Garden update--crying edition

I almost know what I'm doing in the rose garden. But the veggie garden is a challenge. Things have to come out and it is really hard to get them out. Especially if other things don't have to come out yet. And I have weak hands. The asparagus fern and the giant cauliflower that didn't give me any cauliflower were the ones that got me frustrated and weepy. But Mick helps me when it is too much.

Gemini

Rio Sambo

Rio Sambo and Tropicana

Aloe

Citrus (lime on left, lemon cut back since frost in front, dwarf orange on right)

Walnut

"The Farm"

Corn and squash

Pecan

Apple

Pomegranate

Fig

Onion. WTH is that?

Brussels Sprouts gone wild

Brussels Sprouts (under the wild thing)

strawberries

lettuce and mustard greens coming in

radishes and cilantro and spinach coming in

onions (next to the Brussels Sprouts)

Swiss Chard (yep, it is giant)

Swiss Chard shading beets

work in progress--pulling stuff out. Empty spot was cauliflower and this...

Not asparagus. Asparagus fern. Not for veggie garden.

His succulent that he thinks he is killing.

My herbs

Bunco

I'm going to check out the neighborhood Bunco. I think I'll wear what I wore to work. It's supposed to be potluck but I didn't leave early enough to cook (!) so I picked up hummus from Pita Jungle and cut up veggies from my garden. I'm taking a tasty beverage with me too.



Thursday things

a bird in the office courtyard

I had lab work done on Friday so I called my endocrinologist's office to find out if I need any changes to my medication. I got a call back that everything looked normal so I should continue at my current level of Synthroid. Wow, it's so unusual to hear the word "normal"!

can you see the blurry bird?

I also saw Dr. Q today and he pointed out my progress since starting to see me, that I am doing better, even if I don't feel like it all the time.

pants for work, and the doctor

The good and bad of seasonal menus

I went to lunch for a work meeting with two people. The one who chose the location decided on the Parlor. I loved (LOVED) what I had last time so I was looking forward to going. Apparently the baked figs are seasonal and they just changed their menu, so I got a salad with roasted chicken and no cheese. They subbed the white balsamic vinaigrette for me too. It was very good. But it's a salad...

I was talking with my IT guy and we decided to chat out of work instead so we headed to happy hour at a new place Central Bistro. I checked the menu but didn't feel like asking a lot of questions so we just had drinks. I kept seeing mussels come out to tables so I asked but they cook them in butter. Well, boo.

Three months gone, nine to go

I went to lunch with my friend S. His wife (also S) is one of my shopping buddies and recently found out that she has some food allergies so he was more interested than usual in how I order and know what I can eat. We went to Pita Jungle which has an online allergen menu but they don't have it at the restaurants, so I have my safe list in my Google Doc I can access on my phone. He seemed quite surprised when I said that I put the document together myself (where the hell would I find something with my combination of restrictions!)

Dr. P calls the surgical incision repair "remodeling" and says it takes about 12 months. I'm 3 months in and he says the scar looks exactly as he expected. There's a little redness that will go away.

I asked about the bumpy area on the ends and he says that's the end of the suture which I can massage for 10 to 20 seconds up to 5 or 10 times a day to help them dissolve--but don't be neurotic about it!

He says the 137 level of Synthroid is average, that I might have to go higher and come back down possibly but the higher level is usually not permanent if needed. If the prescription ends up below 100, he says to push the doctor to increase until I feel "normal." How will I know "normal" when I feel it?

He said that I need to keep my incision protected from the sun. If I don't wear a scarf, I need to wear sunscreen. Maybe I'll keep wearing scarves...



Teka is not impressed by my outfit.

Garden things

I went to Baker nursery. They suggested our apple tree may be planted too deep since it has not grown much. It will die after 2 or 3 years if it is.

potatoes for sale at Baker nursery

 

I bought garden things!

carrots from our garden

I feel fat.



Weekender

Oh, the smell. What is that? I went to investigate. I found an open container of fish emulsion on the patio. And by open, I do not mean that someone left the lid off. Someone left the super smelly stuff on the patio, and Cassi chewed the lid off, knocked it over, and licked it off the ground. (It oozed out slowly it seems--it's pretty thick and looks like super thick oil or something.) While Cassi was being yelled out (by Mick, because I yelled at him and told him I wouldn't clean it up), Teka went to "time out" in the little storage ("beer fridge") room. In the dark.

Teka looking pitiful

 I'm not sure how long she was there since she. put. herself. in. time. out. Maybe a half hour.

So remorseful and sad

frozen carrot juice--too big/hard for Nutribullet

Not as good as it looks. LOL.

I made nut butter

Apple slices and nut butter--yum

Meat sauce--too runny (better-ish later)