Time flies…yes…really fast!
Seems like yesterday that we were just celebrating Christmas and New Year but now, January is almost gone. Several years ago, I used to blog about month-ends and beginnings but I got tired of it.
One thing that somehow makes me proud is, I was able to blog the whole month of January. If I will include this, it is my 33rd post. I didn’t actually participate in the Bloganuary initiated by WordPress but I chose some topics that I could relate to.
Aside from going to my audiologist and endocrinologist for check-up, I tried another hobby and finished two Painting by Numbers in two weeks. Come to think of it, my first real painting was done in 2018, a few days after my 62nd birthday. Painting needs concentration and patience but once it’s done, my smile was up to my ears.😉🫠☺️
I experimented on veggies that are diabetic friendly. Cooked lumpiang shanghai using thinly sliced head of cabbage and grated cheese wrapped in lumpia wrapper. Yesterday, I tried curried eggplant with two slices of green pepper and boy, it was so yummy. Do you know that both cabbage and eggplant are good for diabetics? They are high in fibers and low in glycemic index, they help reduce blood sugar.
Welcome February, be good to us and it reminds me, Ash Wednesday falls on February 14. It marks the first day of Lent, six weeks of penitence before Easter.
Sending out writings, as much as you did is liberating as well in a quiet secretive way.
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Yes, thank you Narayan.🥰
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I’m pleased your painting is so beneficial
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Yes, planning to try at least two more. Looking for a canvas which is already mounted so it would be easier to paint Derrick.🥰
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We have an extra day in February because of the Leap Year. That reminds of someone I knew who had a birthday of 29th February, so it was really only his birthday once every four years. :)
Best wishes, Pete.
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I also have a friend whose birthday falls on a leap year.🥰
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I didn’t know cabbage and eggplant were good for diabetics. I like sweet potatoes, also good for lowering blood sugar.
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Agree with you. I just boil sweet potatoes.🥰
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I usually bake or roast sweet potatoes.
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I like to try it cooked like french fries in the air fryer. Nissa told you can just sprinkle it with a little oil.🥰
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Sounds great. I’ve used an air fryer for sweet potatoes, too.
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Using it now for two pcs. of sweet potatoes.🥰
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I long for the days when I used to cook only for myself., like you. Now, my nephew lives with me and he prefers animal meat and I have to practice great self-control to stick to my veg and fish diet.
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That’s hard indeed. You have to prepare food twice? Went to a naturopathic doctor this morning and I was prescribed food supplements on top of my maintenance medicine. Ang mahal sobra.🥰
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