If you've been reading this blog long, you'll know I've got special dietary needs which drove us to start this whole homesteading and prepping lifestyle. In a weird way, I am actually thankful for my mast cell disease because it forced me into a totally different mindset than I'd have otherwise and with the way …
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;And give us not to think so far awayAs the uncertain harvest; keep us hereAll simply in the springing of the year.A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost I am not ashamed to admit that this time of year is a bit scary for me. It takes some …
So. I may have cursed my entire growing season unknowingly, which could explain why my seedlings were plagued with whatever those random grassy invaders were (and still are since I'm still plucking them diligently). Sigh. I guess the universe was speaking to me when the moon caught my eye the other night before bedtime. I …
Hopefully you caught part one of my adventures in (somewhat) homemade butter-making yesterday. For the record, we don't use much dairy here because my hyperactive immune system doesn't love it as much as we do, so we use fresh, homemade almond milk and light olive oil instead. But since I can have a little bit …
Continue reading Now We’re Cookin’! Super Easy (somewhat) Homemade Butter (Part Two)
There are studies coming out showing those of us with clonal mast cell diseases seem to have a natural immunity to covid, or are at least not getting critically ill if we do get it because our hyperactive immune systems fight the virus off quickly and efficiently. So there's a bit of a silver lining …
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