My Week: Pre-Birthday

Date February 6, 2010

Sunday
Wow! It has been a long time since I realized it’s so nice to pry my eyelids open long enough to see the clock across the room. There was evidence this morning that the power had gone off sometime in the night but I don’t know when or for how long. The important thing is, it didn’t go off and stay off.... Read more

The Raw Vegan: Part CVIII, Roomies

Date February 2, 2010

The door swung open and there was our part of the “suite”. The whole thing was two rooms with an adjoining bath. There were two people already occupying the other room so we were roommates. Well, if you wanted to get technical, we were suite-mates. It might have been more attractive before the former occupants cleared out their personal touches but, as it was, it was bare—four walls, two beds, a minimum of furniture otherwise and a large window with smaller sliding windows on each side that would open. I felt so sorry for DD living in these conditions. She’d never complained about her room, er-suite, but I still felt bad.... Read more

My Week: Powerless

Date January 30, 2010

Sunday
It started out rainy and got rainier and rainier. It was a terrible day to have to go grocery shopping and I just almost decided to blow it off until tomorrow when I opened the fridge door. No spinach. Very little romaine. Not much parsley at all. Unacceptable. Besides, I’d called the produce place and told them I’d be there today to pick up my oranges. So…... Read more

Emergency Stores

Date January 28, 2010

No, there aren’t any stores in this area that are geared solely toward emergencies. This is a post about inclement weather predicted and what I’m doing to take care of myself.

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The Raw Vegan: Part CVII, Changing Places

Date January 26, 2010

Next morning, my sister and I got up and packed our bags. We were going to stay the next few nights in the dorm. The underclassmen had already left the campus. It had been a long time since we’d been in that kind of situation but the fact that the rooms weren’t rooms but suites made it sound quite inviting. She and I would be “suitemates”. I’d heard that term many times over the years. ... Read more

My Week: Lotsa Rain

Date January 23, 2010

Sunday
Was up a bit too late last night but I still got 9.5 hours sleep. I feel lots better when that happens. Maybe the older I get, the more sleep I need. I dunno. I’ve always felt better with more sleep even when I was a youngster—or, as my sister would write, “yunkster”.... Read more

My Bladder and Me: More Thoughts

Date January 21, 2010

A few weeks ago, I was reading some of the posts on the Urinary Incontinence Support Group where I learned about Prelief, made by the same company that makes Beano.... Read more

VitaMix Contest (or help send $10,000 to Haiti)

Date January 20, 2010

Remember when I posted information about the VitaMix contest? I just watched one of the finalists’ contributions and in my book, it’s a winner. In addition to its being a whiz-bang video, the entrants have promised to give all the proceeds (if they win) to the relief efforts in Haiti. All you have to do to make this possible is:... Read more

The Raw Vegan: Part CVI, Mystery Solved

Date January 19, 2010

Long ago, my mother had taught me to imagine what people were doing to keep from being bored. It could result in all sorts of flights of fancy. Was the man a drug smuggler? Was the bag full of marijuana or cocaine? Maybe it had classified documents and it was a “drop” for another spy to pick up. ... Read more

My Week: Warming Up

Date January 16, 2010

Sunday
This morning, it was 12. Not warm at all but not as cold as it was yesterday when it was 8. Twinkle was mewling at the door but I covered up my head and went back to sleep. I was up much later than I should’ve been for no good reason.... Read more

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