Ramblings Of A Chicken Lady

Ramblings of a Chicken Lady is a collection of short stories that depicts the storyline of a life transformed by animals and small-scale farming. Being the chicken lady of your town comes with its share of respect but also its share of heartache and loss. Not to mention the question: is she okay mentally? Nothing could have prepared me for the adventure I embarked on when I purchased those chicks.

Born in 1973 Dawn Pritchard was brought up in Leeds. She has one younger sister. She now lives in Hertfordshire with Lesley, her partner of ten years. Dawn qualified as a Social Worker in July 2000. Following an overdose in 2001 she was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Over the past ten years she has written a number of poems about her experiences, treatment, therapy, hospital admissions, suicide attempts, and periods of self-harm. She only ever shared a few of her poems with certain family and trusted professionals, as she never believed anyone else would understand or identify with it. Was she right?

A single woman quests the meaning of life in an exciting adventure that takes us on journeys throughout jungles in the Caribbean, the Andes Mountains and the varied terrains of Mexico. In seeking the path of the warrior and empowerment along the lines of the traditional shaman she faces adversity in walking the path of a healer and embraces lessons taught from many forms. An in-depth questioning and probing of the pain in being human that can brings us all to the edge of the precipice

What is a pilgrimage? How is it different from any other kind of travel? Join the author as he seeks answers to these questions through journeys to the three most important destinations for Catholic travelers: Rome and Italy, the Shrine of Guadalupe in Mexico City, and the Holy Land. Share his adventures and misadventures in daily travelogues describing each trip from beginning to end, with extensive religious, historical, and cultural commentary. Those three destinations are only the beginning. Around the world and here in the United States, far and near, famous and obscure shrines and holy sites await your discovery. The author scouts out many such destinations and explores the phenomenon of "virtual pilgrimage." He concludes by offering practical advice how not to end up merely sightseeing. For Catholics considering a pilgrimage; for Protestants wondering why Catholics go on "pilgrimages" rather than "tours"; Catholic or Protestant, this book is for you! Maps, diagrams, and pictures included.

A travel and lifestyle writer with attitude. Nellie is an imaginative and innovative writer. After a short consultation sat by the pond, nine goldfish nod their approval and Nellie sets off for Ecuador. Soon after settling in, Nellie begins work at a children's street project where she encounters, 'Scary Nun'. Not to be put off by her mythological proportions Nellie tackles her head on. A very moving and philosophical book...it engages the full range of emotions from tears of sadness to laugh out loud hilarity. It will leave you wanting to pack your suitcase and take the next plane... no matter where it is going. Nellie tells it like it is...well written, well observed and very very thought provoking.

Funny how things are remembered differently by persons who share the same space, the same air and even the same pillows and blankets that are tangled and wrapped around legs, arms and bodies; my memories, like fine wine, have been sweetened with time enjoy