Pumpkin of Ember
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ismoThe Duchess recommended barley grass for my cough. People sometimes think I am excessively oppositional about trying various nostrums. The PA at my recent check-up said suspiciously "Are you boycotting your medications?" No, I explained, I'm just trying to eliminate the ones that don't actually work. Dragonfly got me taking ashwaganda and some other strange ayurvedic thing, which did absolutely nothing for me. Madame pressed probiotics and hemp oil on me until I finally gave them a try. That was a big nope. The probiotics upset my stomach terribly, and the hemp oil tasted nasty. She then claimed I was doing it wrong, but I didn't care to try again. So I'm not really OPPOSED to trying things, it's just that experience has made me cynical. Barley grass didn't sound too dire. The Duchess said it helped the Duke immensely with a chronic cough he had. Of course, she also added that she couldn't take it because it upset her stomach. Anyway, I ordered some.
It arrived--91 servings worth of green powder that looks like algae. I've had some for the last couple of days. I mix two teaspoons with boiling water and a spoonful of honey. It tastes all right if your expectations aren't too high. However, you have to stir it very assiduously, or you'll get a mouthful of green sludge at the end. My cough is getting better, but it's still very annoying, and it's too early to tell if the barley grass is good for me. Meanwhile, Queenie, who was in on the discussion, sent me a package of barley sprout powder and some pine tea, both authentic Korean so I cannot read any instructions that might exist. I have lots of things to sip now in addition to my usual doses of tea and coffee.
Burying the lede here--IT SNOWED! Right on time for a first snow, according to the Almanac and the various weather predictors. Nov. 22 was the expected first snow date, so this is within the averages. Of course, it melted away as the sun rose higher, even though the sun was invisible until late afternoon.
The Sparrowhawk made me a steak dinner, and I ate it with relish--another good sign that I'm almost well. I've had very little interest in food up to this point. I threw out another stack of books that I decided had no reason to be passed on to anyone. I know this is a shocking thing to hear. But at some point, I realized that I've accumulated things over the years that I really don't feel like taking any trouble to keep in circulation. It's just not worth it. They contain bad ideas and bad writing, so why would I want to make it possible for someone else to waste time on them? And they're usually impregnated with plastic, so one can't recycle them or repurpose them in any practical way. I could, in theory, rip the pages out of the cover and recycle just the paper part, but life is short. So, my apologies to the landfill, but don't blame me. Blame the publishers.
It arrived--91 servings worth of green powder that looks like algae. I've had some for the last couple of days. I mix two teaspoons with boiling water and a spoonful of honey. It tastes all right if your expectations aren't too high. However, you have to stir it very assiduously, or you'll get a mouthful of green sludge at the end. My cough is getting better, but it's still very annoying, and it's too early to tell if the barley grass is good for me. Meanwhile, Queenie, who was in on the discussion, sent me a package of barley sprout powder and some pine tea, both authentic Korean so I cannot read any instructions that might exist. I have lots of things to sip now in addition to my usual doses of tea and coffee.
Burying the lede here--IT SNOWED! Right on time for a first snow, according to the Almanac and the various weather predictors. Nov. 22 was the expected first snow date, so this is within the averages. Of course, it melted away as the sun rose higher, even though the sun was invisible until late afternoon.
The Sparrowhawk made me a steak dinner, and I ate it with relish--another good sign that I'm almost well. I've had very little interest in food up to this point. I threw out another stack of books that I decided had no reason to be passed on to anyone. I know this is a shocking thing to hear. But at some point, I realized that I've accumulated things over the years that I really don't feel like taking any trouble to keep in circulation. It's just not worth it. They contain bad ideas and bad writing, so why would I want to make it possible for someone else to waste time on them? And they're usually impregnated with plastic, so one can't recycle them or repurpose them in any practical way. I could, in theory, rip the pages out of the cover and recycle just the paper part, but life is short. So, my apologies to the landfill, but don't blame me. Blame the publishers.
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Date: 2024-11-22 04:27 pm (UTC)