I love this simple little poem.
Yes, it's Indian Summer,
or as its known in these here
parts,
Summer.
September is simply another month
to endure the sweltering heat.
Remember the old rhyme,
30 days hath September,
April, June and November?
At least it's only 30 days long.
It's our usual weather, a bit less
humid but still hot!
With no particular temperature changes
to get me ramped up for cooler
weather, I just keep hoping next week gets cooler.
Silly me!
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The gardenias bloomed until last week.
That's quite possibly a first.
Sunning my Dendrobium orchid
for an hour to give it some
humidity.
The Phalaenopsis orchid blooms finally died.
😞
Morning sunlight on some of my
succulents.
The hanging pea sized one is called,
Baby's Tears.
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Banana Peppers.
They'll turn a bright orange.
Red Bell Peppers
Yellow Onion
Sunflowers
Not sure of the names of these
pretty flowers, but they were
rescues, like a lot of our
plants.
They were half dead in a trash bin at
Lowes, so the CEO asked for them.
Now they are thriving in Mary's garden!
My Mason jar of
dried bay leaves.
I just cut off a new branch from our Bay Laurel tree,
wash it well and then hang upside down in our
garage to dry for a couple days.
(This picture looks like it's levitating!)
I found a fern growing near our shed.
I tried to take a piece to
replant elsewhere but it died.
I'll leave it to prosper in that spot.
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I'm trying to eat whole type foods
and no gluten so I can
help my Thyroid condition.
This is kale, hummus, bell peppers,
tomatoes and carrots.
I made a dressing by mixing the
hummus with balsamic vinegar.
It was very good!
This is a can of garbanzo beans,
drained and rinsed.
Then I dried them and added a teaspoon
of olive oil and my herbal blend.
This is also very tasty.
An interesting side effect is that
I wasn't hungry for quite a while
after I ate those for lunch.
Great!
I hope my clean food eating will become
a habit that I can maintain.
After a week, I can say that I
haven't experienced the
reflux or bloat that I always felt before,
and I lost 5 pounds!
Win, win!
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This is a song that
Frank Sinatra sung.
It's beautiful.
It says a lot about getting older
and getting the most out of life.
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Thanks for reading my ramblings.
Means a lot to me!
Always remember,
it takes only a little effort
to be kind.
😊
