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Chick Chronicles: Day 3

After picking up chicks on our date night, my husband and I have been making them more at home and settling into routines. And then we might have gone and picked up some new chicks... 🙂 The following are Black Astralorp, Wellsummer, California Grey and Black Sex...

Stepping on Land Mines

Pay particular attention to the scene between 1:24 and 1:35: "I seem to have stepped on a land mine." "Well why would you go and do something like that?" Isn't that always the case? Certainly there are times people make choices when they know a minefield may be close....

The Horse Screamer

Some people go by the "horse whispering" theory for horse training and behavior correction. Well, we tried whispering and my little Grunnion wouldn't exactly listen. Grunnion has been adapting to life boarding at a barn after spending the rest of his life being the...

Movie Review: Catching Fire

I break from my blogging hibernation in order to bring you the news: Hunger Games fans, rejoice. Where avid book fans might have seen the first movie as rather ... different from the book, the newest movie installment, Catching Fire, sings true to the original heart...

Book Review: Into the Whirlwind

Description: As owner of the 57th Illinois Watch Company, Mollie Knox's future looks bright until the night the legendary Great Chicago Fire destroys her beloved city. With her world crumbling around her, Mollie will do whatever it takes to rebuild in the aftermath of...

Book Review: Code Name Verity

Looking for a different kind of YA novel? Here you go. I couldn't put this novel down. The characters drew me in. The premise fascinated me. It is a book that cannot be described so much as experienced. The plot will stay with you. You might even need a box of tissues...

Book Review: On Distant Shores

Description: Lt. Georgiana Taylor has everything she could want. A comfortable boyfriend back home, a loving family, and a challenging job as a flight nurse. But in July 1943, Georgie's cozy life gets decidedly more complicated when she meets pharmacist Sgt. John...