Susan Mené

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I'm a 60 year old adventurous, curious, retired nurse who lives on Long Island, NY. Married to a type A (husband) and I'm a type B. I have a grown daughter and son; we are a close family.
I live my permaculture dream on a suburban shy acre on a glacial moraine, my soil is glacial till.   It's half wooded (evolving food forest) and half for the house, garden and dog. I make my own jam and eat the weeds, My vegetables grow in garden beds, pots, nooks and corners, and vertical planters. Permaculture, hiking, and gardening are my current passions.
I don't use alcohol or drugs because I can't handle them. Have one for me!
I've zip-lined and rock-climbed in Alaska, jumped off the 108th floor of a building in Las Vegas and I'm still terrified of heights. I've hiked glaciers and on Mt. Etna, and lot of trails. 15 years of martial arts (mid-life) until I fell on my head. Now I need a new knee and it was all totally worth it.
Everything considered, being at home with family, friends, dog and garden is the best.
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Pascale Dingenen wrote:I am new to Hugelkultur. I'm in Costa Rica. I just had to figure out the seasons here as there are only two, wet and dry. I've been building up swales, in the fruit Forrest along the hilly part where you can't stand up for long. Dug a walk way which made it a perfect swale/walkway with the outside built up into Hugelkultur. It works really well as water is being held by the 'hill' and everything gets automatically watered in the rain season. A simple irrigation system will be built from rain harvested water coming down the swale just by opening the tap. It's hard to explain lol



Welcome, Pascale!
1 day ago
Welcome to this great community!  Ask anything!  
2 days ago

Elanor Gardner wrote:For doggie use, we purchased dandelion root powder off of Etsy.  


     The mighty dandelion! Thanks for the thorough information!  
     Like everyone here, I'm concerned about buying anything that will be ingested or used on the body.   I'm very nervous. I've heard stories of products being diluted/cut/mixed with other substances.  How would I go about finding trustworthy sources? Should I rely on reviews?  Am I being overly cautious?  Thanks all!
2 days ago
Using the jeans/denim is brilliant!
5 days ago
    Wow, this post is well-timed for me!  I make "yarn" from old t-shirts, etc. and use it to make throw rugs. I have a bunch of mismatched small balls of that yarn.  I'm recovering from surgery and was bored, so I just quick-crocheted some potholders using the yarn knowing I would need to line/cover them to make them useful.  I'm so excited to read this over a bunch of times and get to work!  
     
5 days ago

Robert Ray wrote:On knee two my skin feels like it is burning or sunburnt over the bruising area. On knee one it was tingly like a limb waking up from being asleep. Walked around the house without a cane or crutch yesterday, not ready to abandon them entirely yet.



   Robert, I'm not ready to abandon the cane either.  I have moments that I still really need it.  No giant leaps forward this week; felt great Friday, did a little too much Friday and ho, boy, did I pay for it in pain Friday night!!!   It's a little difficult figuring out what's too much.
6 days ago
Checking in on everyone.
Have been doing "gentle PT at home since surgery, Wednesday was my first official PT evaluation/beginning.  Thursday, quit for a day.  All I wanted to do was sleep, and I did.  Slept great last night, too.  Today I'm back,  Undertow of feeling down but getting outdoors, making phone calls, and doing exersises.
1 week ago
Carla, that sounds great.  I'm not diabetic but do need to watch the sugar intake. I never thought of the apple/zucchini combination.  It seems like the zucchini is a mild enough flavor to let the apple shine while cutting down on the amount of apple needed, is that what you're getting at?  I'm going to search out some recipes.
1 week ago