With the recent increase in urban agriculture, from coast to coast people have equipped their yards with chicken…

Beggeting a distinctly contemporary dilemma:

When I go traveling, who will take care of my chickens?

Sharon and Ronda do this by creating this new ‘line of sitters: feeding and exercising citified cluckers.

And offer the following services:

• Chicken sitting and problem solving, wing clipping, beak trimming, health advice.
• Coop set up and maintenance.
• Custom coops & coops made from recycled materials.
• Gardening advice, veggie & ornamentals, small container gardening.

And on the subject of cluckers, I say: I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.

How come when it’s us, it’s an abortion, and when it’s a chicken, it’s an omelette?

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A perfect combination: blueberries with almonds.

Three ingredient dessert without wrecking your diet.

Blueberry-Almond Turtles

7 Tbsp (2.5 oz) 60% cocoa bittersweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup dried blueberries
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Microwave chocolate in a glass bowl for 60 to 75 seconds or until melted. Stir in blueberries and nuts, then drop 5 rounded tablespoons onto parchment paper. Cool in refrigerator for 2 to 4 minutes or until firm. Makes 5 turtles.

Per turtle: 104 cal, 8 g fat (3.5 g sat), 0 mg sodium, 9 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein

Of course you can use your favorite fruit or nuts, and will be equal or better.
(via: Women’s Health)

I have to talk about this photo because it ‘speaks’ loudly to me.

These are what we call the ‘lower’ beings that do the toughest, most strenuous, most arduous tasks, (besides the most ingenious efforts to understand their creators, owners or masters). And they prove to be the most loyal to their superiors than any other to be so named.
And do not care about ‘justice’, since there is no injustice in their world.
They live in harmony with themselves, each other and the world.
And last of all, they leave no trace of their actions,
That is why we have no physical record of the existence of many species.

Have a beautiful weekend with ”SUPER BOWL” or withou it.

(photo via: Life with dogs)