When I was in Grade 8, elementary school, I was left to babysit my baby sister. A “friend”, someone I did not know well, visited me on the farm that day. She wanted me to go with her to visit someone else. I told her I was taking care of my baby sister, who was… Continue reading Sugar
Harvest Season Activities
August has been warm but not terribly hot. I prefer this kind of weather! Instead of the crispy brown water-starved landscape we have become accustomed to seeing August, everything is green. The dry spells have not lasted very long this summer. Today I would have had my cataract surgery. Here we are, Attila with no… Continue reading Harvest Season Activities
The Vegetable Chronicles: Celery
The antidote, for me, to deal with disappointments and heartaches, is to keep myself engaged with my life. So that is what is going on at our house, Attila and I have turned towards our much loved home and garden, and each other. This began last week, after the devastating appointment at the hospital, indefinitely… Continue reading The Vegetable Chronicles: Celery
The Vegetable Chronicles: Peppers
The jalapeno peppers are starting to come in from the garden, this is the first sizable harvest. Attila has a ferment experiment going on, using Kombucha as starter, sugar, and jalapeno peppers. It is fermenting. The goal is to make a salt free hot sauce for me. I have my reservations, but you never know… Continue reading The Vegetable Chronicles: Peppers
Decompression
I have now entered a phase of decompression, after the intensity of dealing with the serious issues around medications. I’ve done everything I can for now, to ensure my safety during and after my upcoming cataract surgery. Getting the right medications has proved to be complex and harrowing. It has been a very distressing ordeal.… Continue reading Decompression