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Can We Talk 2

by Pumpkin Ready for Spring

Rated: 13+ · Book · Family · #2058371

Musings on anything.

My blog was filled up. I'm too lazy to clean it out. So I started a new one.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

StephBee

Mar 28, 2025 at 10:46pm
In response to "Cleaning Produce"

I had no idea fruits and veggies were so dirty. Yuck. I'm pretty good about washing my veggies & fruits too, but vinegar seems a bit extreme. I'd have to research it for myself to see what the benefits were and if the effort was worth it. Thanks for sharing. Food for thought!

StephBee

Mar 26, 2025 at 6:11pm
In response to "where Do You Find Hope?"

Heck, I think all the above are great places to find hope. I can honestly say I've hope in Jesus, his words, his story. I can definitely find hope in my children. Nature, for me is more inspiring, but watching the Big Bear Eaglets and animals/birds in nature leaves me with good feelings and hopeful feelings.

People, when they do the right thing, always leave me with hope, I suppose because it's not easy to do the right thing. Someone lost their wallet in the grocery store parking. Did you turn it in and leave the money in there when you did?

For me, Good things, Good deeds, Small gestures of kindness leave hope. Positive actions leave hope. Reading a romance and getting that happy ending leave me hopeful.

I agree - hope is all around us if we open our eyes.

All the best
Steph

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 15, 2025 at 12:48am
In response to "Being Dependent on Others"

Gaining wisdom born from experience. Priceless. $$$$$

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 15, 2025 at 12:45am
In response to "Minor Celebration"

I have 42 steps. Far too many if I have heart issues but my neighbor gets Meals-on-Wheels and I believe home-delivery of groceries. So... I could too if need be. I've thought about it.

I could do 7 steps one at a time. Maybe. I'm very careful bending over. I tend to sit when putting pants or socks on.

Behaving...

Kåre เลียม Enga

Feb 6, 2025 at 5:30am
In response to "Absence"

Yep. The recuperation period is essential. The do's like walking, the don'ts like no driving. You seem prepared. I have 42 steps so I'd be bound to pacing this floor.

I tend to write when I'm bored and not traveling. I could catch up on that (which is what I've been doing this past week).

You don't mention the procedure but we have a wonderful place in town that puts in stents. I may need to have that done.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Feb 6, 2025 at 5:23am
In response to "January and Decisions "

My neighbor, Jay, has had a pacemaker for years. He's young and has no choice so off to Seattle (11 hour drive) to get a new battery or something. He also got new teeth (full mouth replacement) and that has improved his quality of life. He's lived with the prospect of a short life for many years. He's a leather-worker. I wrote this for him:

STATIC

Leather [148]

(ASR)
First chapter: Jay dies often. But this death came early and unexpected.
#2253270 by Kåre เลียม Enga

Kåre เลียม Enga

Feb 6, 2025 at 5:16am
In response to "Who Lives A Boring Life?"

My sister was playing two doors down and a hammock came down on her head and put a hole in it. Blood gushing everywhere. Our next door neighbor was fortunately visiting my mother (my mother never let anyone in!) and they took her to the doctor who lived at the corner of the main road and the street. He shaved off some hair and took care of it.

In between the adventures...

Seabreeze

Nov 26, 2024 at 7:42am
In response to "Geraniums and Bees"

Nice post. I love geraniums but kill them as I water too much, I believe. They need a dryer pot and I also watch that my husband does water them when they look a little dryer than other plants. I am also guilty leaving the removals in the pot. So, learn something here. With yellow jackets, if they remain, go back to YOu Tube as they have several videos regarding that pest.

Seabreeze
11.26.24

foxtale

Oct 14, 2024 at 12:20pm
In response to "Handbell Reunion"

Nice! Now my head is ringing -

...From the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells...
(Phil Ochs)

...Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling...
(Mykola Leontovych)

tracker

Sep 4, 2024 at 2:10am
In response to "Celebrating the National Holiday"

I love personal experience stories. I feel like I was in that smelly train car trying to keep things together. You write really well.

March 29, 2025 at 2:59pm

#1086177

Migraines

Headaches can be debilitating. You actually feel sick on the stomach with some of them. Pollen doesn't help if you already hurt. I have learned that all pain relievers have side effects. You have to choose the one you are willing to tolerate or that your doctor allows.

My neurologist prescribed CoQ10, magnesium, and B2, all Over the Counter. She said once the pain starts they don't help, but they can help prevent a migraine. The cardiologist made me stop magnesium because my counts are too high without supplements. B2 or Riboflavin doesn't hurt anything and the coQ10 helps digestion. So they are regulars every day. However, my head hurt any way, after almost a year with no migraines. Tylenol gives temporary relief. I know people who get no relief from anything, so I am sympathetic to those people. I am limited to the number of Tylenol I can take in a 24 hour period.

Even Tylenol, a gentler pain reliever, has its pitfalls. When taken too much or too frequently, it damages the liver. Too many Tylenol can also aggravate blood thinners, which I am on forever. So I try to be stingy with them, but sometimes the pain is just too much. Massaging the back of my neck helps a little. Ice and heat don't help.

There's always something.

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