All you need for a Georgia summer

While Tom and I were following this truck it occurred to us that it contained all you need for this time of year.  Soil mix to play in the dirt then a way to chill out afterwards.

ENJOY

☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺

i-phone apps

For those of you who have i-phone and like to take creative photos with it.  I have found a post on one of my favorite blogs with examples of fantastic creative photos you can take using your i-phone and it's apps.
http://alphabetsoupstudio.blogspot.com/2011/05/love-live-laugh.html
☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺

Summer storm aftermath

Big old oak tree- no more

These photos are of the aftermath of the summer storm from my last post.  Even though this was a more typical summer storm than we have had lately, it still left some damage of it's own including 3 people who died because of trees falling on them.  Most storms are not this bad as far as damage goes, but with the tornado weather a couple of weeks ago the trees have been weakened.  By now most of the clean-up is done and things are back to normal.  I have noticed that a lot of people have done a lot of clean-up and tarring  down of old buildings.  I'm sure at least some of the reason is to keep the damage down when the next tornado type storm comes by but it has really made an improvement on the way some parts of town look.

House among the trees

Downed old power lines (you have to look hard)

Traveling down I-75

No more sound barrier

Stopping to get gas

☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺

Summer storms

We had a sudden summer storm pass over our house tonight. I went outside on the porch to try to capture the essence of the storm.  I don't know if succeeded, but shooting through the rain and having the leaves tossed by the wind and the low light presented some unique problems.  I tried several different settings and shutter speeds. Any comments or tips would be very much appreciated.

Enjoy

☺☺☺Johnina ☺☺☺

Shining moon

"Meditate.

Live purely. Be quiet.

Do your work with mastery.

Like the moon, come out

from behind the clouds!

Shine"

~Buddha~

Enjoy

☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺

Lifestyle changes

Eggs Dijon

The seizures that I have been having have cause multiple drastic lifestyle changes.  I can not drive so I am basically housebound.  I carry my cell phone on my person constantly so I can call for help because even if there is someone else in the house once a seizure starts even with being conscience; I can not talk well enough to shout for help or walk well enough to go for help so I call our land line to get someone to help.  I now have to have someone in the house just in case. Hopefully this is only temporary, only until the seizures are under control.
Since the doctors tend to agree that at least in part this is due to all the medications I take, I am coming off some meds and changing others.  The doctors and I are working on using less toxic meds even if they do not work  as well and using supplements instead or to enhance the effectiveness of the less toxic meds.
This was causing havoc with my system until recently as I am now adjusting to the new medications.  In fact now I am starting to feel better than I have in quite awhile.
However I'm about to embark on a drastic lifestyle change; changing the way I eat.  All my research has mentioned that adults with seizures have been helped by a low carb diet.  After I check this out with a couple of my doctors and learn how to manage my insulin shots to control my diabetes I going to give it a try.  Of all the suggestions on meds and supplements this seems to be the safest alternative and beneficial in other ways too.  I want to make this diet as healthy as possible and if this may be a permanent lifestyle change I want to enjoy it.  To this end I have pulled out my cookbooks and am looking through them for new recipes and I hit up the library for low carb cookbooks.  I am having a delightful time looking for new and exciting ways to cook and recipes I might not have tried before.  I discovered that I can make this change and truly enjoy the process.  I think I had gotten into a rut with the way I was eating and instead of trying to adapt my old recipes I am going to find a new and delicious way to eat.  I love learning and am going to make this an exciting new voyage of discovery by trying a new recipe every day.    If I can figure out how to put my new recipes from my cookbook program to my blog; I will share them with you.  Even if you are not on a low carb diet you might enjoy the dishes anyway.

Enjoy

☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺

 

Sunday afternoon snooze

Hope you're having a great, relaxing day

Enjoy

☺☺☺Johnina☺☺☺ 

PS: This is my son Jeremy and his girlfriend Emily Graves, the daughter of my heart.