Chronic Pain… Sunshine Smoothie 29 Apr 201622 Apr 2016 Perfect slump, and the sheen of ice. Yum. We had a rare few days when spring abruptly switched to summer, and because smoothies were about the only thing that sounded…
Chronic Pain… Mystery bloom 27 Apr 201622 Apr 2016 I waded through the rivers of flowering tree information online, and I believe this is a crabapple. They're small trees (at least right now!), only about 10 feet tall. And…
Chronic Pain… First Green 25 Apr 201622 Apr 2016 “Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold." - Robert Frost, "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Chronic Pain… An open letter… 23 Apr 201623 Apr 2016 Dear world, I am a chronic pain patient. And a chronic cardiac patient. That’s not the only thing that defines me, of course. I’m a million other things as well! …
Uncategorized Asian pear blossoms 22 Apr 2016 The sheen on blossoms results from the shape of the epidural cells of the flower. Amazing, huh? Check out this link to an incredible closeup, taken with a scanning electron…
Beverages… Basil 21 Apr 201621 Apr 2016 I had one basil plant survive the winter. Basil tomato turkey sandwiches and basil blueberry water will be back on the menu soon!
Chronic Pain… The Stinky Trees 11 Apr 20166 Apr 2016 So pretty, right? They're gorgeous trees. Almost perfect globes of radiant shimmery white in springtime, so full of blossoms it's sometimes hard to see the smooth dark bark of the…
Encouragement… Daffodil 8 Apr 20166 Apr 2016 Come and let us seek together/ Springtime lore of daffodils... Lucy Maud Montgomery
Chronic Pain… Confession 3 Apr 20163 Apr 2016 SPRING!!! I promised myself when I started this that it wouldn't be a personal update blog. I may have lied to myself. I do that often. Because the truth…