The bumpiest ride I ever took was NOT in the back of a pickup truck—it was in the back of an ambulance. It might as well have been a pickup truck, except that my hair wasn’t blowing around! And believe me, when you’re lying flat on your back with a very unhappy spine, every bump […]
Author: Jackie
And I Was There…
I’m standing in the tavern that Samuel Adams and John Hancock stood in at the start of the American Revolution. The tavern—named the Buckman Tavern—in Lexington, Massachusetts, was called the “headquarters of the American Revolution”. It was the gathering place for the Patriots of Boston. They plotted, planned, and strategized how they would push back […]
Stalk Market Success: Growing Green Beans in a Tiny Garden
Okay, I admit it—I would love to have a real homestead and grow all my own food, but I struggle to get even a few vegetables to thrive. How hard can it be? My yard is full of ornamental bushes and native plants, but barely a squash or zucchini survives. In addition to the failing […]
My Journey Around the Sun Begins Today
My journey around the sun begins today. Why am I travelling around the sun? And why does it start today? Well, today is my birthday. And, as the Earth completes another lap in its endless orbit around the sun, I begin another year of my own adventures. However, I am not the only one—we are […]
Wheat, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The following was adapted from a presentation I gave at my nutrition club. The information comes from the book Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis—a book I had long overlooked since I have celiac disease and avoid wheat. When I finally read it, I learned a great deal not only about wheat but about other […]
Twelve degrees of Latitude
Twelve degrees of latitude. That is what separates me from my brother. I live in central Texas (my latitude is 30 degrees N), and my brother lives in New England—Massachusetts—and his latitude is 42 deg N. On our circular earth we are only twelve degrees of latitude apart. Twelve degrees sounds like a very small […]