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Two years later...
...and I mostly just write in my horsey journal these days ( Read more... ) -
Local Food Paper
I finished the rough draft of my paper on local food a few weeks ago. And today I did my powerpoint presentation of it. Certainly I can't share everything from my presentation, because that would be a monster post, but I would like to share a few things:
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OO! OO! GARDENING!!!!
Ok, so its time to start planning my imaginary garden ( Read more... ) -
Christmas Values & Parents
Obviously I write about Sage in my other journal a lot more often than I come here & write about life in general. That's mostly because horsepeople get obsessed...in a good way...I hope ( Read more... ) -
update
The garden has gotten weedwhacked, my buttercup squash plant rotted from the inside out, & I am still afflicted with some sort of intestinal problem. :-( (They now think its gastritis & not ulcers ( Read more... ) -
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My boyfriend finally got his new personal gaming console...a.k.a the GP2X. This little machine will allow you to view picture albums, play emulated videogames, listen to mp3's & also view movies that have been converted to the proper format ( Read more... ) -
Rewards of working with Elders
In Native American culture, The Elders is a term of respect and appreciation. In my field of work, (nonmedical companionship for the elderly), the word elder is code for 'infirm, cuckoo for cocoa puffs, a liability.' There's even the connotation of being a do-gooder just by virtue of having a caregiving job with the elderly. You get brownie points ( Read more... ) -
Notes To Me
...because I'm too lazy to write it down in PEN twice, and I haven't bought a Gardening Journal yet. But it appears that every seasoned gardener has a garden journal. So I shall have one too ( Read more... ) -
The Power of NATURE
I work in a vitamin store part-time. Its great because I learn new stuff everyday, but it can also be...well, sometimes the phrase ignorance is bliss makes me yearn for less knowledge. People in a vitamin store are, in general, extremely AWARE of all the awful ways we're going to die as a species. Global warming, global dimming, nuclear war, ( Read more... ) -
Herbalism
Too tired to write anything truly mind-blowing, but I leanred some really interesting stuff at an herbal workshop tonight about treating asthma. These workshops are only $10, but often teach me more than an hour w/ my naturopath, which runs $65. I have now learned that there are categories of herbs; diaphoretics 'increase the ability to perspire' ( Read more... )