Golden Threads http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl? http://www.eblah.com en SophiaVictoria has passed http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1360263832/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1360263832/#num1
Don't know the details I'm afraid, but sad whatever they are. Life can be a struggle for some, wish I could have helped more.

SophoaVictoria's real name is Robin for those that don't recognise the Sophia Victoria, which was her cat's name I believe.]]> Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:03:52 policychecker Paula O+ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1341605842/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1341605842/#num1
Quoted from Paula 0+
large turmors in liver, kidney failure, doing fine in hospital hospice, jus want to say goodbye, its my time.v Loved being here! take care of your selves.  Srely Health is Wealth!  Keep it up timely!  




This was Paula O+'s last post from a thread she created titled Radiation and My thyroid.

I just thought I would let her friends here know that Paula's facebook page reports that she passed away in the last day or so.  I have no other info than what she posted here, and I am thankful she let us know she was so ill.

So fast, so sad... I will miss her, as I am sure many of you will.

Rest in the Peace of God Paula

Tea Rose
]]> Fri, 6 Jul 2012 16:17:22 Tea Rose Remembering Sarah Blakeney... http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1141393882/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1141393882/#num1
Some of you didn't know her because by the time this board began, she was quite ill and thus was not a big poster here.  But she was active on the old board and on another related board, and was a great contributer to, and part of, the BTD community for years.

Those of us who had the honor and privilege of getting to know Sarah remember her well for her practicality, her common sense, her ability to cut through to the heart of any given matter, her honesty, her intelligence, her sense of humor, her helpfulness to others which only seemed to be more in evidence as she herself got sicker and sicker, and for her striking and remarkable bravery.

When her cancer recurred, I called her on the phone in London, and I think that is when we really became close friends.  We were already good friends, but somehow I think when the diagnosis of cancer comes in, it really throws everything into sharp relief, and at that moment I realized, I love this person, nothing can happen to her!  And I knew I wanted to be there for her no matter what.  But the funny thing was--and this was Sarah--it was she who was always there for me.  Here she was in an epic life and death situation with cancer, and she always wanted to know about my problems of the time which I can only imagine how trivial they must have seemed to her, but she NEVER made me feel that way.  She always genuinely wanted to listen and only rarely did she want to focus on herself.  Who knows, maybe I did help her by giving her that pressure valve wherein she could focus on someone else and forget about her own situation for a few minutes.  But really I think it was that she just genuinely cared so much for others and always had her own problems in perspective, even when anyone else would have been consumed by them.  I know I would have been consumed by the cancer.

But she never let it consume her.  Even though it took her life, it did NOT consume her spirit or keep her from doing the things that were important to her until she simply physically could not do them anymore.  But as long as she could, she was a caring and giving mother, wife, daughter, friend, and I mean right up to the end.

She was a rare human being, and a rare friend.  I've never had one like her and I suspect I never will again.

Anyway, I wrote this poem for her:

Question Spring

Time is strange, a moment a year
Seems an instant ago
Time makes no sense
You seem so much farther away
So time must have passed
Warning: objects in mirror seem farther than they are
I can’t sense you listening anymore
I’m not sure what you think or feel about matters great and small
I wish you could hear me
I wish I could hear you
I wish I could know what you would want me to do
My go-to gal has gone to
Where?
Where are you?
Are you?
Are you somewhere?
Can you hear me?
Or are you gone?
Does time really consume us entirely?
I wish I knew
But obviously we weren’t meant to know certain things
Maybe it would drive us mad if we knew there was nothing once we reach the end of time
Or maybe it would drive us to suicide if we knew there was something wonderful waiting
Either way, it seems we’re intended to see our lives through sanely, thus we can’t know
But I still wish I could be the exception and KNOW
I wish God would tell me, I think I can take it!
If our spirits go on, that is
If not, don’t tell me.  I can’t take it
But if so, I want to KNOW
I want to know if you are okay
And if what you wanted done is what I did
Did I do right, did I do wrong?
And if you are at peace
Are you?
That you are is my strongest wish]]> Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:51:22 Peppermint Twist Too much protein http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1138750394/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1138750394/#num1
I crave protien all of the time, often like people with allergies to a certain food, crave that food, plus maybe the weak and sick feeling is detox

What do you all think?  Am I just pulling straws or could it be a possibility.  If this is a problem what do I do to cut down, I just don't seem to be able to]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:33:14 Laura P More about fat http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1138121197/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1138121197/#num1
If you had to quantify the fat you eat in a day, what would you guess your intake is?  How can I explain this to her in a way she might get?]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:46:37 Connect 9Q34 Questions http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1129234323/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1129234323/#num1
I know one of the key truths underlying the blood type is the fact that your blood type is determined at gene 9Q34.  I also know that it is significant what the genes in the immediate vicinity of 9Q34 control.

What I don't know is why proximity is so significant.  What makes two genes being in immediate or close proximity any more significant than two genes which are far apart?

Tom]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:12:03 Tom1964 alternatives to spelt http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1126543642/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1126543642/#num1 Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:47:22 1305 Blackstrap Molasses http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1118880663/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1118880663/#num1
I hope that all Blood Types can benefit from this but right now I only know about A's.

For those of you who buy a bottle of molasses I recommend putting it in another container right away as every time I pour some from the bottle onto a teaspoon some of it spills over the side of the bottle and it is very sticky.........

