I've talked about this fear mongering before.
If you are worried about a fire, know the facts. 
Candles, smoking, curious children... all likely to start a fire before a patients 'grow room' would.  Heaven forbid it did, it would truly be an accident - not one I imagine many would 'wish' to endure.  A Lose of home, medicine, memories and more many would never recover from. 
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/marijuana+fires+total+years/9688008/story.html

Do you know what an Urban Desert is? I didn't until very recently.
.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert
Food desertFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A food desert is a geographic area where affordable and nutritious food is difficult to obtain, particularly for those without access to an automobile.[1] Food deserts usually exist in rural areas and low-income communities. Some research links them to diet-related health problems in affected populations.[2] Food deserts are sometimes associated with supermarket shortages and food security. The concept is controversial, and not universally accepted.[3]  

I watched a documentary called  A Place at the table. What a rude awakening, on several topics.  Obesity, Starving children's brains, & the ridiculous amount some have to go to just to give their children a healthy meal! CRIMINAL.  Watch it. It's a heck of a lot more import than Honey BooBoo.  Kids don't have a chance. ;(  UNLESS we demand changes!! 
It is an American Documentary but if you think it is not starting to happen here think again and take a good look at your surroundings. 
It inspired me to plant our garden, I planted extra for friends, neighbors and the food bank - if we am blessed with  good crop.
It was a great day to be in the garden with my girls!  I felt wonderful,  I even baked a apple berry pie! Woot! Woot! 

BTW, I use fresh fruit- apples, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries! About 1/2 cup organic sugar/brown. THAT's all. Stir & place in homemade pie crust ;) 
Bake at 350 for 40 mins.
Not too much sugar and 'these two' never complain!  
Photos of my Pie below   ...hee hee hee

  Please educate yourself on FOOD and how we are losing control of it. 
It's not just about Cannabis.  It IS ABOUT our kids!  
xox
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Another one of those things I heard and thought.. nooooooooo it can't be true.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/01/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-for-vanilla-flavoring/    
I am not a real fan of ice cream but my guys are ;).  I only USE real Vanilla when I bake, I can't figure out why they don't! Don't tell me its cheaper than  - putting the beaver to sleep so it can be milked!??? Ewwwwwwwwwww   REALLY!?  Think of it, they have to cage the beaves, feed the beavers, look after them, put them to sleep to squeeze them...
Criminal IMO that they don't even 'HAVE to list it' - thanks to the FDA it can be listed as 'natural flavorings' ... But.... BUTT.. yes... Natural Flavorings.   
WOW, what does FDA stand for - I think that deserves a toon alone. FreshlyDugA$$?
Mmmmm, here kids have some 'beaver butt' - But don't touch that cannabis, that stops you from having seizures little ones!  Insanity on the GOVERNMENT level.
 Is this world truly this F*cked up? 
What will you do, will you continue to eat it?  
BEAVER GOOOOO squeezed from its ASS. WILL you continue to EAT it? 
No you KNOW. The choice is yours..   Yoga matts,  Beaver butts..  yum.

LOL,  will it be the blue pill or the red pill?

This morning, Norm and I were fighting before 8 a.m. It's the weekend and I wanted to know what he was up to.. wrong answer. Our bedroom floor has been unfinished for over 5 years now. It is uncomfortable, slivers are common and UGLY. My bedroom, my room of peace.  I WANT IT DONE! I am such a visual person, every time I look at one of these unfinished projects it makes my blood boil, and that's because there are several!  Well, I was fuming, words were exchanged, yelling and finally Norm was off to Home depot to get the wood.  To make a long story short - it's 5 and the floor is done. Tomorrow, after I get it in, clean, arrange - it's going to be beautiful!!  Anyhow, after much thought I did post it on FB this a.m.  It appears many  others are starting their weekend the same. 
But on FB, life is all 'rosie' - only smidgets of our perfect lives! NOT. 
 Too many people are depressed, suicidal, miserable because they THINK  life should be perfect. It's not. I'm not about to contribute to the 'illusion' either, not for anyone. 
22 years we have been married. WORK. It's not the first argument and won't be the last.

Of course I had a comment from a 21 year old - wise in the ways of marital relations, that I was airing 'dirty laundry'. I was truly disappointed, that was the first comment that young man has ever made to me. I know him. Storm and he spent the 1 year of their lives together almost daily. Oh well.  I'm glad my son appears to have better manners.
Then I had to laugh and shook my head..
There it is..  'Bitching', in essence, I guess, according to him.  I hope his future bride pays attention. I guess we should keep it all in, let it out other ways... perhaps kick the dog when we walk by or better yet, pick up the bottle and drown our sorrows in silence, it is what too many already do.

