Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 A ball-python.... cool. My doctor has one and she says the python lays his head on her shoulder. She says petting the snake is like stroking soft leather. I want one now! Wahhh. Oh well. I have a small zoo already. Oh, I can related to the mental health stuff. I have major depressive disorder and a few subclinical bipolar symptoms. :-) Linda and the zoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Congratualtions... I am so happy for you and your new life!!! This is just the place you need to be everyone is so friendly and helpful. Whitney (I have a terrible snake phobia) --- reptile_momma <reptile_momma wrote: > Hello and Greetings, > My name is Jen and I'm a 37 yr old mother of > two very active boys > ages: 6 and 13. I'm happily married to my DH of 9 > yrs. > I also share my home with a Ball Python named > " Genre " . > I wanted to join this group because I have made > the life-changing > decision to become a vegetarian. I have read a lot > about this > lifestyle online and from books, but nothing can > really help you to > understand it like talking to those that are there. > To my family it sometimes seems as though they > think I have > stepped into another universe all-together. But for > me I feel it is > not just a life-changing, but a life-SAVING thing I > have decided to do. > Here is the personal stuff: I am 5'2 " and 244 > pounds, not > exactlly what you would call physically fit. I also > struggle daily > with mental disabilities as well. I have been > diagnosed with several > things: Panic Disorder, BPD, OCD, PTSD, Sever > depression and Bi-polar > disorder. > Wow, can't believe I laid it all out there , > but I feel that the > more I tell people, the better they understand where > I'm coming from. > I am a very creative type person (hair color changes > almost monthly, > have several tats (but done now), aspiring writer, > love needle crafts, > animals, and the Lord) > I hope to make some friends here and learn a > lot more about > living the vegetarian life. I have heard of people > who thought they > could do it without learning from others, and > failed, because they > didn't eat right and lacked vitamins and minerals > their bodies > needed. I want to learn as much as I can so that > does not happen > here. > Thank you for listening to me ramble. (big > smiles) > God Bless ALL, > Jen > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 My name is Linda and I live in Salem, Oregon. I am a grandma of 7. I stay at home grandma/mom to my 16 year old grandson who has been with me for almost 10 years. My only concern with going straight vegetarian is keeping fresh veggies at all times. I do not have a current garden but my family will be coming over and we all will put in a good size garden. I will be planting peach, nectarine, lemon and apricot trees this spring. I will buy the largest size I can get so hopefully will have all the fruit we can handle; plus some. I also have numerous of each of green and purple seedless grapes. Now....after its in the ground, grown and ready to ..........I must learn how to can! Not a clue how to can anything.....And I am 59 years old! We just had freak weather here so I had the kids bring all my grape vines into a room which I kept at about 40-50 degrees. There was so much snow and ice, I actually lost many branches off my trees. Anyway, I will be reading past posts and see your files and recipes and hope to learn a lot here. I am also trying to get my home to be self-sustaining in case of any national emergency. Water is my only big concern but I am reading a lot on survival sites. Hope you all had memorial holidays!! Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Linda, Welcome to the group! Don't feel bad about using frozen and canned produce. Where I live it's hard to get good quality fresh produce year round, and my tree-covered yard with clay soil hasn't been too good for gardening yet. Fresh is definitely better though, so if you can get some things canned that will be great! Do you have any farms near you which sell produce, or even a CSA you can get produce from? That would help until you get the garden established. Michelle in VA On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 12:04 AM, GrannyInOregon <PeaceinOregonwrote: > My name is Linda and I live in Salem, Oregon. I am a grandma of 7. I > stay > at home grandma/mom to my 16 year old grandson who has been with me for > almost 10 years. > > My only concern with going straight vegetarian is keeping fresh veggies at > all times. I do not have a current garden but my family will be coming over > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 What a great idea. Yes, farms sell fresh produce here. I'm sure I will get all my veggies grown but the grapes need time to establish and fruit trees, also. I have had this place 20 years. You would think I would have already done this. I lost my son and husband within 14 months of each other. After that, everything went to hell. I was doing good just to get the lawn mowed. A couple of years ago a new neighbor got me interested again in flowers. So, I have gone plant crazy though most I am doing in containers due to a low back problem. I realized how much I enjoyed gardening; it was so soothing for my soul. What is CSA? Your yard and soil fits mine perfectly. I am going to take out 2 small trees for my garden area. The snow and ice took a couple of very big branches off my weeping willow which now leaves my patio plants in all day sun! Our soil is also clay. I have to add to it each time I plant. For $30 an hour I am having a guy come in with a large tiller and till up all of my area that I want to use. I think he can do what I need in a couple of hours. I have a rotortiller but I cannot work it. Guess I will just resell it. What state are you in? I am in Oregon. Thanks for the nice inviting email. I hope to learn much from this site. Have you been on it long? I must get my chores done so I can finish painting the livingroom. Have a super week! Linda On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Michelle Reeves <michfellowswrote: > Linda, > Welcome to the group! Don't feel bad about using frozen and canned produce. > Where I live it's hard to get good quality fresh produce year round, and my > tree-covered yard with clay soil hasn't been too good for gardening yet. > Fresh is definitely better though, so if you can get some things canned > that > will be great! Do you have any farms near you which sell produce, or even a > CSA you can get produce from? That would help until you get the garden > established. > Michelle in VA > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 12:04 AM, GrannyInOregon <PeaceinOregon<PeaceinOregon%40gmail.com> > >wrote: > > > > My name is Linda and I live in Salem, Oregon. I am a grandma of 7. I > > stay > > at home grandma/mom to my 16 year old grandson who has been with me for > > almost 10 years. > > > > My only concern with going straight vegetarian is keeping fresh veggies > at > > all times. I do not have a current garden but my family will be coming > over > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Linda, CSA is " community supported agriculture. " Some cities have them, some don't. You basically sign up to pay by the week/month, etc. and they put together a box or basket of produce for you from what they have seasonally. This keeps income coming in for them, and you have a guaranteed box of local fresh produce that you usually pick up on a certain day. We have one here, but I had problems with them, so quit in the summer. I've been on this group for several months. It's a great group and you should learn a lot here. I live in central Virginia, about an hour from the mountains. My yard is also covered in rocks. The clay is bad enough! Hopefully I can do better this year now that I know a little more about what works and what doesn't. Michelle in VA On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:44 AM, GrannyInOregon <PeaceinOregonwrote: What a great idea. Yes, farms sell fresh produce here. I'm sure I will get all my veggies grown but the grapes need time to establish and fruit trees, also. I have had this place 20 years. You would think I would have already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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