They say dark chocolate is good for you, the darker the better. They also say that cocoa powder is good for you. Although cocoa is not a super food, it adds quite a lift to a restricted diet, and there are some moderate health benefits in the way of flavanols. I eat cocoa every day.… Continue reading Enough
Heavy Frost
When I walked into the kitchen this morning, and glanced out the window at the neighbour’s roof, it sported a heavy frost. Within an hour or so the sun was working its magic, melting the icy coating almost on contact. Luckily Attila was prepared for this eventuality, having been warned by the weather people of… Continue reading Heavy Frost
Spinach
Attila just brought in a little bowl of spinach from the garden. Not from full grown plants, but the results of thinning the rows. So there is fresh spinach for our green salad for dinner tonight. Earlier in the week Attila harvested rhubarb from the garden, some to take to my sister, and some to… Continue reading Spinach
Life is this and that…
The sun is shining this morning, after a few days of cloud and rain. The temperature this morning is 8C, finally warmer. It has been a cool and cloudy spring so far, and although most humans would wish for warmer, sunnier weather, the garden has no such designs on Mother Nature. The garden is thriving.… Continue reading Life is this and that…
Waiting for the dust to settle…
I am feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. I take medications for my health issues, five of them, all with their own requirements, such as; take with food, take on an empty stomach, don’t take with other medications. It has taken a while to figure out a doable way to get them into my… Continue reading Waiting for the dust to settle…