If you were to ask me why I grow as much of my own "safe" food as I can rather than just exclusively source local, organic foods that won't trigger my wonky mast cells, well, I wouldn't have a good answer really. For one, organic food is expensive, and you would think that doing some …
It's been another brutal few days of heavy snow and lethal cold. Yet somehow we all keep going because that's what you do. It's easy for the pups; they were literally bred for this arctic cold. I have yet to see one of them shiver for any reason other than being excited. 😄 Me, on …
I'm doing my best to drum up the Christmas spirit this week in preparation for everyone getting together for the holidays soon. The tree is up, the gifts are bought and the plans are made. All the elements are in place so I'm not sure why it's such a chore to be joyous lately! The …
It seems like everyone is always looking for something. Maybe they are looking for approval, or answers or the next dopamine hit. In my case, I am always looking for the next good photo as well as moments of respite from my symptoms. This week has been relatively good. I've been able to get out …
I woke up and checked the local webcams and much to my delight I found that fall is really here and the colors are finally changing! At least up the road. It's still quite green down here in the valley. Seeing that made me want to jump in the truck and head up the mountain …
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