Coleus. Marigolds. Lantana. Wider than I can spread my arms.
This planter is huge and I couldn't wrap my arms around the width and bulk of all these leaves and flowers. It has surpassed my expectations. It has given me great joy. I have been happy to give it water and food and it has fed the bees.
Cream of Wheat, Kim, is on the Winter Breakfast menu in a few weeks or months. I make it thick and spread it out on a dinner plate and top with butter which melts into golden pools. Then sugar and then a dusting of cinnamon. Just as my grandmother made it for me years and years ago. When my age was recorded in the single digits. Two. Three. Four.
I eat my bran flakes with milk. But a special milk that didn't give me acid reflux. And now I am eating my oatmeal with some sugar and a small pool of the same milk (lactate free). I can't find a lactate free yogurt. So when I do eat yogurt I get acid reflux. A burning burning pain. Thank you Elvis.
My youngest brother was allergic to nearly everything on Earth. Beef, Pork, Chicken, Eggs, Cheese, Milk Wheat. Those are the basics. Our rather uncaring parents, did not have the other two children in the household tested. I am sure my other brother and I have ALWAYS been allergic to these same food items but in different ways. And I am positive we could have benefitted from allergy testing.
When I worked at LLBean I became sensitized to the chemicals on the LLBean clothing from outside the US. Insecticides. I got very sick. I had a horrible rash on my face and my eyes were also involved. I was given a regiment of Steroids for 30 days. And told to stop working there. Now I buy LLBean only at Goodwill. Well Washed. Old. Insecticide Free.
I pulled the Arty Choke plants out of the back garden (yesterday) until I noticed my arms were covered in an angry red rash. Inside quickly to wash my arms in very hot water. Then Benadryl spray.. An hour later all was well. Very sensitive skin. But didn't affect my breathing...thank goodness.
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