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We joked that our dog's winter coat had "shrunk" in the wash. :lau

Our doc knows we do not want to be on pills. If he ever says, "I want you to start taking XYZ," he better have a REALLY good reason. My cholesterol is a mixed bag. My LDL is higher than it should be, and my total is up there too. However, my triglycerides and HDL are good. A friend of mine who...

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A friend of mine said her GP doc has changed over the years. He used to listen, and now he -- "like all of them" -- is all about pills, pills, pills. She said a friend of hers had to change docs when hers retired. Her new doc asked why she was on a certain med. Her old doc had her on it. New...

My neighbor with heart failure went to Cleveland Clinic. She told the doc that she has been feeling better, and what she's doing differently: Massage Acupuncture Diet The doc couldn't have cared less, she said. He was all about drugs. I have to say, I'm disappointed in that doc, and that...

I went out about 8:00 this morning, and she(?) was headed for the trees. I looked closely, but couldn't see ANY disturbance to the ground where she was. Maybe she was just tired? Lost? Needed a place to spend the night? I'm glad she's gone.

I'd heard that snappers can take off fingers, and if they bite down, they don't let go. This old gal (assuming it's a she) is huge. I doubt I can even lift her by her tail.

This snapping turtle is in our side yard right now. Its head is easily the size of my fist. Hubby says he's never seen one that big in Michigan, and only a bit larger in West Virginia. We're guessing it's a female, looking for a place to lay eggs. I warned hubby that if she tries to dig into...

Well, no nap. I actually don't feel too bad right now. I dug more dirt, more weeds, and I'm making (slow) progress. I put the sunflowers starts outside in a tall clear tote to start hardening off. The sides of the tote are keeping the wind from drying them out, and I have a sheet draped over...

I moved a lot of clay soil yesterday. I used to get sore muscles from doing a job like that. Now I feel it more in my joints. Elbows and knees, especially. All these little reminders from the body telling me I ain't a kid anymore. :rolleyes: I want to tell it, "Shut up and do as you're told!"...

I have to admit, I was hesitant to commit to getting a mixer. I didn't want to give up the counter space, and we don't have a good place to store it. They're heavy and awkward to move. In the pantry in the mudroom? Have to be on the floor, which means lifting. In the basement? The pantry down...

@cavemanrich, do you have any of the attachments that it can run, like the spiralizer gizmo? I bought that on sale at the store. 20% off, $79, so more than I paid for the mixer. I really wanted that though; I can see using it a LOT when it's apple drying time. Slice and peel, save my right hand...

I made GF bread again, making two slight changes to the recipe I used last time. I usually make only one change at a time, in case something goes wrong and the results are a total flop. It's even better this time. Here's my recipe. Gluten Free White Bread 420 grams of GF flour (see note) 3...

I wonder how many lives would have been saved if they'd had today's technology?

The next four days are going to be cool/chilly and damp/wet at times. After that, 70s, and 50s at night. Do I dare start hardening off the plants then? I keep flashing back to last year. I had tomato plants in the ground on May 26, and we got a serious frost. I bought some plants to replace...

Wow! They mentioned that tornado on the news tonight. It was the noon news that said last night was the first tornado emergency. Did they not use that term in 1980? :idunno Portage made the national news. Maybe because the FedEx facility was so badly damaged...? Really, I don't mind Michigan...

Michigan has never had a "tornado emergency" but we did yesterday. The tornado emergency means there is a confirmed tornado on the ground, with serious, imminent threat to property and human life. I want to say a big THANK YOU to Storm Team 8; I bet their informed and accurate coverage may have...

Kudos to the Channel 8 (Grand Rapids) weather team. I turned the TV on at 5:40, and it was all weather, and they never went to commercial before we turned it off at 7:15. Didn't even go to the national news. The town of Portage, MI, was hit with TWO tornados. That's about 90 miles south of us...

Some very severe storms came through southern lower Michigan last evening. No damage or problems by me. But Portage, MI was hit twice. 14 tornados in Michigan, awaiting confirmation by the National Weather Service. Some injuries, no fatalities reported. LOTS of buildings damaged or destroyed...

I went out to the green house to see how the four plants I split yesterday are doing. Fine! Goodie. I came back by the 7 Sons bushes I planted. They are supposed to be in the mid-range for attractiveness to deer. I thought since the deer have so many other things to browse, they wouldn't bother...