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• Lesson 954 – Quotable Chicks

  

  There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.Andre GideAs many of you know, I have a deadly fear of snakes (all of them, and I mean all of... Read more

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

• Lesson 953 – If I Could Turn Back Time

  

  In the fall we have a family tradition where if you catch a falling leaf and then put it under your pillow, the Fall Fairy stops by during the night to leave yo... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 952 – The Crow of the Cock

  (the video should work now, thanks for letting me know there was a problem)At the Poultry Congress (and I swear, I’m almost ready to stop talking about it) I... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 951 – 100% Male

  

  This duck is supposed to look like this -Those red bumps around the bill are called “wattles”,  those of the male being larger and more brightly colored than th... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 950 – Born Behind Bars

  

  I’m getting to the end of my Poultry Congress photos but I do have a few left that I wanted to share (and thanks for all the feedback on how you appreciate... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 949 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.Albert EinsteinHeading into a another cold weekend here in New Hampshire. Read more

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

• Lesson 948 – A Few of My Favorite Things

  

  While at the Poultry Congress, I stopped in at the Maran booth and ran into the woman; Sue, from which I had gotten our lovely house Black Copper Maran,... Read more

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

• Lesson 947 – The Beauty of Pattern

  

  Jan Brett was at the Northeastern Poultry Congress this weekend. She was showing her birds and in her spare time, she gave an art lesson and signed copies of he... Read more

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

• Lesson 946 – Faces a Mama Hen Could Love

  

  This past weekend I attended the Northeastern Poultry Congress. If you haven’t ever gone to one, please consider doing so, these things are like the... Read more

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

• Lesson 944 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks You can take the chicks out of the flock but you can’t take the flock out of the chicks. Wendy E. N. ThomasRecently, I had to tak... Read more

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

• Lesson 943 – Be Brave

  

  Here in New Hampshire the temperatures are mild, we’ve (thankfully) missed that second polar vortex that has hit the United Sates and, dare I say, are relativel... Read more

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

• Lesson 942 – Why?

  

  In our town we have a street called “Turkey Hill Road.” One guess as to why it was named that. In some areas, concerned residents have even put up various... Read more

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

• Lesson 941 – Lyme Disease – Status

  

  The last Lyme disease update I put on my blog was rather celebratory. I had finished 3 months of medication. Yay! Many of my symptoms had, it seemed, melted... Read more

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

• Lesson 940 – Time to Get out

  

  Yesterday one of my sons and I took another son back to his college. Trevor is a rook at Norwich, Vermont (apparently soon to be recognized) and although he... Read more

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

• Lesson 939 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks A pillow that was happy to see me.The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.William... Read more

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

• Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook – Review

  

  Book Review – Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook – recipes for the best pan in your kitchen by Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne.As a chicken owner (even though I... Read more

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

• Lesson 938 – Speechless

  

  So what does a man who has been married to his wife for almost 24 years and who knows that she doesn’t need a thing get her for her birthday?This. Read more

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

• Lesson 937 – Old Friend

  

  Please tell me that I am not the only one who still has their Christmas tree up.I know, I know, it’s not that we’re lazy, it’s just that having a lit tree bring... Read more

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

• Lesson 936 – The Price

  

  This morning finds me sitting at my desk looking at out a steady rainfall.Rain?Rain.In a winter where just two days ago it dipped *well* below zero, now we... Read more

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

• Lesson 935 – Always a Mama Hen

  

  Last night was the second storm in our New Hampshire winter two-storm system.  As I said yesterday, the chickens were snug in their coop and almost everyone... Read more

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