November 27th

It's Black Friday.

I don't shop, so this day is lost on me.

Seems that it would be a better day to

reflect on what we've got 

rather than what we want

and really don't need.

I'm thankful for so many things....

Greeting an early morning sunrise,

Zoning out while reading a book,

Cooking for loved ones,

Being in the garden,

Watching the hens silly antics,

The smell of newly mown grass,

A quiet morning walk in solitude,

Family and friends to love,

But..

at the end of the day,

what really matters is

that I've done my best

and I'm thankful for all I have.

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The peppers I picked last

week are starting to turn.

Aren't they such beautiful colors?

Parsley.

I harvested some last week

to dehydrate for my herbal blend.

Sanservieria 

It's called by other names like,

Mother-in-Law Tongue

or

Snake Plant.

The Button Mums are filling out.

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Nugget,

gorging on dried meal worms.

It's like crack to our girls.

Pepper,

waiting for me to give her 

breakfast of Laying Mash.

Nugget,

finished her meal worms and

is waiting to follow me inside.

Nope!

Not having chickens in the house.

This is the look she gave me when

I told her to scram.

Ha!

One of the best things I've learned

is to become more of a producer

than a consumer.

By that, I mean,

I make bread,

grow our own food,

raise hens for eggs,

compost our waste,

make homemade cleaning supplies,

can jam or veggies,

dehydrate or freeze our produce,

Sew, crochet, knit, make soap,

make candles....

So....

I'd be right at home

if there's ever a zombie apocalypse!

😆

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And,

to ward off Alzheimer's

I try to exercise my brain.

😂

I hope this simple blog

makes someone laugh

or become informed about

our daily life in retirement 

with our backyard veggie's

and the chicken girls.

It has certainly made me very happy.

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Remember......

Laughter is like a windshield wiper,

it doesn't stop the rain,

it just allows us to keep on going.

💗