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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 1511 – Plant-based Diet for Chronic Illness
Over the years I’ve written about different types of diets to try when you have a chronic inflammatory illness (in my case Lyme disease.) I’ve tried Keto (high... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1510 – Chickens and the Stress of Warm Days
We’ve just experienced a little vacation of sorts in the middle of winter. Here in New Hampshire, for the last few days, our temperatures were in the high 60’s... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1509 – Find the Puppy
Here in New Hampshire, the days are getting warmer and the snow is starting to melt, but there’s still a chill until the sun comes out. Find the puppy. Read more
Posted on 23 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1508 – Charlie – Our Family Chicken
I have been sitting on this one for many months. It happened during our Border-to-border walk this summer and I knew I had to put it on the backburner until we... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1507 – Attacking What Needs to Be Done
It’s been a while since I’ve put a post up here. It’s not because I don’t think about this blog everyday (I do) it’s just that things seem to be a little... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1506 – That’s a Lot of Snow
I don’t particularly watch the weather, but when my phone started buzzing last night with cancellation notifications and when I started getting phone calls... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1505 – 10K Steps at the Outlets
When you live in New Hampshire, you accept there is snow during the winter. For those of us who can’t maneuver as well in the snow and ice, it can present a... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1504 – Coming in at My End of the List
I ran a 5K road race yesterday – or more accurately I participated in one. I walk, I can’t run anymore. My left knee and hip is so unstable that if I even... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1503 – Find the Puppy
It’s been been almost 10 months (!) since Dalai (aka Dolly) joined our family. Even though Pippin puts up with her (no more territorial growling between the... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1502 – More Chicken Photos from the Northeastern Poultry Congress
Here are a few more photos from the Northeastern Poultry Congress. As you can tell, I’m rather intrigued with close-ups. My friend, Lauren Scheuer, was there... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1501 – Chicken Photos from the Northeastern Poultry Congress
Things have been busy lately, but I wanted to share some photos I took from the Northeastern Poultry Congress – which is essentially the Northeastern Westminste... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1500 – Forks Over Knives
Oh hurrah for the optimism that is January. After doing a little bit of reading from the Forks over Knives cookbook given to me at Christmas, I decided to go... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1499 – I’m One of Those People
I wasn’t going to talk about this yet, but with all that is going on in Washington I feel like I have to. Two years ago, because my mother was diagnosed with a... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1498 – Crooked Little House
One of my favorite things I picked up at a craft fair this holiday season is this little clay crooked house. I’ve since lost the contact information, but it... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1497 – Grandma Gatewood’s Walk
I mentioned this book on my Facebook page but I also want to let my blog readers know about it. I recently had (yet) another birthday (don’t ask) and as per my... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1496 – Find the Puppy
Haven’t played this game in a long time. It’s cold and damp, there’s a winter storm warning forecasting 3-5 inches of snow for tomorrow. Read more
Posted on 06 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1495 – 10K and a Twenty – Nashua, NH
10K and a Twenty Sojourneying one step at a time For my first mini-10K journey, I decided to visit the city of Nashua, NH located southeast to our town and... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1494 – Lyme Disease and the Importance of Diet
So let’s talk about Lyme Disease and diet. I’d mentioned before that I did intermittent fasting (IF) –and while there are many ways of doing it, (don’t eat for... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1493 – Plans for 2017
This is how I spent the last few days of 2016. In bed, semi-delirious with a chest cold that sent me straight to the bowels of hell. Kind of a fitting end to on... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 1492 – I Found Some Hope
Oh look, there it is, I found some hope. Merriest of Christmases, Happy Holiday, Peace and Goodwill from our flock to yours. *** Wendy Thomas writes about the... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION