I hate when I'm interested in using a good recipe, and I have to scroll through 500 ads and 23 paragraphs of what inspired someone to make a dish, so I won't do that to you. Variances and nutritional information are written at the end of the recipe. Rye Style Keto Bread, Buns, or Muffin Recipe... Continue Reading →
Last year I grew basil, thyme, stevia, and tomato. It was my first foray into the home garden scene. This year, I grew basil, thyme, mint, tomato, and peppers. The herbs and tomato plants have done well - the peppers, I planted using seeds from peppers I had bought. So my first peppers are only... Continue Reading →
When I think about "lazy" summer days, my mind imagines the gentle rock of the hammock, the cool breeze off the water, the shade of the trees peppered with tidy shafts of light sifting through the leaves, the warmth of the sun and relief of the occasional cumulous cloud. But, is it really "lazy" or... Continue Reading →
Staring uncomprehendingly at the piles of papers on my livingroom floor, I can feel the anxiety, nausea, and sense of dread rising inside me. I'm a paper person in a digital world, and before my accident, that was fine - now it is entirely overwhelming. The stress of knowing that there are things I've missed... Continue Reading →
The rose has many thorns. To pluck the flower, you must bear the thorns, But the rose is more lovely and more to be desired For the thorns which grow upon it. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -Poetry by a... Continue Reading →
My daughter has been doing a project for school that involves asking everyone in the family what their favorite song is; she also asked about my mom's favorite. Songs I haven't listened to for a long time have been swirling about my brain for weeks now. Vividly I remember perpetually carefully choosing the plastic protected... Continue Reading →
Quick Keto Pizza Recipe - Just the facts! Ingredients: Crust: 3 Tbs Fine Almond Flour 1 Tsp butter 3/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella 1 large egg *NOTE - If you'd like to add some onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, basil, or hot pepper flakes to the crust that's fine. Depending on the... Continue Reading →
Its All In Your Head Going to the doctor and hearing that the problem you have been having is "all in your head," is devastating. I remember when my mom got sick that's exactly what happened to her. She spent two years trying to find the answer to her pain, nausea, exhaustion, and rashes. It... Continue Reading →
What I Wish I'd Known About Concussions Right after that drunk driver hit me, I didn't know what to do. Duh! I had a concussion! And, for anyone who has ever had one, you know that having one makes thinking, organizing, and planning very difficult. Today, a year and a half into trying to recover... Continue Reading →
My Rock This is a picture of the rock out from under which I must have just crawled. Challenges We've heard a lot about fences and walls lately, but this is not a commentary on immigration. If you want to know my views on immigrants and immigration, you can find that right here and here.... Continue Reading →
Algernon And Me Flowers For Algernon was, hands down, one of the most depressing books I've ever read. Don't get me wrong, I've read some really horrendous and depressing books - I mean, hey, I was an English teacher and depressing books are all the rage to teach to angsty teens. To be fair, I've... Continue Reading →
Back In The Day When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s (Shhh! Don't tell!), no one paid attention to concussions the way we do now. Today, after two school concussions, the students in our district can no longer play sports. Then, doctors used to advise a parent to wake the child up... Continue Reading →
