Re: Letting go
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:47 am
Mmmm I’m going to try some of these muffins. Thanks for asking dancingfish and for sharing, honeybera.
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You'd always be welcome! I once had a coworker of mine give me a license plate holder for my RV that said, "Xxxxx's Cafe" (with my real name on it) - and I still have it. I'm thinking of putting it up in my kitchen! She said my RV's kitchen always smelled so good. I even used to BBQ on the tailgate of my truck until they tightened up the rules and said we could not do that anymore. But there's no one and no rules HERE at my home to say no to me!
Oh no, ws!! It's not that kind of a trike! It's this kind: https:// www dot youtube dot com/user/Laid Back Cycles This place is only a few hours away from me...AND I have a pickup truck with a long bed in it and lots of free time. AND these guys hold "social events"! Granted, my recumbent trike is years old and doesn't have a power assist electric motor on it (YET!), BUT this is very exciting to me!! Being a recumbent trike, riding it in that position is a real workout for the tummy, legs and thighs, and the old gluteus maximus! J made my trike with an actual sling back lawn-chair-like seat on it: the utmost in comfort!wolfspirit wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:15 am I just imagined you cruising down the street on your trike, selling your fruits and veggies. Singing along and have a great time.
Yes, I think these guys can really help me realize a dream! I may end up just buying one of their trikes, too. I believe I could still lift something weighing what these trikes weigh up into my pickup and heading for a "social event" (♥♥ a whole bunch of recumbent trike enthusiasts out for a ride en masse ♥♥). I'd like that SO MUCH MORE than Bingo or even Zumba at the nearby Senior Center! Since my generator (for my RV) isn't in the truck bed any longer, I might even have room for two trikes (and a friend)? Who knows where this will go? I know one thing: all that exercise (plus the gardening) should strengthen my body! I'd love to have better musculature again! My muscles are nothing but flab now, but all that is reversible!wolfspirit wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:15 am Hope you can find some help in restoring your beloved transportation machine.
Thanks for asking for it, dear dancingfish! Your request got me into finishing up my cookbook - or at least what I've gotten so far, since my cookbook is a dynamic piece of work, expanding every time I find a new recipe that reads to me as SCRUMPTIOUS and keepable! I am just about to reorder more 2" binders for my recipe collections. My current cookbook binders are beginning to bulge! I found some on Amazon in patterns that I like. I usually just order plain ones that have a place in both the front and back covers and the binder's spine for customized pictures and names of what's inside, but these patterned ones don't have that. However, I figure that as they would become my "kitchen friends" and would be recognizable by way of the patterns alone (and are SO pretty!), I may just get them anyway. I'm having fun (real freedom and fun!) for the first time in my life!
I see. The Swerve is good, if not best. Straight erythritol can have a "cooling effect", but when mixed with a small amount of either stevia or monk fruit, that effect is lessened or eliminated. You can actually buy it in that form already.dancingfish wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:57 pm I now have some erythritol (with a bit of stevia added, so it sounds a lot like Swerve) and will experiment. My main diet is mostly okay if I manage sensible portions and move around a bit during the day - it's somewhat low carb, tends to have lots of salad and stir fries and things.
Yes, there are many ways, and I suppose I could do that. I know how. There are many food banks, plus I could sell to the health food store for cash or barter - they've said yes to all. I don't know why that doesn't appeal to me yet. Maybe just donate to a food bank would be better for me. Payback for all those years that I took donations from the food banks (when I was POOR!), but something just stops me. I may need to deeply ponder that.dancingfish wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:57 pm For your fruit harvests, is there a way you could give/donate/sell the excess?
Heaven knows I love to write! You can't shut me up on here!! It's a thought. Again: I need to deeply ponder that.
I sure will! I love to share with you guys!dancingfish wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:57 pm If you want to do one, you can have one! (Although please do keep us posted about your garden on here from time to time... )
Well, thanks! And no, it's not too overwhelming. I'm giving that some thought. Seriously. Routes to end this hermit-like behavior of mine are opening up to me, like writing my own blog or participating in a mass recumbent trike "social event". It may take some time to accomplish, but I really like these ideas!dancingfish wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:57 pm Hope that's not too overwhelming, and perhaps you have caution because you don't wish to do a bunch of extra things at the moment. Just didn't want you to think you couldn't write because other people are...Yours would be pretty super, I'm sure! You very knowledgeable as well.
WAY over 100ºF (104º-106ºF) temps are coming for at least the next 2 weeks! Time to move those strawberries to the much cooler east side of the house so they only get MORNING sun! And stake up my Rampicante Zucchino squash since it's growing (read: slithering) rapidly along the ground right now, heading for my citrus trees! YIKES! (But don't let me kid you! I knew the job was dangerous when I planted it and the package said it needed to grow vertical OR I'd need at least 30 FEET OF ROOM for it!! Double YIKES!)dancingfish wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:57 pm Hope the heat isn't too much for you out there, take care now!