Regards,

Joy]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:11:03 Joy Memory garden for Sarah http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1111419970/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1111419970/#num1 http://www.lowes.com/lkn?actio.....vFiles/rightNavHowTo), only trees and shrubs--which are perennials, but you know what I mean--and I just have no clue what I'm doing but I'm doing it *lol*), that goal may be too ambitious, but I'm trying for it; if it isn't finished by that date, I am dedicating it anyway.  I was originally envisioning a rock garden, in which all the plants and elements would be intended to create a very peaceful, reflective, soothing place.  In talking with others from the BTD community, I got some great ideas and now the rock/reflective garden has evolved to include elements of what is called an "English Cottage Garden", or at least, elements of how I am coming to understand what that concept is, which could be all wrong, but who cares if it turns out to be a beautiful, restorative place?  Anyway, when it is finished, I am going to take photos, scan them, save them, host them on Imageshack.com (cool site!) and post them here so that you guys can see it (no pressure now that I said that for it to turn out well!).

I worked all, and I mean ALL weekend on this and I'm very thrilled with how it is coming along and turning out so far, although I had hoped to get everything planted yesterday, but not even close.  There was a lot of designing involved in this project--way more than in any other landscaping project I've done at my house so far, and there was a lot of shopping at different places for different things, etc., which took away from actual time digging in the dirt.  However, I think all the planning and taking the time to really consider the overall concept was worth it.  I just hope all these GORGEOUS flowering perennials that are sitting there, mostly not planted yet, will live long enough for me to capture their beauty on film, as again, I've never worked with perennials before and I'm scared they are all gonna die on me.  I tried very hard to select perennials and not annuals, but it can be confusing, to say the least!  I have got some extremely beautiful plants for this.  I've also got some beautiful rocks from this intense building supply place that one really has to WANT ROCKS to brave going to, but that's another story.  I even braved second-hand smoke for this--so wherever Sarah is, I know that she really knows how much I love her *lol*!!!!  I don't put up with second-hand smoke, it is UNHEARD OF...but for Sarah's rocks, it had to be done.

Anyway, I now have all these cool rocks and plants, and everything is placed where I want it, and I made two little stone benches, and bought two chairs for the bad-back set to be able to enjoy it, too (namely me).  A co-worker is making me a little wooden dedication sign to hang, and I am going to buy one of those "gazing balls", which are--the good ones, anyway, and I can't find one, only tacky ones--glass balls that have beautiful subtle color to them, placed on a stand.  Nothing (with the exception of the two chairs) is allowed in this garden unless it looks and ideally IS very natural, such as terra cotta puts, stone benches, etc.  Some of the around 75 plants I bought (I broke out the credit card for the first time this millenium!) are:

Butterfly Bush (Verna, from the old board's, idea), around four or five varieties, all will have purple or blue flowers
Honeysuckle (another idea from fellow BTDer buds of Sarah), two varieties, one with orange flowers and one that will have the traditional yellow, I think
This GORGEOUS plant with intense dark red leaves, called "Blood Leaf"
Snow Bush
Red (looks decidedly purple to me) Fountain Grass
Mondo Grass (green)
Peppermint
Spearmint
Basil
Parsley
Allyson Heather (also apparently called Mexican Heather), has tiny magenta blossoms
Darlsburg Daisies (yellow beauties, the guy at the nursery says they come back year after year even though they are labeled "annual"--see how confusing this is?)
Some other kinds of yellow daisies and these gorgeous flame-orange flowers that I think are yet another variety of daisies
Plumbago
Sweet vibernum
Gardenia
Something that starts with an "L" and that I forget the name of, said on the label that it is good for rock gardens and likes semi-shade:  into the cart with you!
Two very beautiful varietes of miniature roses - my British neighbor walked by as I was COVERED head-to-toe in soil and toiling away, and said "Your garden looks beautiful!"  I told her I was going for an English Cottage Garden and she said "Roses, you need plenty of roses."  So, of course I had to go BACK to Lowe's to get tons more soil (d**n oak roots, I can't dig in one section--I have to build everything UP!) and I decided I had to go with the expert, i.e., the native British person, so I bought these minature roses.  As it happens, there are a few wild rose bushes in the back yard but they all seem sickly this year, leaf-wise, and none of them are in this little garden area I'm creating, so I had to get my token roses, per the British neighbor!  I take it as a sign that she walked past, as I usually go a good year between sightings of her, as she spends half her time back in Britain.
A bunch of other flowering perennials that I can't remember the names of
A dark green bush with shiny leaves that the pup at the nursery told me "does well" and has white flowers eventually

I'm leaving a bunch of stuff out, because I can't remember it all, but you get the point:  I took the BTD bud who told me about the English Cottage Garden concept to heart when I read this quote in a link he gave me:  ""Therefore, the cottage garden has no formal plan. It is a riot of colour and plants crammed in wherever there is a space."

Between the plants and the stone benches, it is already looking so cool and is having the desired effect of peacefulness and soothing, as I couldn't keep up my usual frenzied planting pace and found myself pausing often to sit on the bench, take a few swigs of WF mineral water, and "stop and smell the roses", only I didn't have the roses yet at that point, but I stopped to smell all the wonderful flowers and herbs, and watch the bees that have already discovered Sarah's garden.  My dog and cats love it, too.  The dog is funny and uses the little "doorway" I created to the rest of the backyard out of two big, beautiful rocks I bought (details in a sec) and red (really purple) fountain grass.  She only will go through that now, even though she could fit between some of the plants and go another way.  I get a kick out of seeing her trot back and forth through the "doorway".  I love the garden.  I hope Sarah loves it, too, and can see the "riot of colour and plants crammed in wherever there is a space" from wherever she is.

Details (in the form of pictures) sometime after Easter Sunday!
]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:46:10 Peppermint Twist B and Individuality http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1110066247/ http://www.dadamo.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1110066247/#num1 B's:  Get back to me on the subject of being a total anachronism, belatedly computer-illiterate, etc.  I'd like some company. ]]> Sat, 5 Mar 2005 18:44:07 san j