Category: health

Paleo Failio

by Lisa | Dec 17, 2018 | food, health | 1 |

Desperate times call for desperate measures. So far, in my life, I’ve avoided diets....

What a Drag It Is Getting Old

by Lisa | May 5, 2015 | health, Hiking | 1 |

There’s a certain age, and I guess I’ve reached it, when, even if you still feel...

Oh, That This Too Too Solid Flesh…

by Lisa | Oct 8, 2014 | health | 2 |

I’m at a crossroads here, folks. It’s not even New Years, but it’s time for some...

D-Lite

by Lisa | Sep 3, 2014 | food, health | 6 |

So recent routine bloodwork shows me to be deficient in Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency?...

Becoming a Runner

by Lisa | Mar 27, 2014 | health, Hiking, Portrait of the Artist | 3 |

I was a runner once. In high school I was on the cross-country team. It wasn’t before Title...

Juice Cleanse Redux

by Lisa | Oct 5, 2013 | health, learnin', my eccentric friends | 2 |

Yes, I’m doing another juice cleanse. No, this isn’t going to be a regular thing with...

Juice Cleanse: Day Three

by Lisa | Sep 13, 2013 | food, health | 3 |

Here I am at the last day of a three day juice cleanse. And this is what I know for sure. No...

Juice Cleanse: Day Two

by Lisa | Sep 12, 2013 | food, health | 2 |

Here’s the good news on a juice cleanse: you will not be hungry. Well, I’m going to...

Juice Cleanse: Day One

by Lisa | Sep 11, 2013 | food, health | 6 |

It all started when my friend Christine showed up glowing and visibly slimmer. She’d just...

Can To Nyad Be a Verb?

by Lisa | Sep 5, 2013 | health, Hiking, learnin' | 3 |

Did everyone see former Olympic medalist Diana Nyad clambering out on that Florida beach after an...

Two Terrier PRE-Hab

by Lisa | Aug 14, 2013 | dogs, guns, health | 10 |

I think at some point I vaguely promised to stop posting about the ex-employee who was evicted...

The Lard, Mole and Mezcal Diet

by Lisa | Jul 25, 2011 | arts & culture, food, health, travel | 14 |

Back from a three week intensive Spanish course in Oaxaca, and I find I’ve left a little...

About This Blog

A Yank. A Brit. Two Terriers. A Vineyard. And a Dream.

Being the true-life adventures of two city kids and two spoiled terriers as they transition to a life of winemaking and organic farming in Sonoma. You know Green Acres? It’s like that.

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Things About Me

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There are reasons I’m not famous.

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I have the world's largest Christmas music collection.

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I'm an unashamed Donny Osmond fan.

I get wildlife drunk.

My terriers have famous friends.

I've got a tiny RV