Hi all, I hope you are all doing well. I am doing an official check-in. We here at the coop are all hanging in there, after a couple of blips in February. littleb had knee surgery for an old injury (he’s 15 and has an old injury-how does that happen?) and so has missed out…
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I’m Bringing Blogging Back
Announcing the Great Chicken Arachnid Armistice of 2021
Who’s Hungry?
Resolve
My youngest daughter visited over the holidays. Some of you may recall a post I wrote about this daughter several years ago. When I wrote it, I wasn’t sure she’d reach her next birthday, never mind milestones like college, career and children, and I was also beginning to comprehend that I couldn’t fix her problems.…
Okay I’m In!
Jenny from Procrastinating Donkey posted a questionnaire and I feel like participating today. As Jenny says, feel free to answer some or all of the questions yourself in the comments, or do a post of your own! 1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? I’m drinking Vanilla Sleepytime Tea right now.…
The Chicken Family: Sort of like The Partridge Family, but with less talent and more husbands
I’ve told you stories about my family but I’ve never explained my family. This is because that’s complicated. But I’m feeling expansive tonight so what the heck, here goes. In short, it’s a big, messy, beautiful love story. Let’s ease into it with this also familiar story line… Here’s the story of a lovely…
Take a Letter, Maria
It’s not blinking it’s winking…
Bird Lessons
As I approached the sliding doors to my workplace this morning, I noticed a small bird sitting motionless in front of a bench to the right of the entrance. Something didn’t seem quite right, so I stopped and watched it for a minute. I’m not sure what kind of bird it was-small, fluffy, yellow beak…It…