Angel Wheeler

simplicity

  • Good Friday? Yes, yes it was.

    1:  day off 14:  chickens that run to meet me 12:   Blue Spruce’s to plant in honor of Earth Day 50:  pages read in a book 35:  minutes spent napping 15:  dollars spent on barbecue take-out 4:  laps taken around a pasture on a bicycle 5:  big spoonfuls of Blue Bell’s Great Divide Ice Cream… Read more

  • Tuesday Night

    The evening is breezy and mild. I’m sitting in my front yard in one of those vintage iron chairs as I type this. The birds are perched in the tree and on the high wires singing me a melody.  The cows are grazing in the next pasture.  The horses are munching alfalfa, and chickens are pecking… Read more

  • Things and Stuff

    A few years ago, I went to a training by a lady named Ruby Payne.  She is reportedly an expert in studying the poor class and gives insight to understanding  poverty.  When I first took this class I was a fairly new teacher and I remember being fascinated by what I learned.  I wanted to share it,… Read more

  • Freedom

      We have a pet chicken. We call her Freedom.  She wants out of the box in the worst way imaginable. She’s the only one who discovered how to fly to the edge of the box.  Since then we taped up the sides.  She appears to be a Barred Plymouth Rock with a long stripe… Read more

  • De-Stressing

    Stress.  We all have it.  It attacks us at different times and for different reasons.  I’ve been feeling a tad bit overwhelmed lately.  When I stop to think about my life, I realize that in the last 3 weeks I have buried my dad and have (am presently) moving to a new house, while not… Read more

  • Oh Happy Day

    I received a phone call this morning at 6:40 from the United States Postal Service informing me that I had a package to pick up as soon as possible.  I jumped in the shower, threw on my clothes, and rushed off without a bit of make-up. Yes, my friends, the day has finally arrived.  The day… Read more

  • A Cowboy’s Hat

    This morning I stumbled out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen, poured myself a cup of ambition, yawned and stretched and tried to come alive. Not really.  It’s Saturday.  I slept later than usual, I awoke refreshed and feeling great, and meandered to the bathroom. Then I peeked out the window to see if… Read more

  • Wabi Sabi

    Yesterday I wrote about an avocado green canister that is banged up, rusted, and just plain ugly, but beautiful despite it’s imperfections.  Rather than the reactions I was expecting to receive, several folks said they loved that canister.  I’m wondering if this green canister falls under the term Wabi Sabi.  That word in itself is just fabulous… Read more

  • The Memory of a Sound

    I recently purchased this magazine. I say recently, but it was way back in 2010. I have no idea why I would purchase a magazine called Do it yourself, since I don’t do anything myself.  There must have been something that caught my eye on the cover, but now…..who knows? This is one of those… Read more

  • Got No Power Windows

    Let me tell you about my yesterday. We had to do some work on the chicken coop, so I needed my new, old truck to help haul some old wood for me.  We tore down one side of the chicken coop that was just crappy old particle board hammered together. We’re replacing it with some rustic looking… Read more