Is Summer Over?

The old saying "Time flies when you're having fun" has certainly been true for me this summer! Fun being a very subjective term. When I think of where I was, physically and mentally, last year at this time and where I am now, the difference to me is astounding! Last year I was just getting around the house. After my little overheating mishap, I didn't even go outside. I also had absolutely no "want to". Well, this year I have spent time outside, sometimes, even in the sun, being careful to not get overheated. I have found that this body is still very sensitive to heat, even in the shade, but at least I have wanted to be outside. I also have wanted to do things. Yeah!!! Life for me is very boring without projects. This year I have taken many cuttings and they are snuggled in the greenhouse, trying to grow roots. I have done it differently than before so we'll see. It's been one of the things that I like to do best and to not do any last year really tells me where my mind was. I also have one more felted applique stocking to finish. It's just sitting there, waiting for the baby to be born and a name affixed to a birth certificate, then I will put the name on the stocking and get it sent off with heartfelt "Congratulations!" I'm also working on Christmas and birthday gifts. It is so fun to have so much handwork to do but even more important to "want to" do these things. It's been a long, barren patch and I'm glad to have climbed out of it!

I also have been reading about health related topics. No surprise there! I've read that Somali women who immigrate to either Quebec or Denmark and who have children who develop autism, call it the Copenhagen disease or the Montreal disease. Lifestyle changes are obviously in play. They no longer are eating their traditional diet which consists of camel milk yogurt, along with meat and vegetables, mostly. They have very little sugar in their diet and what they do have is not refined. They also do not run to the Dr. and have their children shot with antibiotics or vaccines back in Somalia. Speculation is that Somali women probably "cover" more than they did back home. This "new" life of antibiotics, vaccines, and change in diet leads to a weakened immune system with an intestinal terrain that is completely out of whack and a mother who is VitD deficient and isn't passing any on to her child thru breast milk. I weep for these families, all over the world, who are only doing what the authorities tell them is the best thing to do. There are too few Dr.s and researchers that are actually putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Too many have been bought and paid for by the pharmaceutical companies and the truth just gets buried! This vaccine that gets pumped in to our newborns is another example. Chances of an American child getting exposed to hepatitis B before age 12 is so very slim, but the politicians wanted some money and the Pharmas said "You do this and we'll do This!" Voila! The first day of life their little bodies are pumped full of garbage! Talk about "Human Rights" violations! What we do to our defenseless children has to top the list! Ms Clinton, get a clue! 'Nuf said.

Another lovely day in the beautiful northwest. Not quite Indian summer yet, but close. Time for me to get into my day. I have lots of things to do and I want to do them. I just need to get the energy level to match the "want to" level, then I'd be set!!!

Healthy Days to You,
As always...Your Smiling Maven