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The Woods. NorCal
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Central NJ

I did spend most of January with Vincent by Don McLean in my headOh, that is very pretty! It looks like a starlit night.


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Bavaria, Germany

It's been a while since I crocheted anything, but it was very relaxing!
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The Sonoran Desert




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Central NJ





Now, please take care of yourself.


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Bavaria, Germany
for the rest--but cheers for still keeping up with exercising and for finding a way to take care of yourself!

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The Sonoran Desert


It's extra frustrating because I shouldn't have to be doing this.
Trawling through the internet every now and again trying to find a diagnosis that fits so perfectly it will convince governments that I am actually as disabled as I am.
This is utterly unreasonable. I am so sorry that the burden of proof is so heavily upon you.Exactly, and I have had it happen to fortunately very few people in my life. But I saw them scrape, scramble, and fight to protect themselves and I am in awe by the fortitude that it requires of them, of you.And I should not have to do that, we have plenty of resources on this planet!
Disability is the one minority status you could gain in five seconds of misfortune.
We need more of this. Just because we all should be better people. Better friends to people we don't know, and even better friends to the people we do.So be kind.
Be kind to disabled people.
Be kind to older people.
Be kind to those less fortunate than you.
This is so true. Hidden disabilities are worse simply because they can't be seen.And guess what? You can't always tell who those people are!
So be kind to everyone unless they have actively proven to be undeserving of your kindness.
You will be in their shoes some day.

Beautiful! (the creation and the creator)I am super proud of what I made and felt glorious!
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Nashville, TN, USA
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Nashville, TN, USA
I make regular bread and sundried tomato bread, which is one of the tastiest things in the world!Any special types of bread you make or just a basic one?

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Nashville, TN, USA
There, found the right post =DOf course @Laura Rainbow Dragon
I use a bread machine so I can't tell you anything about the actual preparation of the bread (my joints say no to kneading), but here are my ingredients:
100gr wholemeal wheat flour
400gr fine wheat flour
8gr salt
8gr sugar
30gr grated parmesan
0,5 teaspoon of chili (but of course if you like heat you could add more! Or even experiment with various chili pastes. I think Sambal Manis bread would be epic.)
40 gr chopped sundried tomatoes
2 tablespoons of olive oil (could be replaced by a different oil or butter, but maybe not plant-butter because that stuff sticks to everything when baking)
115ml milk
190 ml water
1 teaspoon of dried yeast.
I use sun-dried tomatoes in oil that come in a jar,
50gr scooped out roughly ends up being 40gr tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of oil.
Since I use a machine, I squish the excess oil out of the tomatoes with a fork, add the oil to the mixture in the bowl before turning it on, and add the finely chopped tomatoes after an hour when the dough has been formed to a ball and my machine beeps at me to DO SOMETHING.
Bread recipes can of course be tinkered with a lot, but this is what I've been using (more or less) and it's delish ^^
Also I wish everybody could just walk to the local mill on Saturday and buy some freshly ground flour... it's a joy and I am spoiled xD

) I hope you get some good, solid answers for your health issues. 
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Nashville, TN, USA
I'm going to assume someone in Finland tried it already. Rye bread with liquoriceNow, throwing liquorice into your bread dough - that's something!![]()

Ooooh yes I hope you do try it and let me know if it's good! Maybe I can make a buckwheat and tomato loaf for a friend of mineLove my bread machine too (gluten intolerant so now that saves me quite a good deal ; and buckwheat bread is yummy!). Now, you make me want to try the sundried tomatoes addition...

Is it like MCAS? I know you mentioned potential EDS in your family, and they often run together.I have one that causes sudden allergic reactions and near fainting episodes.
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