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• Lesson 875 – Lyme Disease Thursday – Status Week 5

  

  I saw Doc Holiday last week and he’s really pleased with my progress. Although I am not entirely pain-free (and not sure that I ever will be) the pain has... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 874 – The Burden of Being a Buckeye

  

  The other weekend when I arrived at the Buddhist writer’s retreat, I was greeted by 3 Buckeye roosters who had been raised together and who took their jobs as... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 873 – The Power of One (photo)

  

  Last week I attended a recipe swap. I made a fall dessert dip, some crescent pumpkin rolls, and then I made some novelty cookies called Mammo-grahams –... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 872 – The Time Came

  

  I had been dreading the day.“They’re not that loud, not like some of our other roosters,” I kept trying to convince myself.And then Saturday morning came. ... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 871 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the ChicksIt is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.Ralph Waldo EmersonIt is one of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 870 – Lyme Disease Thursday – Status Week 4

  

  This is close to the end of my taking antibiotic medication for one month for Chronic Lyme disease.This is the point where Doctors who are not familiar with or... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Lesson 869 – Time of Reflection

  

  Fall has defiantly arrived, heralded by dusky nights arriving far too quickly and the proverbial frost forming on the morning pumpkins, crystallizing the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 868 – Sleeping in a Car and Roosters

  

  As I told you on Friday, I went to a Buddhist writing retreat this weekend. I had no idea what to expect and I’m positive it was that attitude that left me so... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 867 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks“Frost on the pumpkin“And I’m ready for it.This originally appeared on Live to Write – Write to Live, a writers’ blog to which I... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 866 – Lyme Disease Thursday – Status Week 3

  

  Discover Magazine recently issued an in-depth edition taking a look at “Ticked The Battle Over Lyme Disease in the South.”In the preface the magazine states:In... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Put an Egg on It by Lara Ferroni – Cookbook Review

  

  When you write about chickens and eggs (and children and parenting and Lyme disease and books) people tend to send you things to take a look at and/or... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 864 – Believers in Fairy Tales

  

  This past weekend, our town put on a Business Expo where area groups and businesses got an opportunity to let people know about their services – table after... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 863 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks“Home, where my thought’s escaping Home, where my music’s playing Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 862 – Lyme Disease Thursday – Status Week 2

  

  I’ve learned that just when you start getting cocky about things is when life decides to teach you a lesson.I had quickly moved up to taking 2 capsules 2x a... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 861 – Returning to the Nest

  

  Tomorrow I get to drive up to Norwich University to pick up one of our little chicks and take him home for the weekend.  He’s been away for 6 weeks already and... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 860 – Throughout the Ages

  

  Last week Marc and I took the day off to celebrate our anniversary. We went out to lunch and then we puttered around quaint Peterborough New Hampshire,... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 859 – The Fat Lady Sang

  

  You know how just last week I was saying that with regard to my rooster and my wannabe-rooster, I wasn’t going to do anything to them (re-home) until the fat... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 858 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert CamusIt’s Friday. Again.  I’m not sure why this keeps surprising m... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 857 – Lyme Disease Thursday – Status Week 1

  

  I’ve been on an antibiotic since last Tuesday. Over the years I’ve had discussions with our pharmacist every time I pick up a prescription and she said that whe... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 HEALTH

• Lesson 856 – Looking in from the Outside

  

  You know how I preach that every backyard chicken owner should have a wire dog crate or two?We’ve used them over the years as isolation cages for those who... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION