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Summer Eating
It is wonderful to be back in the kitchen during tomato season. Even with a sparsely producing garden, there are ingredients to match my energy level without completely overwhelming me. My temptation in these times– as during the weeks of chemotherapy … Continue reading
Posted in food, garden
Tagged greek salad, Patricia Wells, simple summer salads, tomatillo guacamole
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The Date
We have a date. It is September 7. That is when I will have my “debulking” surgery, known as the Mother Of All Surgeries (MOAS). I saw the nurse list it on a form as “exploratory/hysterectomy.” I’ve been calling it … Continue reading
More Cooking… catching up
In the week way back in late February before I started chemotherapy, I planned great meals. My last meals before taste would be taken away– and at that point I was expecting nausea, too. I prepared by purchasing Cream of Wheat … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, food, garden, recipe
Tagged garden vegetables, ovarian cancer, Tender, vegetables
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Pizza!
And when we got home, I visited the garden, where I found many tomatoes! And a few more sad summer squashes… and lots of basil! I knew what I wanted to make, and if you know me, you would have … Continue reading
Respite: North Shore
Steve and I got away for the weekend on a long-awaited trip to the North Shore, as Minnesotans call the shore of Lake Superior from Duluth to the Canadian border (really they mean Duluth to Grand Marais, which is too … Continue reading
Posted in food, recipe, reviews, travel
Tagged At Sarah's Table, Duluth businesses, Loll, Loll Furniture, New Scenic Cafe, North Shore
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Thriving Prairie
This is a twofer blog day… Because even as my vegetable garden has struggled, with no effort at all the prairie has been thriving. Variety, beauty, all sorts of goodness. We’re moving into goldenrod season now, so I thought I’d … Continue reading
Struggling Garden
This has been a tough year in general for gardening. Between chickens, rabbits, squash bugs, fungi, deluges of rain followed by heat and no rain, everything has struggled. The weeds have done extremely well. I have been operating at about … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, garden
Tagged garden produce, organic gardening, vegetable garden
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Final Scan
Thursday, August 4, I met with my oncologist to look at the final scan. I have to admit, I hardly thought about it. In fact, I had zero stress about the results at all. Mostly because the midway scan had … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, prairie, the Farm
Tagged gynecological oncology, health insurance misinformation, ovarian cancer, peritoneum, PET scan
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Progress
There are many ways to chart progress since chemotherapy. One way is this: More regular clothes in the laundry than nightgowns.
Final Painting in the Room
On July 3, Sophia Heymans, her boyfriend Paul, and her sister Chloe, walked another painting over to my house. This one was “August.” I had it a shorter time, as it needed to go back to the Twin Cities this … Continue reading
Posted in art, cancer, poetry, the Farm
Tagged Landscape, Minnesota painters, painting and healing, prairie, Sophia Heymans
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