May The Fourth Be With You When did it start that on May 4th your social media feed was filled with “May The Fourth Be With You“? I’m not really familiar with Star Wars. I may have seen an episode or two over the years and occasionally catch references to things in the show. Though not an official holiday it has become an unofficial Star Wars Holiday. It seems to be a pretty popular trend to post Yoda memes on May 4th with this saying. “Lucasfilm, the production company behind the films, claimed the phrase was later flipped in 1978…
Spring Fever: Hatching Eggs and Embracing New Beginnings As I type this, after a few years of being without poultry we now have 6 ducklings and rapidly hatching baby chicks. There is nothing like the miracle of those little babies growing and hatching out of their eggs. Introduction: As the chill of winter melts away and nature begins to stir from its slumber, there’s a palpable sense of anticipation in the air. Spring has arrived, bringing with it a contagious energy known as “spring fever.” It’s a time of renewal, growth, and the promise of new beginnings. And what…
National Dog Day: How Dogs Benefit Mental Health Today is national dog day. I was at a dog rescue event last weekend with Crafts 4 Rescues and heard a lot of commentary about how dogs are benefiting their owners mental health. Today I decided to dig around the internet and find some more information on the topic. As you know if you’ve been around my blog long, I want to bring awareness to mental health issues and break the stigma that a mental health diagnosis holds for so many. “But there is real science behind the benefits of owning pets.…
Bunny care 101: how to take care of your pet bunny this summer Welcome to Bunny Care 101. “This post contains affiliate links.” Bunnies can overheat easily since they can not sweat or pant. The first thing you need to do to take care of your bunny this summer is to make sure that they stay cool. One of the easiest ways to keep your bunny cool this summer is to give them a square of ceramic tile in their pen and hutch. There are a few other things you can do to keep them cool which include making sure…
How to Advocate for the animals “Things We Can Do to Help Animals in Need” There are many ways we can help animals. This includes animals in the wild as well as those types we’d consider as pets. In this article, I am going to focus on how to help animals we would consider as pets.
I woke from a long nap to see… Short Story Grammys Grid Linkup I am linking up at Grammys Grid short story prompt party. The March Prompt is “I woke from a long nap to see…”. I woke from a long nap to see a giant octopus looking at me. I don’t know if it was a he or she. But it looked like it was the most colorful octopus I ever did see. Purple, pink, blue, yellow and green. Its skin was shining with a silky sheen. I hoped it wasn’t…
I LOVE our Door Buddy!! My daughter received a Door Buddy to review I think it was through Pupfluence and it is amazing. In our house, it gives our cats a room that the dogs can’t access to and keeps the litter box and cat food off limits to the canines. Make Baby & Dog Proofing Simple @thedoorbuddy
Herding Ball Reviews: Fun Facts: What, Why, How Sneak Peek. In a few weeks we will be posting video and photos of Mya in action with her herding ball during a training session. Crafts4Rescues will also be doing a review for you that I will be posting. Stay tuned. For now enjoy this preview. My daughter said ” I want to get a herding ball for Mya.” I said “What is a hurting ball?” I could not figure out why she’d want a hurting ball. She specified “MOM a H-E-R-D-I-N-G ball!” So I went to my friend Google and looked…
Seeking Serenity and Harmony in the Hen House Our Chicken Adventure started Spring of 2012.Reggie the Rooster and Regina pictured below. Our next two chickens were White Rocks named Water and Melon. Meet Snowball the first hen to ever give me an egg. My First Hatching Experience Diary April 8th 2016 there is now a 3rd incubator running.. Me no I don’t have an addiction to spring hatching. My first silkie~ Roo isn’t he cute? His name is Fuzzy Wuzzy Slick Willie ———————– More pictures from Harmony Hen House Don’t ask me to do my chicken math right now. …
Choosing A Dog & How to Help Rescue Dogs [bctt tweet=”Have you thought about how to find the right dog for you? Well I am gonna tell you tips on how to be sure you choose your match.” username=”harmony2001″] Choosing a dog First you should research breeds that will fit into your lifestyle. I found that Australian Cattle Dogs,Border Collies and Labradors Were the best fit for me. Then choose 1-2 breeds off the ones that will fit in your lifestyle the one I chose was the Australian Cattle Dog. Next you should look…