September 16

Dang gui seed head silhouettes against dusky sky, smell of honey, cool breeze harbinger of autumn, crickets singing a lullaby

Fall Squash Harvest, Phase 1

Neck pumpkin, candy roaster, butternut, sugar baby. More to come.

Conditioning

It's September 1st, and that tells me it's time for some cardio-conditioning. I'm talking about a sustained heart rate of at least 160 beats per minute for 20 or more minutes. Walking up mountains. Working out. Why? Because everything is better when the heart is healthy, strong and active. Life is more vibrant. Work is less effort. And you never know when you are going to need to run from something, or to something for that matter.

A sister's got to stay fit.