Xander is my Hundred-Pound Marshmallow, a Great Pyrenees/Something-Probably-Labbish mix. He’s a gentle giant with people and small baby things. Baby chicks especially. It was love at first sight of those tiny balls of fluff. His ginormous heart melted.
Empaths in particular are drawn to animals, and find solace and healing in their gentle and unconditional love. When we're overwhelmed from the emotional tides of daily life, coming home to our animal companions solid, anchoring presence provides soothing relief. We find comfort in giving them a safe home, healthy food, and the tasks of their daily care can become a moving meditation, and way to connect more deeply emotionally and energetically with animals, and your own Higher Self.
Brrrr! It's the depths of winter. We haven't had snow yet in Seattle, but we have had cold, fog, and the ever-present rain. My garden is sleeping, buried in a…
For those of you with offspring, do they still have kids write the obligatory essay on summertime activities in school? I thought I'd give you a little reminder of summer…
Wild Wednesdays will return! However, I'm putting them on hold for a few weeks. Extra days and longer hours at work are keeping me from getting my weekday posts up,…
A long, busy day, but I am determined to keep up my Wild Wednesday posts. Today I made chicken dinner, a whole lot of chicken dinners, actually. When I started…
A gardener's work is never done, but even if you let things slide you can still reclaim what you've neglected. I certainly neglected a corner of my garden. It looked…
What You Need To Raise Chickens At work, I am affectionately (I think!) known as the Crazy Chicken Lady. Not many people raise their own meat and egg-producers,…
Usually on Wednesday I post dog-training articles. Lately though I’ve been including posts on my growing chickens and spring gardening and I’ve been considering including some of my animal training…
I've been busy NOT writing. At first, I was stressing, because I wasn't doing it ALL! You know, 10 pages a day on the WIP, blogging multiple times a week,…