It suddenly got cold and the last plants in our rented garden bed were frozen and withered, so the other day we went out to clean them up. We have been using The Newburgh Community Garden (←click) for the past few years and have learned a lot from the members. Lots of Thanks.
The basics of growing plants cannot begin without considering our food and living environment. Many children visit during the garden hours, and are getting a good education. Maybe next year we will be gardening in Brooklyn? It would be nice to be able to rent a large lot.
In a few days, Orin will have his first hospital checkup in a while. Six weeks passed in the blink of an eye, and we spent these days peacefully. I am deeply grateful for that.
Fermented cabbage was actually traumatic to me. In early February 2021, which I will never forget, my heartfelt hand-made fermented cabbage failed! Reluctantly composted. I went out to the garden before it got dark, saying that I should throw away things during the daytime the next day. (very strange feeling “must do now! hurry!) Remove the snow and compost the smelly cabbage. And I flipped over. **Emergency transport and femoral head replacement surgery.
One year and nine months has left. Encouraged by the great success of brown rice lactic acid bacteria, I tried to make fermented cabbage again. Well, let’s increase mitochondria with a fun life and delicious ingredients.
Time flies since the rear-end collision the other day. The rear-end accident report at the police station has not been completed at all, and it is still waiting because it cannot be repaired without permission.
As for Honta, he was relaxing in our landlady’s garden as usual, and his body wrapped with the dead leaves all over him. Now all leaves flew away so that he shows his shining roof. Appears to be dozing off.
It’s like an old guard dog that I’ve lived with for a long time, a kind of lovable feeling I have now. We are so sorry, Honta got hurt. We occasionally fights over the idea that Orin won’t need a car when we move to New York. Well,,,
Lightly wash one cup of brown rice. Put the brown rice and half a liter of water in a container and leave it in the sun for a day. 2. The next day, add 1.5 liters of water and 15 grams of salt into “1”. Leave in a sunny place for a day. 3. Add 45 grams of sugar to “2” and wait 3-5 days for fermentation to complete. That’s it.
** Shake well once a day to stir, then open the lid and let air in.
When the liquid has decreased by about half, add the same amount of water used to soak the rice, add about 1% of salt and about 3% of sugar, and continue culturing in the same way. However, if it smells putrid, unfortunately it has been mixed with various bacteria, so say goodbye and start over. If things goes well, you can culture one after another based on the first lactic acid bacteria solution. (Sure, up to you)
There are many recipes and many ways to make it, but I chose this simple method. For water, I used filter water, pink salt, and organic sugarcane for sugar. Brown rice is ordinary rice that you can buy normally.
Just 7 days have passed since the preparations on October 22nd. Is it time to drink?
I have heard about the wonderful effects of malted rice and lactobacilli for a long time, and my friends have been making healthy foods using them with their own ideas. Miso and soy sauce, of course.
Over the past few years, I have heard a lot about the experiences of people who have had severe side effects after getting a corona vaccine, starting with a high fever. I think detox is finally becoming an urgent issue. Matsuba (pine tree leaf) tea, which has been loved since ancient times, is one of them.
Unexpectedly, I wanted to support Orin’s detox and intermittent fasting, so after a long time (!!) I decided to make brown rice lactic acid bacteria drink.
October 18th (Tuesday), was the day of Orin’s PET scan and MRI examination. The results of this day will determine the future treatment policy. He/We usually walk for 25 minutes, but this time, Orin drove our “Honta” to the bus stop for New York City. However, about an hour later, I received a phone call telling me that he had got rear-ended accident while turning left on the main street. (It’s too late, if he let me know earlier, I’ll have to report it to the police immediately) The reason for the delay in contacting me was that he had to be on time for the bus, and that he had to send a damage report to the insurance company first while on the bus.
To make a long story short, the other party were 3, a mother who was in a hurry to send her children to school. So Orin let them escape, deciding that if he called the police, he would miss the bus. Yes, surely, this mother did not submit a report to the police.
Anyway Orin has to be checked for whiplash, etc., so I waited for him to come home and asked him go to a nearby general hospital. He went to the ER late at night. No anomalies since then.