Only positive posting - give me a break... this is the problem, I have friends who’s marriages are disintegrating.  One was saying  all they do is fight, but everyone they hang out with has 'perfect relationships'. With divorce rates what they are, the facts are that WE don’t all have  perfect lives, far from it!  We argue, IF MORE people admitted it - we might not have such serious issues with mental illness and depression for one!  Instead of keeping it in and building up! Pretending to the rest of the world that our lives are perfect.  

STRESS IS the number one killer -  it grows until it comes out in some other form of illness like cancer.  I’m sorry my facebook page/ website is not all carefree,  sunny, playing guitar and having a drink in my hand every other photo - life is just a ball. Woot, Woot, who wants to party!! 
That is not the 'illusion' I live.  If it is yours then you are blessed, celebrate! 
I wonder if the young man will feel the same after 20 years of marriage,  after 20 more years of life. How will he deal with his 'dirty laundry'. 

 I have nothing to be ashamed of - If not for Norm and I fighting - we would NOT be together still.  That is  a ‘real’ationship’ ! For better or worse. 
 It could be a lot worse... now the floor is done, it’s already better.
I thought about that post this morning and now after today.. I am even more convinced it was the right thing to do! 

If you don’t like my page, or website stay off. Un-friend. Delete. 
Especially, if the only thing you ever has to say is negative, please do me that favor.
Simple  

Next week the stairs.
Photos of my craft table ! Before and after. It was a very productive day, 2 batches of home made cookies too! 
 xox <><   

Read it for yourself, then educate your children. 
Hopefully they will make better, educated choices than many of us. ;-)  http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/12/05/study-gateway-drug-alcohol-marijuana/
or:  http://www.naturalnews.com/036541_alcohol_gateway_drug_marijuana.html
and there is more but I would like to add, as I did before... 
Parents YOU are the gatekeepers! Speak WITH your kids. Educate them, NOT lie. 
Love them and hopefully nothing will become a gateway to anything! 
Unless it's a better, healthier way!  
Common sense tells us it is alcohol - research, read, watch documentaries, you will be amazed at the chain of events started by alcohol prohibition! 
Alcohol for many is not a gateway. They learn to drink in moderation.
For others it does not always lead to other drugs - it can be enough - hence, 
Alcoholics Anonymous. It can create generations of abuse in some families.
It blows my mind Cannabis was ever classified as a far dangerous drug over Alcohol. 
I am familiar with both and alcohol was my gateway drug. 
How about you? 

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xox <>< 
More info on Exhibit tomorrow. 

A friend had some plants taken from his back yard.  I am hoping it was just some thoughtless kid and NOT someone he knows.  He is upset and stressed. I GET IT. 

How do you think I feel when I worry about he proposed future of medical Cannabis in Canada today?  Not being able to afford medicine that Storm needs. Medicine I need. 
I get it.

Someone stole the plants - to get high. Not thinking much about anything other than themselves and getting a BUZZ. The real buzz is the BUZZ kill  a patient now is dealign with over a plant. Suffering - a few months supply of medicine gone. Thief.

If this PLANT were decriminalized and be as IT SHOULD  - a seed to plant for all human kind - no one would need to go around and STEAL it! 
What other weeds do people do around and steal!? Not my dandelions.  

Prohibition is turning people into criminals over plants. 

Not the Plant and not the person - that is HUMAN NATURE, to want to feel good. 

Please THINK before you consider lifting a plant you might see  that does NOT belong to you.  It could mean a lot more than getting high to someone - I could mean them being able to keep their job, or function with their family.. it could mean life or death. 

A Thief is a Thief. If they steal from one with no guilt, they will steal from another. 
It is sad. I don’t think anyone ever trusts a thief again. Including themselves.

I also feel there is an entire beautiful energy surrounding this plant - bad karma if you ask me.  Not a high I would enjoy.  Not one someone who truly appreciates cannabis would do.
VOTE  & GROW it. 
xox <><

 Perfect timing, visiting a friend and she was reading this article, I love it when everything literally falls into place. 

