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So how is the greenhouse growing? It’s not with shorter days and not too many sunny days it is not heating up. The greens are still alive. We’ve taken down the tomatoes and bitter melon. I’ve taken 3 tomato slips and rioted them , just for fun. Will pot them up soon to see how they do.Finally shortened some pj pants. Got tired of rolling them up or stepping on them. Sometimes when desperate I just cut and not bother hemming. But I did the whole nine yards on these.I can hear Burton Cummings singing Stand Tall to my cucumber plants. They’re getting new leaves. I was expecting them to flop over but here they are. Next are my mom’s one and my 2 bougainvilleas all squished into one pot. I gave them a dose of lactobacillus bacteria (LAB) and sprayed the foliage to see if it would help turn the yellowish rusty one back to green. I gave my garbage and kitchen compost container a few sprays, too. Helped in cutting down the odour. This LAB is a bit exciting for me. 😂A cold November morning Nothing like our Sunday breakfast of sourdough pancakes, bacon and eggs to warm up.Saturday morning ski. Finally tried out all my new stuff! No wax skis and boots that gave my bad ankle good support. I fell down right away of course. Forgot how to get up without taking skis off. At least getting them on and off is not a struggle like my vintage skis. I will never be a great or fast skier ⛷ but I love the sport. My second fall I could get up with skis on. With my new snow pants no one will know I had fallen unless they saw me. The snow does not cling to it.Getting ready to put the greenhouse to sleep. Harvested all the tomatoes and tiny bitter melons and leaves to dry for tea. We ate the last cucumber a few days ago. The nights are getting colder. Not worth it to heat. Will let the greens struggle on their own with a blanket or two.#chillinGot my snow pants shortened. Was rather a strenuous job. Had to take zippers on pant legs off first. Then working with all the layers. The elastic on the cuffs was the hardest. Had to use all my limbs and my tongue sewing them on. You know if you don’t hold your tongue just right, you can screw up big time. Now I have to do some stretching myself out.Someone said if you have some light you can get cucumbers to eat by Christmas. I believed her and got these 2 babes started. I don’t think there’ll be cukes at Xmas. What was I thinking? 😂I’ve been busy making this and that. Have you ever made lactobacillus (LAB)? It’s great for plants and is super easy - just rice water and milk. You end up with curds as a by product and you can make cheese with it. Check out @soilsteward’s videos for how to do. He has YouTube channel also - Chris Trump.Instagram
So how is the greenhouse growing? It’s not with shorter days and not too many sunny days it is not heating up. The greens are still alive. We’ve taken down the tomatoes and bitter melon. I’ve taken 3 tomato slips and rioted them , just for fun. Will pot them up soon to see how they do.Finally shortened some pj pants. Got tired of rolling them up or stepping on them. Sometimes when desperate I just cut and not bother hemming. But I did the whole nine yards on these.I can hear Burton Cummings singing Stand Tall to my cucumber plants. They’re getting new leaves. I was expecting them to flop over but here they are. Next are my mom’s one and my 2 bougainvilleas all squished into one pot. I gave them a dose of lactobacillus bacteria (LAB) and sprayed the foliage to see if it would help turn the yellowish rusty one back to green. I gave my garbage and kitchen compost container a few sprays, too. Helped in cutting down the odour. This LAB is a bit exciting for me. 😂A cold November morning Nothing like our Sunday breakfast of sourdough pancakes, bacon and eggs to warm up.Saturday morning ski. Finally tried out all my new stuff! No wax skis and boots that gave my bad ankle good support. I fell down right away of course. Forgot how to get up without taking skis off. At least getting them on and off is not a struggle like my vintage skis. I will never be a great or fast skier ⛷ but I love the sport. My second fall I could get up with skis on. With my new snow pants no one will know I had fallen unless they saw me. The snow does not cling to it.Getting ready to put the greenhouse to sleep. Harvested all the tomatoes and tiny bitter melons and leaves to dry for tea. We ate the last cucumber a few days ago. The nights are getting colder. Not worth it to heat. Will let the greens struggle on their own with a blanket or two.
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WRITING TO SAVE MYSELF
So it it February 25, the 25th day of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I did not bother with Day 24, deciding to immerse myself in Netflix instead. I suppose I was feeling the ‘what’s the point’, ‘who am I kidding’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Aladdin's lamp, depression, do the best I can, dress up, I will get up, keyboard, life, no matter how I feel, ouija board, show up, writing, writing to save myself
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THE BEST OF EACH DAY
These last days of 2020 seem the hardest. It’s a good reason to return to the keyboard – to put words onto the page instead of getting lost in my emotions. Be here. Be now. I try not to give … Continue reading
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Tagged coping, depression, emotions, errands, life, pandemics, the best of each day, what can we do?, writing
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YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
I am so porous to the prevailing moods around me. It is not an advantage. I am one of those people who can feel your pain. It is not a good thing. I’m feeling a little under the weather, mood … Continue reading
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Tagged cloudy day, Covid-19, depression, good things, greenhouse, life, rabbit, Sheba, snow, walks, winter, writing, you light up my life
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CHRISTMAS IN NOVEMBER
Gosh, it is already 5 o’clock in the afternoon. I did not go for my afternoon walk. No sun today. It’s been foggy and dreary – like a cup of weak tepid tea. I did get my exercise this morning … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas in November, Covid, depression, gardening, greenhouse, life, self help, writing
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SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
I’ve never given much thought to the meaning of the dog days of summer. Given to the context of how I hear it used and how it sounded, they meant summer time when you can see the heat sizzling from … Continue reading
TRAINING MY MIND AND BLADDER
I’m consoling myself this morning with a cup of rooibos tea. I’m staring at another blank morning, another blank page. I despise this feeling of blandness and emptiness. But how to make a mark, to scratch the surface? Will … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, exercise, interstial cystitis, life, self talk, small victories, sun, training my mind and bladder, writing
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THE GRACE OF ENDURANCE
Difficult times can bring out the best in people but in cases like myself, it brings out the worse. I’m full of anger and resentment. I would like to be in a demolition derby. I would like to crash and … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, depression, endurance, grace, life, loving kindness, my mother, prayers, shingles, stress, suffering, the pandemic, umbilical cord, venting, words, writing
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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
December mornings can be cruel, especially if one lingers in bed too long upon wakening. Grey, cold thoughts creep into my thoughts in the cool darkness. They seep into my body and I wear them like a shroud. Best to … Continue reading
GOOD MEDICINE
January is over. I’ve finished posting for the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Now I like to write for the Heart Month of February. Writing, photography and posting them are my therapy. I am not a good or professional writer and photographer … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, February, good medicine, heart month, life, panic attacks, photography, posting, remedies, solutions, writing
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