Posted on 10/19/2019 6:28:51 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
It’s a terrible disease. Prayers are on the way for him, MomwithHope.
Thanks, his name is Bill, early 60’s. Hubby talked with him on the phone last night. He doesn’t even remember any visits while in the hospital. Ventilator, ICU for a few weeks, tracheotomy and not able to eat for awhile. He is getting home therapy now after a few weeks in a rehab facility. They live very near a hardwood wet area. Since most horses have been vaccinated, the virus has migrated mostly to birds and some dogs. He told hubby last night he is totally convinced prayers from a lot of people saved him. Thank you again.
My pleasure. It sounds as if Bill is doing fairly well. He must be a strong person, both physically and mentally.
Actually I think it is more his wife she is a nurse and suspected a virus, he was hit hard with a seizure and they helicoptered him to the hospital. Hit hard with antivirals, antibiotics and seizure meds until they could figure out what was going on. Early treatment was key from what we understand. Very low percentage of survivors from EEE.
He was really lucky that his wife was so capable. Swift treatment is essential to avoid as much brain swelling as possible. It seems that older and younger victims are most at risk.
Thanks for thinking of her.
Glad the pain is gone an there is some improvement!
How do I save my marigold seeds for next year? My French marigolds were spectacular this year. Would like to see a repeat.
Gorgeous!
Holstein and a few Jersey. The farmer that rents our crop land also rents our pasture and keeps his heifers there until they are old enough to breed.
They chat across the fence with the other neighbor’s beef cattle. Flirts! ;)
If you're not particular on color or form for next season, then I'd give saving them a try. They are one of the easier seeds to save. Store them in a paper bag over the winter in a cool, dark spot. No dampness.
I grew two new ones to me this year. 'Strawberry Blond' and 'Fireball.' I didn't care for the color on the Strawberry Blond, but I really loved the Fireball - super bright orange/ red. You could see it from a long way off!
The seed was from Burpee's and Jung's, respectively.
I dug potatoes this past week, and last night for supper I made Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes from some of my Red Norland spuds. A local Steak House we like offers these as a side dish and they are so, SO good!
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/garlic-mashed-red-potatoes/
...and then, since I still have an abundance of Kale (from only 3 plants!) I made Easy Kale Pesto, and I don’t know how I LIVED without this stuff! I made three batches and will probably make more. (I froze two and kept one in the fridge; made a generous half-pint each batch.)
One thing I added was a WHOLE lemon per batch. (Calls for 2 Tbsp., but a whole lemon usually gives you 3 Tbsp.) Juice the lemon and then rasp/zest the peel and add all of it into the other ingredients. Adjust the oil to make it as thick or thin as you like.
Do NOT forget to add the fresh Parmesan, (I added 1/4 cup per batch) though her recipe says it’s optional. Really? Parm, ‘optional?’ Not at my house, LOL!
https://www.loveandlemons.com/kale-pesto/
This Blogger also has some very nice cookbooks!
I had my first taste over cheese-stuffed tortellini, and I served some to Beau on his cheese omlett this morning. I will also confess to sneaking a spoonful straight out of the jar. It’s THAT good!
The only mashed potatoes allowed in our house are made with a roasted garlic head. So yummy.
Those are lovely!
I will try to save my seeds.
I like mashing the reds because I can pretend they’re GOOD for me - ‘cuz, like, I’m getting more FIBER or something
Right? RIGHT? ;)
You are definitely getting more potassium with the peel. Reds are so moist. We grew some for a few years. Great flavor when fresh.
I wish you well! I hope your wife continues to improve. Illness and hopital trips are difficult. Its a hard thing to lose mobility and independence both for you and her! (And you appear to live somewhere with lots of stairs!)\
(You have an incredibly beautiful view!)
Next is the white blanket, using that griddle stitch. I use a H hook for most everything, I like a tighter warmer stitch. Found some nice white ribbon with gold trim and I usually do some sort of applique that I crochet, a cross or a heart. I had some gold embroidery thread and it worked well. Finished size on this is 38X52. Yeah kind of big. 
Next is what I call a baby bag. Not much of a name but I came up with this back in the 2000 era. I wanted to dress up a fleece baby blanket. It's a 26" long piece of fleece that is 60" wide. Using yarn and a really tiny crochet hook - like a 12 - poke holes and do a single crochet all the way around. That's the anchor. Then I switch to the H hook and do another row of single crochet all the way around. When that is done I fold part of it up to make the bag. Do a single crochet strip on each side of the bag to close it up. Then go around the front and top if the bag and so any old type of trim you want. I like to dress them up a bit with a flower or a heart applique. I kind of went overboard on this one but it is special. I have made many of these baby bags and mom's love them. Tuck your baby in the front and even when they have a snow suit on there is plenty of room and the top part can fold down for some face protection. Photos are not the greatest.
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