Gardening, music, life with MS
This has been a tough week. I can’t fight the feeling of being in limbo. I’m finding it hard to have any direction, I’m feeling defeated and lazy because I have no motivation to get anything done. There are things for me to do that I talk myself out of. I don’t want to be […]
I have been watching the hearings. Today is the fourth televised one. Each time there are new facts and new footage coming out about that day. I also continue to read the papers, (Richmond Times Dispatch, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and the NY Times). I watch the news. I don’t watch cable news channels, […]
This has been a tough week for me. I have been missing my children and felt the need to be around them. I’ve been texting with my daughter and my son is amongst the missing. Ever since I texted him about the free trip to Busch Gardens, I haven’t heard anything. That tells me that […]
This was supposed to be posted two days ago, unfortunaterly it wasn’t It is hard to believe that Paul McCartney turned 80 today, June 18, 2022. Paul will always be timeless to me. Looking at him I can still see and hear the Paul McCartney I grew up with. By him continuing to tour and […]
Finally, I got a call this morning from the Endocrinologist’s office to schedule my first Prolia shot, yahoo. Who would have thought I’d be so excited to receive this. Hopefully it will do what its supposed to and make my bones stronger. Maybe strong enough that I can skydive? Instead of doing it for my […]
June is the month for Blueberries and this year I have a great crop. I have three bushes that I keep on the deck year round. One of the bushes started losing leaves so I googled that, thinking it was some kind of parasite, but the almighty Google said that they needed food. Usually I […]
The temperature today is 91 and very humid. Luckily we’ve been having showers so I don’t have to water the plants on the deck. Here are the newest blooms, all perennials:
I previously posted that our vegetable garden is in. What I neglected to note is that for he past two years I have been planting companion plants with the vegetables. Basil – I have planted Basil in the vegetable garden because it repels mites, aphids, and mosquitos. Basil also has anti fungal properties which repel […]
Today’s weight is 139.8. When I received my Ocrevus infusion last week, my weight was 143.4, fully clothed with sneakers on. Anyway, I am now consciously dieting using the app, “My Fitness Pal,” which is a free calorie counting app. The free version lets you scan barcodes, insert your own recipes and totals calories for […]
The vegetables got planted, I finished weeding the herb garden, cutting back the Chives and Parsley, and planting the Cilantro and Dill. This morning I went out and planted the Marigolds around the vegetable garden and also planted Basil in the vegetable garden. The Parsley had grown around 3 feet tall and was blooming. I […]