“If you want to plant roots in your own community, bless someone less fortunate than yourself with wings to soar.” (Maria Appleby) Time costs you nothing. Wave to your neighbors. Check on the elderly in your neighborhood. Become a mentor. Go to your local shelter and walk a dog, or pet the kitties in the…
Did you know the House of Representatives is considering a “Pet and Women Safety” (PAWS) Act? It was introduced to the House floor on February 7, 2017 and is sponsored by Congresswoman Katherine Clark of the 5th District of Massachusetts. This bill, if passed, would allocate (grant) funding to help assist families with pets displaced…
#ProjectZen #Day10 #GratitudeProject Day 10 of my gratitude project is hard for me to write because it is about those who serve. I don’t want to leave anyone unmentioned, but it is simply not possible for me to specifically include everyone. I’ll do my best to provide examples. I hope this small effort will be…
Last year my husband and I decided to indulge ourselves and purchase an egg share from a local area farm. I found out about this particular farm while searching for local area CSA farms, contacted them via email, and got a share brochure via email. We pre-paid for our share. Every Saturday between April and…
Friday, January 13, 2017 – North Bergen, New Jersey * There are photos in this blog that may be upsetting to some people! * On Thursday morning Kelly Shannon went out to feed a few friendly neighborhood feral cats, just like she always does before work every day. Imagine her horror and surprise when she…
Thank you for sharing your beautiful life with us sweet girl. SASHA APPLEBY 1/19/2006 – 6/29/2016 Loved every single second of her beautiful life. It eventually gets to a point where the tears running down your face feel like acid sloughing off your skin…..and the pain in your chest becomes a desperately aching void…..and you…
Earlier this week, my brother Bernie was seriously injured in a farming accident. The radiator on the tractor he had been cultivating with, exploded. He received 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his face, arms, back and chest. By the grace of God there were no inhalation burns and his eyesight was spared. After a…
My dad. Born in 1923. Born in Bear Lake, still lives in Bear Lake. Grew up in incredible poverty, on a farm, part of a big family. Worked that farm swinging a plow behind a pair of Percherons (there’s not a lot of people alive who have actually done this anymore) Got his nickname “Bud”…