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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

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

Just keeping a record here of my distressing journey to safety during my cataract surgery journey. The hospital has been very helpful, the Patient Experience Specialist, and the Pre-op Nurse have listened to me, and responded in a timely, compassionate, and helpful way. They have responded in writing. I have confidence in them, and we… Continue reading The Cataract Saga Continues

I love parsnips! They are super expensive here, I’ve never seen them sold at a reasonable price, so I usually only indulge in this vegetable for special occasions. This year Attila agreed to try growing them again, other years they had failed to thrive. This year they have thrived in the raised beds. Tomorrow I… Continue reading The Vegetable Chronicles: Parsnips

I think my peace of mind has returned. Denial can be a very useful tool, if used judicially. I am sitting in my easy chair, looking around me at the small and busy environment that is our home, Mist Cottage. The garden is wild and lush, full of life, food, and flowers. Birds and insects… Continue reading The Berkey