On the 19th, we went to the police station in Newburgh and handed over all the evidence and photographs for questioning. Our “Honta” (named like this) has a minimum insurance coverage, so any repair costs are not covered, and since the accident was originally a rear-end collision, we have no choice but to make a claim to the other party’s insurance. How many days will it take.
Orin is still a criticism of the car society. There are as many car deaths in a year as the total number of soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. Or the odds of dying from cancer are lower than car accidents. I don’t like to put statistics on paper. Whether by accident, war, natural death, or disease, the dignity of people and living things goes beyond the numbers/tricks of statistics to convince them.
But of course! It’s true that if I hadn’t had hip replacement surgery, I wouldn’t have had a reason to own a car.
Earlier this year, I blogged a bit about our rubber tree named Tommy. Eight months later, something strange happened to Tommy. New leaves are coming out, so of course it should grow + grow taller, but for some reason we noticed this change around the end of July (?) I’ve written this many times, but due to the circumstances of our landlord, our apartment building is for sale, and we, who are only tenants, had no choice but to move.
If we moved to a semi-basement or something like that, Tommy’s head would reach the ceiling, or, he might be too high to fit in. Orin and I were worried, and we even discussed it. Did Tommy hear that?
Tommy thought it would be a problem if he was thrown away because of his height. One day, I’m pretty sure it’s probably sometime in August, the leaves are coming out as usual, but he doesn’t grow at all. In other words, Tommy’s growth seems to have stopped. So, we talked to Tommy; “No matter where we move, you will be with us. Please don’t worry.“
Is Tommy relieved to hear that? However, he never grows. “First of all, let me decide after wemove. If you put me in a place with a high ceiling, that’s fine, and if that’s not the case, I am okay to keep myself as small as it is.” Because! ! Tommy has already shrunk more than ten centimeters. Surely, plants also have lives and emotions, and there is no doubt that we can interact with them, but I have never met a plant that shows its feelings so honestly. Well, what are our expectations for Tommy after moving?
Rear tire went flat at the first corner. So the outing is postponed to another day. At a guitar shop Lotz of Guitars in Wappingers Falls, a town near Poughkeepsie, we went to pick up Orin’s De Armond electric guitar (a design similar to Les Paul). The store is connected to AxeShop where there are a lot of vintage guitars. The Hudson River area is related to Pete Seeger , events for musicians, mainly guitars, are always thriving.
In Bisbee, we saw fireworks in the elementary school garden directly opposite the rocky mountain … this is the first time in 3 years since then. This year is in Newburgh. Celebration of fireworks on the banks of the Hudson River one day ahead. (however I have mixed feelings about Independence Day )
Due to the corona situation in the last few years, No! wait a minute, since June 2018, when we moved to Arizona, then we returned to the east coast again in the fall of 2019. We have settled in Newburgh and I have been spending time with Orin almost every day.
Is the 15-year period (almost 24hours stay together for the last three and a half years) short or just right? We have met each other since we were old, and the momentum of the sparks feelings of our hearts have been replaced by calmness, and Orin is no longer Orin. He is as if my father, mother, twins, best friend, soulmate, and fighting companion, etc. There are many conflicting ideas and opinions between us, so we are giving up on each other now (lol).
We met at a 2007 friend’s art opening. I knew his name because of the common art center, but for some reason I believed that it was converted to “Orin-Osuzu(bell)”, a Japanese female name, Orin must be a female. I didn’t think that the man in front of me is the person I had emailed inquiries several times before, I didn’t write to him Mr. but made it Miss.
Very beginning, I was surprised when I held his hands! !! This is, this is, what I’ve been looking for so many years! !! A mysterious and nostalgic feeling was revived. When I die, I will hold the hand of “someone” and say, “Oh, it was an interesting my life, thank you, let me go.” It was the feel of someone’s palm, the palm of Orin! !!
His tough body will surely recover from the critical condition. Let’s get along well with medicines and treatment, and at the same time strengthening our own self-healing power and immunity without relying on them. Orin, born in Pisces / Uncle / Grandpa / Old man / Dad / Mom, thank you very much for being with me. Here is a video of our hands dancing : https://orinbuck.com/video/hand-dance