MARCYINCNY1's Feb 2008 CalorieKing Blog
Pretty Lights
Friday, February 29th 2008
Dunno exactly what they were but they were a pretty sight as we drove around last night. We saw "No Country for Old Men" and then when the new Mexican place, Papá Gallo, was too busy went up to Doug's for fish & chips.I thought the movie was more worthwhile than some of the other Coen brothers films I've seen but it still left me wondering what the point was supposed to be. It's another movie that didn't leave me with anything at the end, no questions, no answers, no chara...
Mother Nature is My Friend
Wednesday, February 27th 2008
After two weeks of virtually no exercise I've started off this week with a trip to the park followed by two days of snow shoveling. Tomorrow should be my first real snowshoeing since before the holidays, yippee!Meanwhile I've ordered seeds including some Good King Henry (Lincolnshire Spinach, Poor Man's Asparagus
Chenopodium bonus-henricus, hardy perennial):
Cultivation Notes: Grown as a vegetable for centuries. Virtually pest and disease free. A very versatile plant historically...
Calcium and Vitamin D Benefits
Friday, February 22nd 2008
Besides boosting your bone health, taking vitamin D with your calcium could give you another big benefit: protection from cancer.It's true. This powerful pair may help reduce the risk of five different kinds of cancer, according to a recent study.
Healthy postmenopausal women taking vitamin D daily with their calcium over 4 years had fewer breast, colon, lung, lymph/leukemia, and uterine cancers than women taking calcium alone. How the vitamin might defend against cancer still needs ...
Blue Waters
Thursday, February 21st 2008
The 3-4 feet of lake effect snow stayed north of us yesterday and Jim 'only' got into about a foot of it on his trip to Lyonsdale. The band has dropped south this morning and it's snowing here with a likely accumulation of 3-4 inches.After a dinner of walleye and some fabulous little Dutch yellow Pee Wee potatoes, we watched "Respiro" last night, one of the best Valentine's Day presents I ever gave myself and the perfect film this time of year when images of blue water and warm ...
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