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Wendy Thomas
http://simplethrift.wordpress.com/
Life lessons learned from raising a flock of children and chickens in northern New England.
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Lesson 433 – Quotable Chicks
Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks To those of us who have had Halloween rescheduled to this weekend (and now you know that such a thing can be done) and who are... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 432 – Where We Belong
Late last night, we found out that power was restored to our house. Oh callooh callay! Because our town had made the decision to hold school the next day (much... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 431 – What a Chick Does at a Shelter
Hi there. We’re still at the shelter and while we’ve spent most of the day away doing errands and checking in on the flock, we still find ourselves here at nigh... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 430 – the Other Side of the Storm
Most of you know that we live in New Hampshire and if you’ve paid any attention to the national (and, from what I hear, international) news you know that we... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 429 – Quotable Chicks
Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below. ~Theodosia Garrison From a home where it is considered a... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 428 – The Princess Bride and Chickens (yes There is a Connection)
I kind of have this thing about the book “The Princess Bride.” I’ve written about it here, and here, and here (among other places. Read more
Posted on 27 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 427 – Chick Cover Art
Many years ago, we had a black and white photo taken of our 3 littlest chicks. The photo turned out so well that it was actually used as a cover shot for... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 426 – Cold and Flu Season for the Chickens
A bit of a Public Service announcement. In my chicken workshops, I cover a little topic called Biosecurity. Basically it’s steps you can take to protect your... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 425 – “Everybody Sees the Ants” by A.S. King and Brain Trauma
One of our literary-chicks (Good Egg Interview) authors; A.S. King has come out with a new book. I picked it up and took a look at it this weekend. ******* I... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 424 – Quotable Chicks
Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks “We can see a thousand miracles around us every day. What is more supernatural than an egg yolk turning into a chicken?” S. Parke... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 423 – Halloween is NOT Gonna Happen for the Chickens
Well you know me, if there’s a way I can anthropomorphize (it’s an SAT word Logan, look it up) our chickens I do. For each of the holidays I like to adorn the... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 422 – Winter Num-nums for the Chickens – Gag
I am starting to rethink the winter care for our chickens. Until now, I’ve been telling people to include a little bit of suet in the chickens’ feed a few... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 421 – A Life Without My Droid
Ack, my phone died yesterday. The Droid with which I’ve had this love hate relationship ever since we met. It was working fine in the early morning and then whe... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 420 – At an Event with James McBride
Yesterday I attended a local Nashua Library event where the author of the One City One Book choice for 2011, James McBride, was in town to discuss his book “Son... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 418 – The Compulsion of Eggs
I recently came across this little bit of interesting hen information: “Did you know… To produce one egg, it takes a hen 26-28 hours, and to do so, she... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 417 – Winding Down for the Season
It is amazing how a flock’s egg production drops so drastically in the fall (just as amazing at how it seems to pick up so quickly in the spring). Read more
Posted on 12 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 416 – There for Each Other
Chickens are flock animals. Working together ensures their survival. It’s actually a pretty amazing thing to watch, if a threat is perceived, they band... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 415 – Quotable Chicks
Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks It takes a long time to grow an old friend. John Leonard Our oldest and most frail member of the flock, Digger is now dying and... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 414 – Jellybeans and Chicken
When my son Griffin was about 18 months old, I brought home a changing pad I had found at a yard sale. We didn’t use changing tables, preferring instead to... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 413 – Getting the Coop Ready for Winter
Monday Night, I held another workshop on chickens. It resulted from previous classes requesting a more advanced chicken discussion covering care of and... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION