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Pray for Fire Fighters!! 

Read the blog message I prepared but never published, dated June 21, 2013. I “published” it today so it can be linked to this message (“published” exactly as written). I find it funny and pathetic. The volumes of stuff in my garden was insanity then–and the insanity continues? Very few of the items sold; plants were given away; donations went to Goodwill. However, many of those items went into storage with my household things and later transported to my present location. You can see them in my garden,

Today, I stumbled quite accidentally on this message as I searched my blog messages for “Fels-Naptha.” I thought I might find the homemade insect repellent recipe in one of last year’s messages. (No, not on an earlier message but an Internet reach provided this information.)

Fearful that CARE Maintenance will chide me for having standing water, I ordered Mosquito Barrier. I have two rain barrels and several large open containers that collect rain water during storms. I use Mosquito “Dunks” in each container but think I need to be more aggressive. There are repeated TV advertisements cautioning people about the mosquito carrying the Zika virus. The mosquito may already be in Texas?

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arrived in late Spring!!

For weeks, I have saved tree limbs, twigs, leaves and weeds for my handyman, David (for his landfill). This afternoon, CARE maintenance hauled it away. “They” knew I was saving for David. To borrow a line from Rodney Dangerfield “I don’t get no respect.” That’s one way to look at it but–on the positive side–“they” were concerned the brush pile might harbor a snake.

…there are major health benefits in molasses.

It’s no surprise to my readers that I am constantly drawn to web sites and magazine articles about health and nutrition. This web site article about molasses caught me by surprise. “Why didn’t I know that?” Rather than organic raw Agave (low-glycemic sweetener), I plan to use certified non-GMO molasses in my morning cup of green tea.

Likewise, I may sweeten Dandelion Root tea and Ginger tea that way. Yes, I drink a variety of “herbal” teas because of their health benefits. ~~ I’m growing both Dandelion and Ginger in my garden. I’m eating Dandelion leaves in my salad; I’ll “harvest” ginger root early next Spring.

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Welcome relief from the heat!! Sadly, it only lasted for fifteen minutes. Hopefully the plants were refreshed?! 

The Health Ranger, Mike Adams, provides valuable health information I’ve followed for years. I’m  ordering his book Food Forensics.