Last year's gardening included planting a pea vine of some variety; might have been sugar snap peas or other eat-in-the-pod ones, or ordinary green peas. One forgets.
They were totally overwhelmed by rampant morning glories, and managed to ripen the few pods that may have been blossoms when I bought the vine at the garden center. Not even enough for a meal, and I think by the time I found them, they were dried out. So I kept them.
This past winter, I tried to regrow several green onions that had unusally well-developed roots, after eating half the bulb and the green bits. So I had a small flower pot with some dirt in it, on my kitchen window sill.
Come spring, I planted the peas in the flower pot. Unlike the onions, I seem to be able to keep the peas moist, and they're perhaps 5" tall, and beginning to develop little windey things, hunting for something to climb. I should put them in the garden.
Meanwhile the garden is enjoying the 3" or so of rain we've had since I planted it the end of May. I planted tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, a sunflower, and a pea vine, all of which seem to be at least holding their own. Also from seed: radishes, lettuce, carrots. No immediate sign of them, though I haven't looked all that closely. My recollection from last year is that radishes come right up and are ready in just a few weeks.
Perhaps 15 years ago, not long after I came to work here, i was having some trouble with achy wrists when I typed too much, so went to the doc. The PA diagnosed tendonitis, and suggested taking naproxin (she gave me a prescription at first, but over the counter is fine) with meals to control any inflammation. That seems to work nicely, though historically I've noticed that if I reduce the dose I can feel it.
Latest decrepitude is blood pressure that's somewhat too high. So we tried a diet, which I think helped some, though of course when they measure it in the office, it's way higher than anything I measure at home. One can blame uncalibrated instrumentation, but it's also a mood thing. Anyway, apparently NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) can increase blood pressure. Could I do without?
So I'm trying that. The wrists are mostly okay, but I'm trying to be sure I type with my wrists straight, and take frequent breaks. The thing that hurts is the muscles in my back, where I seem to park all the stress in my life. Of which (see other diaries in this series) there is no lack.
Thankfully the weather's been pretty good since it stopped raining all the time, so I can walk around the grounds, and out for lunch. Hm. Should go get me more coffee (and some grounds for the office). Exercise can't hurt.
Mood is: meh. Perhaps better next week. Dunno; we'll see.
Another cool thing... The former assistant priest at our parish left here to become Priest In Charge at another one that was going through a split (the priest and 2/3-ish of the parish left the denomination, largely over ordination of gay people to the priesthood and, in NH next door, as a bishop). He seems to have pulled the place together and gotten it functioning again. So when the lenghthy self-assessment and discernment process was done, the parish called him to be their permanent Rector.
Last Sunday night he was installed. The choir dude (name: Jack Russell, like the dog, which he resembles temperamentally) invited choristers from our place to come sing with them, and it was great fun. There's a section of the liturgy appointed for these things where various officers and groups from the parish give the new Rector stuff (keys, prayer book, supplies, etc.) with a few words about his many roles to come. His 2 young kids brought him a box of Lego and flubbed the assigned line (which the bishop read out on their behalf), and got a big hug. That picture made the front page of the local town newspaper. It's very cute.
Twas good to see Fr. P., and to know he's doing great things, and is appreciated.
I'll be in Philly in 2 weeks. Those of you who are around there might be thinking of a place I can get to from South Philly without a car where we can meet on Sunday the 24th. I should be free from mid-afternoon on (and could get out earlier if need be).
They were totally overwhelmed by rampant morning glories, and managed to ripen the few pods that may have been blossoms when I bought the vine at the garden center. Not even enough for a meal, and I think by the time I found them, they were dried out. So I kept them.
This past winter, I tried to regrow several green onions that had unusally well-developed roots, after eating half the bulb and the green bits. So I had a small flower pot with some dirt in it, on my kitchen window sill.
Come spring, I planted the peas in the flower pot. Unlike the onions, I seem to be able to keep the peas moist, and they're perhaps 5" tall, and beginning to develop little windey things, hunting for something to climb. I should put them in the garden.
Meanwhile the garden is enjoying the 3" or so of rain we've had since I planted it the end of May. I planted tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, a sunflower, and a pea vine, all of which seem to be at least holding their own. Also from seed: radishes, lettuce, carrots. No immediate sign of them, though I haven't looked all that closely. My recollection from last year is that radishes come right up and are ready in just a few weeks.
Perhaps 15 years ago, not long after I came to work here, i was having some trouble with achy wrists when I typed too much, so went to the doc. The PA diagnosed tendonitis, and suggested taking naproxin (she gave me a prescription at first, but over the counter is fine) with meals to control any inflammation. That seems to work nicely, though historically I've noticed that if I reduce the dose I can feel it.
Latest decrepitude is blood pressure that's somewhat too high. So we tried a diet, which I think helped some, though of course when they measure it in the office, it's way higher than anything I measure at home. One can blame uncalibrated instrumentation, but it's also a mood thing. Anyway, apparently NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) can increase blood pressure. Could I do without?
So I'm trying that. The wrists are mostly okay, but I'm trying to be sure I type with my wrists straight, and take frequent breaks. The thing that hurts is the muscles in my back, where I seem to park all the stress in my life. Of which (see other diaries in this series) there is no lack.
Thankfully the weather's been pretty good since it stopped raining all the time, so I can walk around the grounds, and out for lunch. Hm. Should go get me more coffee (and some grounds for the office). Exercise can't hurt.
Mood is: meh. Perhaps better next week. Dunno; we'll see.
Another cool thing... The former assistant priest at our parish left here to become Priest In Charge at another one that was going through a split (the priest and 2/3-ish of the parish left the denomination, largely over ordination of gay people to the priesthood and, in NH next door, as a bishop). He seems to have pulled the place together and gotten it functioning again. So when the lenghthy self-assessment and discernment process was done, the parish called him to be their permanent Rector.
Last Sunday night he was installed. The choir dude (name: Jack Russell, like the dog, which he resembles temperamentally) invited choristers from our place to come sing with them, and it was great fun. There's a section of the liturgy appointed for these things where various officers and groups from the parish give the new Rector stuff (keys, prayer book, supplies, etc.) with a few words about his many roles to come. His 2 young kids brought him a box of Lego and flubbed the assigned line (which the bishop read out on their behalf), and got a big hug. That picture made the front page of the local town newspaper. It's very cute.
Twas good to see Fr. P., and to know he's doing great things, and is appreciated.
I'll be in Philly in 2 weeks. Those of you who are around there might be thinking of a place I can get to from South Philly without a car where we can meet on Sunday the 24th. I should be free from mid-afternoon on (and could get out earlier if need be).
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