While having mast cell disease severely limits what I can eat, drink, inhale and expose myself to in general, I can do a few things on my "unsafe" list as long as I follow a very specific protocol. For instance, I can eat pumpkin swirl cheesecake as long as I only eat a small amount …
It feels like the wind is never going to end, but I have to remind myself that this is normal for southeast Idaho in spring. I've been complaining about it since we moved here fifteen years ago and it's been happening long before we came and will continue long after we're gone. So we just …
Continue reading Any Way the Wind Blows (Doesn’t Really Matter)
We woke up to a bit of snow, which isn't all that surprising for our area but I was glad I didn't leave anything in the little greenhouse overnight. Something told me it probably wasn't a good idea just yet since we still don't have heat in there. Hopefully this weekend we'll get that sorted. …
It looks like we'll be busy this weekend working on the garden beds, pulling weeds and mowing the lawn for the first time this year. If the weather holds out, that is. This time last year we were out at Market Lake doing some bird watching, so I thought I'd share a few of those …
There's never enough time in the day to get done what needs to get done, let alone what I want to get done, but there's always plenty of time for me to sit and contemplate all of the above! It's raining outside today, which means the weeds will have to wait until tomorrow, if I …
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