This article in national geographic is one of the best at explaining sugar, IMO. 
Sugar is considered as dangerous as the tobacco industry and as ruthless. 
I personally had no idea sugar was in so much and for years fell into the fat free frenzy. 
I believe the best blessings come in disguise - it was not until I became ILL that I started to eat healthier, fresh, organic and now, after I eat this last peanut butter cup- more sugarless!  

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/sugar/cohen-text?rptregcta=join_free_np&rptregcampaign=20130826_lightbox_membership_nonhp_all_c#close-modal

When Storm was little I was guilty of sugar ignorance. Now addicted, mostly for the foods I Introduced into his life and diet (shitty gatekeeper)  all I can do now is make all our meals healthier, shop for the best ingredients and educate. Storm is great he is the most health conscience of all of us. 

NORM, now there is the serious addict. 
ASK anyone. We still argue weekly, over his eating habit, he will go an entire day eating only candy - HIS choice. Only last week I said it quite simply - “If at the age of 51 knowing all we know about food, health, etc, - and if he lives in this house - HE DOES, yet he still will choose to consume an entire bag of twizzlers for lunch - Oh well. I have no control over him or his choices. Twizzle away. Make sure the insurance is paid.”

 What else can one do? Generations have been brain washed and force fed without even realizing it. 

EVEN with what I know I STILL WILL have this peanut butter cup.  I am addicted.
For anyone that might be confused... 
I am NOT saying: give your kids cannabis! Sugar is worse!

I am saying Wake up! Pay attention! Research and HELP your children! 
I believe there is some serious fear mongering still continuing to go on today - and it is a wonderful distraction- while we continue to put toxins in our children, creating a future generation dependent on medicine. <$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Seriously, before cannabis your child will probably be introduced to these other common Highs and you are not even aware:  Sugar high - Cake, Pop, cookies, cereal
Children’s cough medicines - sugar and chemical high, prescribed medications - more children are on a prescription medication now than ever in history, children as young as 2 have been diagnosed and prescribed antidepressants designed for ADULTS. Alcohol, either from being introduced  for a celebration or kids ‘sneaking’ alcohol is a common practice in many households. Alcohol addiction is one of the worst in the world. Tobacco, as with alcohol is usually first introduced by a family member.

Don’t forget Coffee, energy drinks, glue & solvents...

What example are you setting for your child today? 
WE are the original gatekeepers. How are your kids getting high? 
Please STOP being distracted by fear mongering. Take control.
xox <><

We are: 
Accountants, administrative people, farmers, architects, sales representatives, Dr.s & nurses, dentists, florists, health workers, child care workers, bakers, cooks, mechanics, carpenters, brick layers, construction workers, lawyers, parents, teachers, software designers, actors, butchers, assemblers, cleaners, vets, fire fighters, police, real estate agents, dietitians, gardeners, hair dressers, hotel managers, secretaries, technicians, meteorologists, musicians, house painters, pipe fitters, plumbers, roofers, seamen, photographers, surgeons, taxi drivers, travel agents, web designers...  

If you think I’m over stretching it on this one think again.  

Do you use ANY of the mind altering substances? Every one of them is a Mind altering substance. FACT 

Research Sugar, introduced as a drug. Until someone decided it was candy... $.  
Cannabis is a plant, use in the past fro everything from Cholic to a tooth ache, and until someone decided it was a Dangerous DRUG it was a HERB.

Never mind any of that.., ALL of the substances on the left have been attributed to death. Sugar - again - a major factor in obesity, diabetes and more.  Alcohol.. abuse, physical hard to a body, impairment, poisoning, responsible for date rape, murder and “ I was drunk...”  and more. 

SO PLEASE,  stop telling me, I am wrong.  Me and the other few hundred thousand (who admit to it) and counting that believe Cannabis is a better CHOICE. A Healthier choice.

ONE for using Cannabis as my medicine and also for all those that wish to use recreationally.  Compare the choices and statistics. 
THEN lets continue the conversation.  
While your at it you can read about Cannabis helps repair the brain. 

If you have never tried Cannabis, your opinion is invalid when you judge someone else while you hold that cup of coffee & donut and your evening with a cocktail or two... 




 xox <><

Ignorance is bliss... ? How about when it is killing our kids? Still feeling blissful?

How about when you get a F*&^% twitch that drives crazy? Did you know it was a common side effect of one of earliest “mood” drugs approved by the  “who’s, who’s”
and pushed to the millions as ‘mama’s little helper’.  And tongue* darting...  lovely.
Twitches that never go away.   They made a pill to try,  but that just paralyzed motor skills.