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Monthly Archives: February 2022
Weekend Chickens – February 24th
Cooing Chickens & an Upside Down Day In the first video for this weekend, I did the morning ‘chicken chores’ backwards and the ladies took full advantage! I spent my usual relaxing morning trying to get them back into the … Continue reading
Making Great Tasting Beef Tallow
Michael shows us an easy method for rendering beef fat in order to make great tasting beef tallow. In another video he created bone broth which contributed to the creation of the tallow! In a future video, we create beef … Continue reading
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Choosing to Forget – Trauma or Pride
In this video I go over the way humans can ‘choose’ to forget day-to-day events or chores as well as things from the past. Sometimes we simply forget things but then there are moments when we block past events out … Continue reading
Paint n Roll – Yahtzee w/Buddies
In this 3-part series, I take us through an entire Paint n Roll season to the very end where we customize a new dice set. Check out the 3 videos for ‘how’ it’s done and see if you would have … Continue reading
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Crazy Chicks Meet Mr. Squirrel
… The Musical … Today we had a visitor who shook things up a bit. This video is all chickens, music and a little bit of a little squirrel that nearly had a chicken land on him.
Pecking Order Has Begun
Spit Fire is trying to get everyone in trouble today! It’s wet and slushy and gross but I find a lap chicken, record a video with my chin, watch Trinity fly at a squirrel, & get the flock block! This … Continue reading
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Tagged Chickens, Flock Block, Miss Cloud, pecking order, Spit Fire, Squirrel, Video
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Beef Bones for Chickens
Today I TRIED to introduced beef bones to the chickens and they weren’t all that happy about it. We also see some of the first ‘witnessed’ pecking order moments for the ladies. Miss Cloud is stepping up and giving Trinity … Continue reading
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The Derby – Yahtzee w/Buddies
This is the Derby section of Yahtzee with Buddies! What is a derby, you ask? Well, it’s a horse race… several of them! 😉 In this video, we play with and without commentary.
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All White Underwear Movie Scene
In this first video for That Thought, I bring up a movie scene I can’t seem to forget that was in a movie I can’t seem to remember. The absurdity of the scene still bugs me to this day but … Continue reading
Picture Cross Detailed Tutorial
In this video I go over the basic instructions for Picture Cross and even show how to complete an easy puzzle in the process. As we move along during the tutorial, we get into hard and ultimately super hard puzzles. … Continue reading
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Tagged BtS, Phone Gaming, Picture Cross, Tutorial, Video
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Variations on a Theme
I love this poem by Mary Lou called Variations on a ThemeWritten by Mary Lou HealyRead by Phenix JiRA
Awesome Beef Bone Broth
Michael the Mad Scientist explains how to make beef bone broth in an interesting and fun way. Take a ride in our kitchen as we make fun cooking videos with a Q&A here and there. Since the making of this … Continue reading
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Costume Adventure – Dice World
Check out the entire series of Dice World in the Costume Adventure season. The video below is the last in the series but not necessarily the best. 😉
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Phenix JiRa Presents
Throughout the Phenix JiRa website you will find useful information including articles and videos. Some items are all about fun, some are about reading poetry, some are thoughts set to bring about stimulating conversations. What types of things will you … Continue reading
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Trying to Prep Chickens for Winter
Preparing for the REALLY cold weather that’s on it’s way soon. It’s set to be zero degrees (give or take… like that matters). This is my attempt to keep out the snow and prevent the water from freezing while also … Continue reading
