Folks, just in case you’re not quite paying attention – autumn is upon us. I’ve been harvesting winter squash, the leaves are juuuust beginning to think about changing, and the nights are quickly becoming cold, nearly to the point of frost now and then. Someone flipped the “off” switch on summer’s heat and length of [...]
Like many folks, I took health and well-being for granted in my younger years, and being raised in the middle-class American Midwest, I took many “modern necessities” for granted, as well; frozen dinners, soda pop, all manner of automated gadgetry to make life ostensibly either easier or more convenient. As it turns out, a lot [...]
Ah, the feeling of a (mostly) completed task – I should really better acquaint myself with it. Give me a few days and a fever of 102, and I can get you results. Apart from the trim, the fan, the wall plates, the light fixture, the hutch and the toilet (and the quality time spent [...]
That’s the name of the color – “Sweet Molasses.” I am in love with this color. As Mike was helping me put up the ceiling tape, he remarked it looked a lot like molten chocolate. I’d had that same thought myself numerous times, wondering if it would be as delicious as it looked. I reckoned [...]
Today, I had my follow-up visit to discuss my gluten intolerance labs. Do I have gluten intolerance? Oh hell yes; yes I do. My IgA (mucosal) value was normal, but the IgG value, which should have been 17 or less, was apparently well over 100. Awesome. Gluten intolerance. Barbara was right – but this should [...]