I am a fibromyalgia sufferer who relies on alternative and complementary medicine, rather than pharmaceuticals. This is because I have multiple food, chemical and drug allergies and decided years ago that suffering through side effects was not for me. I keep watch on all the research that’s done every year and when treatment options don’t… [Read more…]
Cranberry sauce is a traditional part of American and Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations. Americans consume some 400 million pounds of cranberries each year, 20 percent of that during Thanksgiving week! The cranberry is a Native American wetland fruit which grows on trailing vines like a strawberry. The vines thrive on the special combination of soils and… [Read more…]
A form of Christmas card began in England when young boys practiced their writing skills by creating Christmas greetings for their parents, but it is Sir Henry Cole, the first director of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, who is credited with commissioning artist John Calcott Horsley to create the first real Christmas card. The sending… [Read more…]
New Video – Love Dream Musica – リラクゼーション音楽 Marcome Marcome’s world of ambient New Age music has a special quality that draws me. Her energy speaks of inner strength and optimism. This latest video remix offers a unique mix of serene sound and kinetic, electronic images. Find out more about Marcome, her philosophy, her music… [Read more…]
The frost is still to come but it’s cold outside and the daylight ends early. When days are short and nights are long I usually think about cooking comfort food. This post contains recipes for two pumpkin soups that my friends and I enjoyed at Canadian Thanksgiving dinner and I hope my readers will try them… [Read more…]
This is the time of the year making soup is my thing. While favored for making sauces, pastes, ketchup and for canning, traditional romas or classic romas were never really sought after for their flavor to be eaten whole or with salads and sandwiches. This has changed over the years as more flavorful, and sweeter… [Read more…]
It seemed like I was running and trying to play catch-up in every aspect of my life both online and off-line this October. As All Hallow’s Eve was approaching I was so stressed out I realized I was forgetting and increasing number of simple things like where I had placed my keys, and what I… [Read more…]
I have written down my observations and responses to events in my life in diaries since I was 8 years old. Keeping a private personal growth journal is therapeutic process that helps me keep in close touch with my inner brat. ;) But sharing every detail of my personal life with the whole world online… [Read more…]
November 26, 2010 by timethief
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