Author: Tracy

I can’t believe I haven’t posted for almost a month! November has been busy for me. Just lots of bits & Pieces and odds & ends. Yesterday was ridiculous. Filled with human and animal doctors and chaos and nothing running on time. Today I am waiting for a television repair person, yes, they do still…

I was looking up the nutrition information for dried pineapple this morning and ended up hopping to a couple of different articles and sites. It really struck me how different the impression would be if you only read one of them. One site proclaimed that pineapple was super good for you if it was fresh…

I was all set to do a long whining post about pain and drugs and cold and stupid people and I opened pandora to turn on some angst filled music that would fit my current mood but when it opened this started playing so instead I danced in my chair for 3 minutes and 58…

Have you ever tried a Baru Nut? I’ve heard about them in the past but never ran across them, until last week. I was browsing the nuts.com website looking for pineapple and saw Baru Nuts. So I ordered some to try. They look like the wooden toggles you find on cozy sweaters or maybe a…

I am ready for winter to be over. One of the things I like about myself is that I need very little to make me happy. I start each day with a quick check of what I’m looking forward to. Something new to try, a fun appointment to keep, a book to read. As the…

It’s Friday! This has been a long week. Monday – one hour appointment at the dentist to remove the temporary filling/crown, then drill and mold for the permanent and put on another temp. Tuesday -Chemo Wednesday – CT Scan – barium breakfast. Should not have scheduled it for the day after chemo. Good News again…

As things often do, something I was thinking about last week has crossed my path in multiple ways in the last three days. Many of us have secret passions. Things we do to create in some way or another. Fiber crafts like knitting, embroidery, sewing, or word crafts like writing blogs, stories, poetry, or even…

After site migration.

Original Recipe: Make Vegan Marshmallows Ingredients 2 teaspoons vegan butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar, divided 3 tablespoons agar powder 1 cup cold water, divided 2 cups sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract, optional Instructions Step 1: Prepare the pan and mixer Line an 8×8 pan with foil and…

Somehow in my little summer chemo break I completely blocked out 4 years of Kadcyla side effects. Four weeks ago when I got chemo and then spent 7 days not feeling well I thought, fluke. So last week when I went again and SURPRISE got sick again I was just sad. Hopefully today, day 8,…