The Weekly Bleat: Walking in a Meadow
“Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” ~Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
The Weekly Bleat: First Egg
I suppose I could’ve called this post, “The Weekly Cluck,” but I decided to stay with tradition. 😉  In March of this year, nine baby chicks joined our menagerie on Green Hill Farm.  Well, these little guys are mostly grown now, and we had our first egg last Thursday. Finding the first egg is always a thrill, but it was […]
The Weekly Bleat: Lesson of a Sunflower
“Live on The Good Side, The Bright Side, The True Side Of Everything!” ~Christian D. Larson This sunflower is a volunteer in our garden. Â It sprang up right under the bird feeder which is filled with sunflower seeds. I’ve actually tried numerous times to grow sunflowers in my garden to no avail, but there was no stopping this little upstart. […]
The Weekly Bleat: Acceptance and Gratitude
*Pictured are Clover and Hamish.  Two of the sweetest sheep ever! 🙂 Acrostic Poetry by Tonya R. Hengerer “Acceptance” Allowing Circumstances or Conditions to Evolve with Peace and patience in your heart, Taking An opportunity to Notice how a little faith and gratitude Can transform any unfavorable life Event into something better. “Gratitude” Grace Running Abundantly Through every moment and […]
The Weekly Bleat
“Many of us live with the inability to live each day to the full, to take every day for what it really was, namely unique, unrepeatable and precious……” ~Nina George The Little Paris Bookshop
“The Weekly Bleat: Montana”
A while ago, my husband and I spent a little time in Montana. And, I have to say that it’s one of the most peaceful and serene places I’ve visited in the United States. Â As soon as I stepped out of the airport in Missoula, I knew this was the place for me: Â big sky, lots of green, and so […]
“The Weekly Bleat: Baaah and The Bottle”
A few months ago, I planned and coordinated a spring client event for my husband’s business. Â My idea combined four of our interests: Â historic homes, locally sourced food, wine, and farm animals. Â The farm animals featured were Scottish Blackface sheep, hence the “Baaah” in the title of the event. The affair was held at Pharsalia, an historic home near Charlottesville, […]
“The Weekly Bleat: Perseverance”
Perseverance Pushing forward, Even when life gets Rough. Â And, Surmounting adversity Earnestly, while Valiantly embracing Every thought to RISE ABOVE Negative Circumstances—-always ENDURING. Tonya R. Hengerer
“The Weekly Bleat: Stillness”
“In stillness the world is restored.” ~Lao Tzu Just BEING….not doing. Â Now, that’s the challenge! Â To lay down our distractions and truly embrace our innermost sense of self or the “I AM” that lives inside of each of us. Â Busyness and constant outward focus distract us from our true selves. Â Through stillness or going within, we create an environment for […]
“The Weekly Bleat”
“A Thing of Beauty“ “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing…..” ~John Keats *Photographs taken in the Cotswolds area of England (2013).
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