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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