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New Book: Chicken Wisdom

November 6, 2019

Over the past ten years, I’ve come to learn that chickens can teach and remind us of many life’s lessons. If you take time to watch, listen and engage with a flock, they will share their chicken wisdom. For my latest book, I wanted to create something that made me happy! I wanted to celebrate…

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New Year Resolutions for Chicken Keepers

January 7, 2019

Happy New Year friends! It’s hard to believe that we are ushering in a new year already. Did you have time to make any new year resolutions yet? It seems the most popular ones each year often have to do with getting into shape, eating better, or getting motivated to reach new goals. This got…

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Fixing a Hole in My Heart

November 26, 2018

I’ve been trying. I really have. Grief is a funny thing. One minute it’s not there and the next minute you find yourself with tears streaming down your face for no particular reason. Like falling leaves, the tears just simply come when you are walking out the mailbox, cooking dinner, spending time with loved ones.…

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Chicken Speak: When Fate Intervenes

January 26, 2018

I spent half of 2015 and most of 2016 writing, How to Speak Chicken. It was a labor of love and something that I felt needed to reach the backyard chicken community. During my research, one of the many scientists that impressed me was psychology professor, Dr. Evans. A leading poultry researcher, he dedicated his…

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Mistakes, Miracles, and Belonging

December 16, 2016

I think during the holidays, I seem to find myself thinking about the blessings that I am fortunate to have. I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes people happy. What makes me happy. I mean truly at the core. I’m not talking about the happiness that is fleeting, like when you buy a new…

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Kindness Matters

March 1, 2016

Photo Credit: Scratch and Peck A few days ago, a chicken with pinless peepers popped up in my newsfeed. Pinless peepers are these chicken-like glasses that block them from seeing directly what is in front of them. Chickens with these pinless peepers can still see to eat and drink. For the…

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Tiny Chickens and Full Hearts

November 30, 2015

It has been a while now since Sunshine passed away. Slowly but surely I see Oyster Cracker getting along better as each day passes. For some time there, I wondered if she was going to be okay after the loss of her sister. But sure enough it seems to have gotten easier.Read moreTiny Chickens and…

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Sharing an inspired life from the New England seaside. Chickens, Bees, Gardens, Art and Yummy Goodness.

New Book: Chicken Wisdom

New Year Resolutions for Chicken Keepers

Fixing a Hole in My Heart

Chicken Speak: When Fate Intervenes

Is Social Media Creating an Anti-Social Flock?

Mistakes, Miracles, and Belonging

Kindness Matters

Tiny Chickens and Full Hearts

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