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Grace Grits and Gardening

Musical Pairing:

Monty Pyton – Spam

“The internet is 95 percent porn and spam”
― Margaret Atwood 

Ashlie Tolliver Wilson: 6 months clean.

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If you have been following Ashlie Tolliver Wilson’s day-by-day journey to escape fight addiction, you know what an inspiration she has become to so many. My first post about Ashlie has been one of my most shared posts proving her story is widely relatable.

Ashlie is a small town girl from Northeast Arkansas. She’s one of us. Today marks Ashlie’s six month clean date. When I asked Ashlie if she wanted to write a blog post to celebrate her six month milestone, this is what she shared…

Methamphetamine and Me

Meth was my best friend for six years.

Everything I did revolved around my addiction.

There were many people who tried to

Help me, and I tried many times to quit the

Awful habit. I didn’t want to be the

Me I had become. Several times I broke away but always got

Pulled back into a world I describe as

Hell on earth. At first I loved the wonderful

Euphoric feeling getting high gave me. But over

Time, euphoria turned to paranoia. The

Abuse to my body and mind wore me down.

My life spiraled out of control. I hit bottom, and

I hit hard. Finally I stood up and said

No more. Tired of that life, I did what some have called

Extraordinary. I fought back.

 

And much to my surprise, by doing something I

Never thought possible, I made up my mind,

Determined to win my battle against addiction.

 

My name is Ashlie Tolliver Wilson, and I am so very

Excited to be celebrating six months meth free.

 

Ashlie Tolliver Wilson

Ashlie – then…

 

Meth and Me

Ashlie today:) 

Proud of you Ashlie!

Grace Grits and Gardening

Methamphetamine and Me is written in the style of an acrostic. If you are reading on a mobile device, the letters may not line up correctly…

Backyard Chickens in Munger Place

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Munger Place Eggs

Meet Liam McGregor. Liam is the Chief Eggsecutive Officer of Munger Place Natural Egg Company. Only six blocks from my house (less really), Liam raises backyard chickens in Munger Place where he lives with his family and a menagerie of pets… A young Dr. Doolittle? Maybe so. One thing’s for sure, his chicken operation is impressive.

Munger Place Eggs

The garden is not half bad either.

What you see in the picture above is an off-the-grid ecosystem. The chickens not only provide eggs, but they produce rich manure fertilizer for the raised beds and serve as a natural exterminator by eating insects in the backyard compost and garden.

Liam became interested in chickens while attending preschool in College Station. Now at age thirteen, chickens are a big part of Liam’s life. Last December, he began selling eggs to Munger Place neighbors. His brood currently totals thirteen and includes several ancient breeds— Silkies, Rhode Island Reds, Frizzle, Polish and Barred Rocks.

 

Liams chickens

According to Liam the most fun thing about keeping chickens is the chickens themselves. Each has her own language, he says of his all female chicken population. They “talk” to each other. And they have unique personalities just like people.

Silkie Chicken

This is Princess, a beautiful white Silkie.

And the most difficult thing about being an egg entrepreneur? The time requirement. Liam (a busy seventh grader at William B. Travis) also plays violin and lacrosse, so my Mom helps out a lot, he says.

Eggs are harvested each morning and immediately washed and refrigerated. The chickens lay about 8 eggs a day. Liam’s customers are patient and willing to wait for fresh eggs. The rules of purchase are simple—leave an empty carton on Liam’s front porch with contact information, and arrangements will be made to deliver when the eggs are available. Eggs sell for $0.30/each, $1.80/half dozen or $3.60/dozen.

Proceeds go to the Liam Doesn’t Get An Allowance Fund.

Munger Place Eggs

Beautiful eggs, great variety.

Sounds like a great cause!

For additional information, email Liam or his mom at [email protected].

To read information on backyard chickens and the many benefits, click HERE.

Grace Grits and Gardening

SIX BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE

Chickens aren’t background animals like fish or sheep or horses. Chickens are in-your-face animals. Chickens if you have them, come to bracket your days. The rooster hollers all morning, and then in the evening the hens have left you their mysterious gift of eggs. – Jeanne Marie Laskas 

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