This will be (I hope) a quick update for this year’s Square Foot Garden. Several Sundays ago, I planted onion sets, basil, and spinach. The basil and spinach haven’t made an appearance—and I’m beginning to give up on it. I think I’ll have to replant. The onions are going like gangbusters, though: There are a […]
Archive | April, 2009
The Raw Vegan: Part LXIX, Wrecked!
Time was rocking on, as it is bound to do. I’d been to Homecoming at the University and introduced Mother to my “new” car. I didn’t say anything until she got in the passenger’s seat. When I did, she was surprised because she thought it was the old Caddy. The only thing similar was the […]
Raw Vegan Recipe: Marinated Brussels Sprouts
This is literally a step by step photo recipe that progresses from the raw ingredients to the finished product. I’m posting the pictures but I won’t be commenting unless it’s necessary. THEY say a picture is worth a thousand words. That means this post is worth about 18,000. One note here—after cleaning the outer leaves […]
Weekly Update: Rubbernecking
No, I haven’t seen a wreck for a long time and that’s a good thing. My rubbernecking is because of spring. Now that the redbud blooms have disappeared from the trees, the dogwoods are coming out in full force on the mountain. They’ve been blooming for some time in the valley but since I go […]
Rebounding: It’s Working!
When I started on this rebounding road just about six weeks ago, I had no idea it would be A. So addictive and B. So effective It entered my life on March 12 though I didn’t get started on it that night. It wasn’t until the next day I discovered The Joy of Rebounding. From […]
Raw Vegan Recipe: Cantaloupe/Spinach Smoothie
My forum friend, Shari, declares her cantaloupe/spinach smoothie tastes like a vanilla milkshake. I can’t agree on that one but they are sweet and good and, if you add a dash of vanilla, it might more resemble one. To learn how to make one, press on! The only ingredients are a good, ripe cantaloupe and […]
And it came to pass…
Sunday That was Mother’s favorite phrase in the Bible: “And it came to pass”. She’d say, “It didn’t come to stay.” Sometimes, I wish It would. Like the weather today. There was a little wind but not much and it was almost balmy. In the sun, it was warm warm warm. I was in ecstasy […]
Raw Vegans and Supplements
When I started eating the raw food/raw vegan way, I felt like I was invincible. I was going to eat 100% raw the rest of my life and I would live a long, long time with no health problems. I still hope to live a long, long time with less health problems than if I […]
The Raw Vegan: Part LXVIII, Property Owner
I don’t like the sound of pounding on the door in the middle of the night and the flashing lights, badges and uniforms added to my apprehension. I opened the door a crack and the man asked if I knew the people in the house next door. Yes, that was my in-laws’ home. Why? When […]
Square Foot Gardening, Earthworms & Other Wildlife
It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood and there was activity in the woods. I was standing at the kitchen sink this morning and noticed a movement outside the window. Maybe 30 feet away, there was a deer munching away on the spring greenery. Not more than 10 feet from it was another one […]
