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More Chicken Tales!
Saturday was the first farmers market of the season. I attended to support my friends Brenda and Nina. While I was there I wasn’t paying attention to my phone and my mom kept calling me. (Sorry mom!) I had told her I wanted some white layers to add to the flock this year. While I… Read more
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Chicken Tales!
A couple weeks ago I noticed I had a broody hen. In the past I have struggled with this for different reasons. Thankfully Re-peck-a (as this hen was dubbed by the frat boys who raised her) stayed in the same nest long enough to hatch some eggs. Friday (after a looooong but excellent day) I… Read more
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Pestery
I have invented some new words when talking with my nephews. One of them is pestery. My oldest nephew is a little ball of energy and he loves to run and leap into your arms (or onto your back, head, arm…) I always tell him, “Dadgum, you’re so pestery today!” I say it with affection,… Read more
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Millennial Comforts (or Safety Blankets)
Let’s play a game… Hold up your hand. Put a finger down if you wore a hoodie/sweatshirt growing up with thumb holes in the sleeve. Put a finger down if you went through a phase of all black because Stacy and Clinton on What Not to Wear told you black was a slimming color. Put… Read more
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A Lesson From Dale Carnegie…
On my self-help journey through the years I have listened to a lot of audiobooks. One of the books that I keep thinking I need to re-listen to is How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. In this book he talks about how to approach people who are upset and angry when… Read more
