So do you remember when The Hunger Games came out in theaters and everyone was impressed with its colorful images of the future? The bold hair colors and clothes that were on fire but didn’t burn you. The different districts that were so very strange and unique. Yea, well the future doesn’t look likeContinueContinue reading “Remember The Hunger Games? Well, the Future Doesn’t Look Anything Like That!”
Category Archives: health
WV The Last Man Standing during Coronavirus Outbreak
Many of us West Virginia Mountaineers shared in a joke or two this last week about why our state was the last to have the Coronavirus reported in our state. But many of us wonder about the underlying truth about why we are just now seeing reported cases. I suspect that we are behind inContinueContinue reading “WV The Last Man Standing during Coronavirus Outbreak”
Delicate Beauty of the Paper Wasp.
“Bringing the outdoors in”, is often a decorator term that means using natural materials for home decorating and design. It is not uncommon for people in West Virginia to collect all kinds of natural wonders, often it is the delicate paper wasp nest. Over the years I have been fascinated with the beauty of theContinueContinue reading “Delicate Beauty of the Paper Wasp.”
A Different Presective on Life: Macular Degeneration.
So about two weeks ago I was told that the inherited eye disease that my family carries is beginning to do damage to my eyes too.The usual end result is legal blindness, although they say I may still be able to see some at the edges of my vision field. I am not sure if weContinueContinue reading “A Different Presective on Life: Macular Degeneration.”
Three in A Row; Spring Surgery 2017
Keeping a good out look on life is what I do,it is who I am. Tomorrow is my 3rd surgery in nine months for a verity of things that all need to be taken care of but are not at this point life threatening.It has been exhausting and I am thankful for all the recoveryContinueContinue reading “Three in A Row; Spring Surgery 2017”
DIY, Roaster Chicken Stock, Bone Broth
Thanks to a meeting at work and the 35 people who attended I was able to make roster chicken stock. I normally only make stock from beef or deer bones because I rarely have more than a few bones at a time when we eat chicken. But with the remains of 5 roaster chickens itContinueContinue reading “DIY, Roaster Chicken Stock, Bone Broth”
Carpal Tunnel and Cubital Tunnel Surgery Success
4 weeks into my husband’s Carpal Tunnel and Cubital Tunnel recovery we still have 4 more weeks to go. I feel a little overwhelmed these days. I am working away from home for the first time in a couple of years and this is the same few weeks that my husband was able to haveContinueContinue reading “Carpal Tunnel and Cubital Tunnel Surgery Success”
Fighting All My Fears with Karate.
It may seem a little odd for ( to quote my son) ” for an earth muffin hippy wanna be” to go find my health both mentally and physically in the art of Shotokan Karate. I know that on the surface my lifestyle seems to have no connections to my current studies of Marital Arts.ContinueContinue reading “Fighting All My Fears with Karate.”
4 Tips to Avoid Getting Poison Ivy From a Girl Who Has It!
Ok lets just say that my husband told me so…. and I did it anyway. I have never really had a bad case of Poison Ivy up until this mothers day weekend. I wanted to clear away a vine that was clearly poison ivy off a tree we use as shade in the back yard.ContinueContinue reading “4 Tips to Avoid Getting Poison Ivy From a Girl Who Has It!”
The Results are In and I am Not Sure How to Write About It.
As some of you already my Mother In Law was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer last year at this very same time. I was a long road for her with surgery, radiation, and months of recovery time over the summer and fall of last year. Things were looking great back in Nov. She was free fromContinueContinue reading “The Results are In and I am Not Sure How to Write About It.”
Mountain Mama Reads and Writes 