Nickel Farm

My favorite evening salad is fresh tomatos, avocados, and bean sprouts with a little Udos oil and ranch dressing. YUM!!!

I’m planning on having “vine ripened” tomatos clear to Christmas. For that to happen, I ripped several wood strips off the house and built a simple frame right around my 7′ tall plants and covered it with visqueen. The tomatos are planted adjacent to a south facing rock wall and should, with the electric heater I placed in the tent, last well into the fall.

Felt lousy when I awoke this morning.  Somewhat breathless, weak, dizzy, and sleepy.  It has occurred to me that I am probably detoxing and undergoing a cleansing/healing crisis as a result of consuming more Green Drink lately.  I think I will fix some eggs and toast for breakfast to slow down the detoxification process a bit.  Have to expect some discomfort as I progress toward immaculate health.

Felt somewhat better after a long nap and went outside for some fresh air.  Once out back, I spied the pile of small firewood I had under a tarp.  Decided to cut it up with my circle saw before we get more precipitation.  Felt good to move around and I resumed the Nickel Farm Journal update I had commenced earlier in the day.  The grass is starting to green up in between snowstorms.  Spring is on its way and life is good.

I am glad I came to the city yesterday because we got a pretty good snowstorm last night.  Spent a few hours shoveling snow off my daughter, Amy’s walks and driveway.  I hauled some of the snow in a dumpster to construct a sled run for my grandkids.

Repaired the taillights on one of my utility trailers today. Will be traveling to the city tomorrow to pick up the beautiful red and gold couch and loveseat that Lara found for me at the thrift store for $130.

Went to the Temple tonight with a lady friend. We enjoyed sweet and sour chicken over rice in the temple cafeteria before the session. Unfortunately, I had a baked potato and some very sweet chocolate cake with it and my blood sugar went off the charts during the night. I awoke at 2:00 am feeling very sick and got up and built a fire since I was trembling quite severely. I attempted to call my home teacher from two different locations in my room without success. It was only after I pleaded with the Lord for assistance that the third attempt was successful and I was able to speak to him. He came right over and gave me some cheese and a blessing.

Felt much better this morning after about nine hours of sleep.  I munched several stalks of celery (very alkaline) last night before retiring and had no problems while sleeping.  I believe that a lot of so-called acid reflux disease symptoms are actually the result of our habit of consuming too many acid-forming foods in our daily diet.  Worked outside in shirtsleeves today.  Feels like spring but I hope we have “winter” first as we really need moisture.

Awoke at 3:00 am this morning with heartburn.  I will often get heartburn when I turn over on my right side and that’s what happened here.  I normally combat heartburn with naturally alkaline plants and plant juice, but I was too lazy to get out of bed this time and popped a few Tums instead.  Nonetheless, I started feeling headachy and my bowels went into an uproar.  I am here to say that a 40-degree bathroom is not a fun place to visit when one is sick.  I turned a small electric heater on in there for what proved to be several nighttime visits.  All in all, it was a pretty miserable night.

My ears ring constantly and have for over twenty-five years.  When I am sick or in stress, they ring extremely loud and it can become hard to bear.  I prayed for some relief several times during the day and kept a lot of background noise going in my room.

Heard from my doctor’s office today.  All test results were negative. Surprise, surprise!  Good information to have, however.

I dutifully appeared at the doctor’s office at 12:00 noon today.  They drew five vials of blood for annual routine tests.  Since I had driven a considerable distance to the city, I had lunch, went to a movie with a friend and then, later, to a dance.

Received a call from my doctor’s office informing me that in order to renew my blood pressure prescription, I will have to visit his office in person.  What a racket!