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Hope on the Horizon

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine held its annual conference in Indianapolis this year. My two sons and their families live in Indianapolis, so the conference was doubly appealing for me. As always, it was excellent. Most presentations highlighted some aspect of improved health achievable for millions of people through…

Dealing With Cancer

An Eventful June Our family trip to Africa was wonderful (15 of us in 3 generations.) Our first stop was Africa University (AU), where I taught from 2010-15, and where I have many friends and former students. The Old Mutare Mission, which had been important in my family’s history, was…

Planting our Fall Garden

It’s mid-August and still hot in San Antonio, but I started planting our fall garden this week. By the time the seeds sprout in September, the weather will be moderating. Growing conditions will be ideal for many plants for the next few months. So, what did I plant? Mustard greens…

August Rains Bless Our Backyard Garden

We had a nice gentle rain a couple nights ago, and more rain is promised tonight. We’ve really needed it because we’ve been in drought for the past few months. I’ve watered our box gardens faithfully, but the plants clearly prefer the rain. The sweet potato foliage is much more…

Summer Garden Surviving and Thriving!

July and August have a reputation of being too hot for summer gardens in San Antonio – a time of the doldrums for them. We had many 100+ degree days in July that were certainly challenging. Yet, I’m happy to say that some of our box gardens have not only…

Wonderful Veggie Dinner

We had spaghetti squash as our entrée for dinner tonight, and it was delicious. The secret that made it extra good was the warm HEB Vegetable Primavera pasta sauce topping enriched with green peas. The overall taste combination was irresistible. Other veggies on the plate included kale, quartered beets, Brussel…

Owl is on the Job!

The figs on our Black Mission fig tree have been ripening nicely. When I studied the tree closely this morning, I saw several ripe figs, with more on the way. I had to get our stepstool to reach the highest ones. By the time I finished picking, I had six…

A Day at Project Mercy

Saturday, June 16, 2018 [Note: We had no access to the Internet for two days, so I’m posting this late.] Most of our group was up at 6 AM for a three-mile hike to the foothills of the Guråge mountains, a large chain of mountains just west of Yetebon and the…

Gondar Highlights

Our hotel in Addis set up a 5 AM breakfast for us this morning so we could get to the airport in time for our flight to Gondar. We made it in time and arrived in Gondar shortly after 8 AM. A large van took us to the Goha Hotel…

The National Museum and Prehistoric Lucy

We had a great buffet breakfast at the hotel this morning, all included with our hotel bill. The papaya was out of this world, much sweeter than the papaya we can get in the USA. It took me back to my boyhood in Angola, but even the non-lovers of papaya…

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