Month: September 2013

Furbaby Adventures: Not keen on sharing

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Monday, we rounded up all our furbabies (with the exception of Bentley) for some evening snacks. Bentley (our Shih Tzu) was close by and he looked puzzled. He just didn’t see why the other furbabies were going crazy over the celery. Poor doggie, he doesn’t know what he’s missing!

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Sharing a celery treat

As you can see in the photo… Angel (white teddybear guinea pig) and Gracie (white lionhead rabbit) were more than happy to share their treat with each other. They were more than happy to include Oreo, since there was a stalk on her side. But after it was clear she wasn’t interested they started focusing on their snack.

Oreo (black & white Netherland dwarf rabbit) was not impressed with the actions of her adopted sisters. Although Oreo’s nose wriggled excitedly when she caught a whiff of one of her favorite treats, she made a point not to eat any.

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Pals: These two love to be together

Naturally Angel and Gracie were just fine with this arrangement and made short work of the celery.

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Poor Oreo!

But Oreo wasn’t forgotten, when my daughter put her in her home. She hand fed her some celery. Oreo gently bumped her nose on my daughter’s hand after she was finished. I think that’s her way of thanking us for doing something extra nice. She does that with me also.

Gracie, follows me everywhere and I imagine she’d sleep right beside me in bed if I let her, but I don’t. The girl is much too adventurous and I’m afraid with her inquisitive nature she’d get herself into trouble. It seems that she isn’t afraid of trying or doing anything. So when I go to bed, so does she. At times she’s not thrilled with that!

Bonding update

We still aren’t pushing bonding with Gracie and Oreo. They sit contentedly by each other and Gracie always rests her head on top of Oreo. She’s such a friendly rabbit, I guess she’s puzzled at the reason Oreo is so reserved. We love our timid girl, Oreo, also.  Oreo is still very shy but allows the licks from Gracie without trying to attack her. I call that progress!

Gracie will be getting spayed towards mid October so after she’s healed (some time in November) we’ll move onto the next phase, putting them on the floor together.

Cooking adventures: Spicy black eyed peas with veggies and herbs

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Last evening, shortly after juicing my delicious juice drink, I decided to prepare some black eyed peas for my daughter.

And so I pulled out the my 8qt. Presto pressure cooker. My pressure cooker has received a lot of attention since I purchased it about a month ago. After ten minutes the black eyed peas were cooked and ready to be turned into a meal.

 

 

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I also pulled out my mortar and pestle and proceeded to grind some spices, herbs, and finally garlic. I tossed everything into the skillet and let cook for a few minutes. I turned the heat down and then added tomato broccoli and let cook for about two more minutes. The broccoli and tomato were lightly steamed.

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The meal was complete and my daughter loved how it tasted. Simple, nutritious and delicious.

Juicing adventures: First day of juicing

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Today is the first day of drinking mainly freshly prepared juices.

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About an hour ago, I juiced all these fruits and vegetables that you see above, in my Green Star juicer. As with any juice cleanse or water fast I embark upon, I go into it with the right attitude. So you won’t hear me saying that I can’t achieve ______. I can’t is not in my vocabulary. As a child, my parents corrected me the few times I said, “I can’t do ____” and so I learned to turn an “I can’t” into an “I can!” If you think about it, that’s having a self defeatist attitude  and frankly quite lazy… and I am neither!  If you say you can’t do something, well you’re well on your way to accomplishing that, change your attitude.

Although a bit tired today, which has everything to do with Gracie (our lionhead rabbit) wanting to play well after bed time, I felt a nice jolt of energy about ten minutes after consuming the juice blend and that felt great.

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What’s in this juice?

  • Carrots
  • Kale
  • Green apple
  • Celery
  • Garlic

 

I’d planned on adding ginger and lemon, but decided to hold off for another juice blend.

 

 

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

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Another great documentary about one mans journey to improving his health by consuming freshly made juices.

You don’t  have to be overweight to be unhealthy though… If a person continues to make improper food choices the chances are much higher that their health will be compromised. Since I know that, it makes it easy for me to forgo meals processed/prepackaged meals.

I find documentaries like this to be extremely inspirational. It’s always nice to see people making positive changes in their eating habits.

 

From the Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead website…

Juicing Out Obesity

Joe Cross was just an average man with a huge problem. He was obese. As the doctors could no longer help him and with an urge to be completely off of all his medicines, he decided to create his own diet plan – before losing his life.

Joe considered his options and he set off for a trek of 3,000 miles – carrying only a generator and a juicer. His goal was to be on the road for sixty days; through rain and sun; consuming nothing but juice. His triumph, in the end, was a massive loss – of weight, that is. His loss is our gain as he had the entire journey filmed for an audience to later partake of.

Cleansing adventures: Easing into juicing

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This week, I’ll start drinking most of my meals.

 

I must say, that I’m actually looking forward to taking a break from solid foods. I consume liquid only meals throughout the year. I would say the results are definitely worth it. At my last eye appointment my eye doctor kept commenting on my eye health. I’d thought that my eyes had improved, and the appointment confirmed that.

I have a Green Star juicer which receives a lot of attention. It’s a workhorse and blasts through whatever I toss into its chute. I’ve had it for over eight years and use it often.

A few moments ago, I stumbled upon the above movie and so I thought I’d share it here. Enjoy!

Crafty cravings…

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knit all the yarnsThe past few weeks I’ve been wanting to  knit and sew, but unfortunately I really haven’t had a chance to do too much besides about thirty minutes of knitting within the last month or so.

Today, I had that opportunity… I had a chance to knit for about two hours while my daughter and nephew played. It’s a simple project, a hat. The yarn used is a washable wool and the color is dusty rose with silver thread running though the yarn. It most likely will be a hat for my daughter since she loves that color.

I must say, knitting,  was the perfect way to help me pass the time after playing with my daughter and nephew for several hours outside. I was able to start the hat while I watched them ride their bikes. I didn’t have time to take pictures, but hopefully I’ll get a chance to do that tomorrow.

There are a few (quick) sewing projects I’d love to create for my daughter, after we return from our Lutheran church tomorrow, but I’m unsure if I’ll have the time. Tomorrow will be another busy day, but hopefully I’ll be able to do some sewing. Over the past several weeks, my sewing machines have been begging me to get creative with them, but unfortunately I haven’t been able to do anything. Hopefully that will change soon.