001 – There’s Something About Zelda

  

  When I was young, my grandmother used to always tell me the story about a hen living in her family’s flock, who turned into a rooster. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1000 – How Far We’ve Come!

  

  This is my 1000th Lessons Learned post. It took some time for me to hit my groove in this blog but here I am at the 1000th lesson I’ve learned from living with... Read more

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

• Lesson 999 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be... Read more

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

• Lesson 998 – Chicken – a Fun Word

  

  The other day Addy went with Marc to our local Asian market in order to pick up some Korma sauce (Addy had a hankering for Chicken Korma a la Jamie Oliver from... Read more

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

• Lesson 997 – They Are Not Chicken

  

  The subject matter of a recent political email read “They’re chicken” The body of the text started with this: “They’re scared. You heard me right. Read more

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

• Lesson 996 – A Smart Easter Bunny

  

  We’ve (I’ve) bee on a no sugar watch for a few weeks now. Watching the youtube video Sugar – the butter truth and reading books like Hungry for Change and Fat... Read more

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

• Lesson 995 – Someone Please Make It

  

  March 31st in New Hampshire. Cold, snow, sleet, ice. *sigh* *** Wendy Thomas writes about the lessons learned while raising children and chickens in New... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION