In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Signy - have you considered xylitol as a sugar substitute? (WARNING! extremely toxic to dogs!)
I've done a not very intensive but pretty extensive search. Xylitol does NOT raise insulin levels OR glucose levels (either at all or very little) (but there was nothing to be found re IGF-1). At worst it may do what sorbitol does in large quantities. It has been looked at for anti-carries, anti-otitis media, gut microbiome-healing, dry-mouth treatment, and some other beneficial effects.
If you have the time, maybe check it out.
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The sweetener I use is a combination of erythritol, sugar, and stevia. It doesn;t eliminate sugar altogether, but it does reduce calories from sugar by 75%, which is good enuf for me.
AFA the protein drink, I'll prolly drink 1/2 bottle per day to complement the milk/whey mix I make myself. Plus I'll still be be eating eggs and egg whites aand whatever protein comes along with noodles and other grain products. I think protein is covered but I realized Im prolly missing EFAs. Also tried finding out why the "no sugar" mandate. Sites that I trust like Mayo and Cleveland Clinic don't support the idea, there is only one study out there and its not on people. But well, what the heck: better safe than sorry.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Brenda - warm(ish) rain - SO much better than cold rain!
It is. Rain suppose to hang around until Thursday then dry out for the weekend.
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Out for my walk and need some veg today.
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because yesterday was cold and drizzly I made ham and vegetable soup, and had a couple of cups of all of that salty goodness!
I make it with celery, a green pepper cut into big "vegetable" pieces, a red pepper, cut into pretty little confetti pieces, chicken broth (both boxed and homemade. I had gotten some chicken feet for puppy's rawfood diet. She didn't like them so well, but they make awesome broth!) a big chopped tomato, bay, peppercorns, a generous portion of smoked paprika, a bit of cumin, a half-bag of okra, and cubed ham. From start to serve, takes about an hour. And bc dear daughter doesn't like peppers, I put rice in her bowl to bulk up the soup, and sprinkle just a tad of chipotle in hubby's because he likes his spicy!
I see we're due for a change of weather in a couple of days. It's been swtiching back and forth between warm(ish) and sunny to cold and drizzly, but over the next ten days is predicted to warm up and dry out, with dew point dropping as low as 20F. Bc I have so many problems with my sinuses and have been battling a chronic infection and congestion, I think I better drag out the humidifier.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Good couple of cop movies to watch are "Bon Cop, Bad Cop" and "Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2". Very funny. 
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Saw a very nice Canadian movie, made in Newfoundland(?), called "The Big Seduction" or "the Great Seduction". how the harbor of Ticklehead seduces a young doctor to stay on as their permanent doctor so they can bring in a factory and jobs to the town. Not very realistic, but very sweet.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Saw a very nice Canadian movie, made in Newfoundland(?), called "The Big Seduction" or "the Great Seduction". how the harbor of Ticklehead seduces a young doctor to stay on as their permanent doctor so they can bring in a factory and jobs to the town. Not very realistic, but very sweet.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
Both the "Bon Cop, Bad Cop" movies are Canadian. And as the title suggests one cop is from Ontario and the other from Quebec.
The first film is about people with a hockey team getting killed. The English cop is hoping to get a desk job to spend more time with his son as his wife left him. So his sister is helping him.
The French cop is divorced but his ex and daughter share the house.
The funny bits start when they are forced to work together by their Captains. One Captain is translating into French what the Ontario one is saying, when the French cop suddenly answers in English.
The French cop's Captain is surprised then says, "He can English" to which the Ontario cop starts speaking in French.
They go back and forth through the film.
The second film has American consulate officials stealing cars and rigging them to blow up all across the US. By this time the RCMP officer has been diagnosed with Lou Gehgris's Disease and the French cop has remarried his ex and his daughter is on her way to getting into the police academy.
The films in a very small way can give you a sense of the relationship between Ontario and Quebec. Which is what makes them so funny.
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Back from my walk and it is trying to rain.
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Sounds funny! I'll see if we can find them!
I used to have to call Quebec from time to time, tracking down specialty chemical suppliers. It was a trip, hearing "Vous avez telephoner xxxx. Pour Anglais presser nombre xxx"
I hope I've translated that correctly! I took French way back when in high school, so I could follow along, but it was a head-spin, being treated as the "foreign language" speaker! I can imagine a lot of humor along those lines!
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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