What a clever idea! At NUDO, you can 'adopt' an Olive Tree and then receive Olive Oil from that tree throughout the year. Since it ships from overseas, I have no idea how the pricing works… Read More

WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT MICHAEL VICK ON THEIR TEAM?I understand, that like all sports, money is the end-all-be-all. At the same time, though, it does involve people playing sports, and it see… Read More

Yay, VvonV cooked dinner last night!He made some "It's All Good" faux chicken breasts, corn on the cob and stewed beans.I wish he'd have given me time to take a few pictures of it before we… Read More

Well the boys are back, so our mango supply has diminished greatly. I wanted to know what they thought of my new Black Salt, so I put the tiniest dust of a taste on their tongues. Both of th… Read More

Yay! I have finally found some Black Salt, or Kala Namak.It's an earth salt- a volcanic salt, rather than a sea salt. And it's not black at all, it's a peachy beige colour. It was only $2.49… Read More

This was lunch today.Browned potatoes with onions, red and green bell peppers, garlic and basil and avocado salad and apples.You are probably wondering- why does she have tomato juice in a w… Read More

Ok, so I forgot to take the mangoes I bought at India Sweet and Spices home, so I had to go back for them another day. Fibromyalgia brain-fog or something.The good news is, I now have mangoe… Read More

I don't know what the deal is- am I just on an Indian food bent, or is it maybe that other than the two dedicated vegetarian restaurants in Fresno, Au Lac in the Tower District and New Stars… Read More

North India Bar and Grill80 W. ShawClovis, CA 93612(559)325-7788Not sure if it's fair to review a restaurant I haven't gone to, but here goes.My friend Mark came over last night and brought… Read More

Yeah, I know there are some people who really hate Tofutti. But compared to the alternative, I think it's ok. Not my favourite, but VvonV and the boys like it- and the important thing is… Read More

Well, I finally broke down and bought a new digital Camera. Not that I wanted to buy a new one, but my 5- year old Olympus -60 finally halfway bought the dust. Meaning that the lens only s… Read More

Who knows? I'm no expert on the jumpy kind of bugs.VvonV just found this little guy inside his baseball cap, IN our bedroom!No idea how he got there. If you click on the picture for a closeu… Read More

What do you think of this big guy? He's about an inch and a half long, and he's got huge moose antlers. Some people call these beetles June Bugs, but we've always called the little bronze… Read More

I made vegan Fajitas for the boys tonight. Pretty simple, just Trader Joe's Chicken-less Strips and sauteed sliced red and green Bell Peppers and onions. Served on Corn Tortillas with soy c… Read More

Tonight I watched 'Marley and Me' with the boys for about the 3rd time. At 2AM. What the heck, they're on summer vacation, right?What a sad movie. The kids think it's funny, but it makes m… Read More

Losing weight just by drinking 8oz of vegetable juice a day seems pretty silly, but new research has shown that doing just that can triple your actual weight loss. Of course, I like this ide… Read More

Seems like things really do come in threes. I've come across 2 different easy ways to kind of 'passively' lose weight recently. Can't wait for the third to show up! This second one is bas… Read More

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Baby Squirrel - Tell me this is not the cutest thing you have ever seen!Earwig brought this little guy into the house Friday night. It was windy here the last few days, so I imagine he fell… Read More

Against my better judgement, I watched "Hotel for Dogs" last night.Now, when I say, 'against my better judgement', I mean that I don't ordinarily watch movies for kids. But being that I sha… Read More

This is Grif with a sparkler. Wow, things have changed. The new sparklers are more like flares or torches. And they don't have that yummy sulphur smell like they used to. It's the first… Read More

Through Craigslist, I've found a new helper for baby squirrel. As much as I love baby animals, trying to raise them surrounded by cats is hard. At some point you have to say that as much a… Read More

Another baby squirrel.This one not so chewed up. And me with antibiotics. So he has lived for more than a couple of days.I took him to the vet- a couple of them- no help whatsoever. One o… Read More

WHAT KIND OF LOSER TEAM WOULD SIGN MICHAEL VICK?Well, I had previously been wondering what kind of loser team would even CONSIDER signing on Michael Vick. I mean who wants a dog-hating, ani… Read More