I’d Like To Be A Fox But I’m A Tiger
Many of you will remember the stories about our fox family in the canyon last summer. I loved watching and feeding that old sly fox and his family. It started out with Daddy Fox…he came around first and he’d inch his way up to the old Uncle Remus Tree that sets just off the South East corner of the back porch and just a few feet from the kitchen door. He’d come up to the tree at least twice a day and after his 2nd or 3rd visit he got to where he’d bark at me. I think he was telling me to go back in the house so he could safely come up to the Uncle Remus Tree…but “I” saw this as a good time to get to know him and be friends like I was with the 25 or so deer and half a dozen raccoons and the gazillion birds in my elite bird club that I feed at that old tree daily. So when he’d bark at me…I’d bark back at him only with a friendly bark 🙂 and he’d bark back again and sometimes we’d both be out there…me standing on that corner of the back porch and him just on the other side of the Uncle Remus Tree..and we’d bark back and forth.. sometimes for 5 minutes…It’s almost like we were ‘talking’…I guess he was saying “Thanks so much for putting the food out for me and my family..We really appreciate it and we love coming to your lovely buffet and you’re so kind to DO that…now if you’d just go back in the house so I can bring Mrs Fox and Little Fox up to the tree to eat…I’d really appreciate it.”
Little Fox was so cute…they were all gray…and Mr Fox would always come out first and I guess when he saw the coast was clear, he’d bark for Mrs Fox and Little Fox and here they’d come out of the brush at the fence line. They’d all munch a bit and then they’d saunter off towards the Secret Garden…like they knew exactly where they were going. I haven’t seen them this winter…but I hope they’re back in the spring….
I was reading an article by Dr Oz and he says the key to weight loss is eating the right foods for our metabolism. And the kinds of metabolisms were named after animals in the forest or jungle.
You’re a tiger if you have a strong appetite and often feel hungry soon after eating. A tiger mostly craves fatty, salty foods and is prone to feeling tired after eating carbs. A tiger tends to be outgoing and talkative :-0 with a family history of diabetes 😦
A tigers body is strong with a good immune system and they rarely catch colds and flu bugs…OH Lordy MERCY…shall we pray…because Billy has been IN bed with the flu since Monday afternoon about 2pm and I’m eating Kiwi like I own my own orchard…to try to keep from taking it from HIM….
THEN there’s the Gazelle…and you’re a gazelle if you have a weak appetite and often forget to eat because you’re just not hungry….OH my GOODNESS … KIM IS A GAZELLE…I have to call her and say “Did you remember to eat today?” No….REALLY!!!!!
A gazelle mostly craves sweets like cake and candy…YUP…In spite of being skin and bones, she’s half owner in the Zebra Cake Company…They often rely on caffeinated drinks like strong coffee to keep their energy level up….”OH MY GOODNESS…SOMEONE HAS A 2 WAY MIRROR IN KIMS HOUSE!!!!! She makes about 4 or 5 pots of coffee a DAY and LIVES on coffee…AND if her coffee cup were to break…that coffee would stand alone on the table without that cup….Kim doesn’t like to go out much…but she’ll have the girls in…and not to play cards or whatever…but to have…YUP….COFFEE….she calls these gatherings “Lounge Clothes Java Klatches”
Consuming meals rich in protein…like meats…makes a gazelle feel bloated and sluggish…YUP I’ll drop her some fried chicken and she’ll say “I’ll have to wait until I stop working late tonight to eat that…or I’ll be asleep in a heartbeat…”
A gazelle is ambitious but often feels stressed and tends to be sensitive….YUP!!! THAT”S KIM…She will take on a 14th job with an already swamped calendar…while fighting back tears and thinking “WHY DID I JUST SAY YES TO YET ANOTHER PROJECT…AND I”LL BET THEY”RE A BEST FRIEND FROM MY PAST AND WANT A SPECIAL DEAL TOOOOOOOOOO”
A gazelle has long limbs and a body built for endurance….but they often catch ‘the bug that’s going around and when they get it…they get it bad”….OH goodness…Yup…when there’s a bad flu bug going around and folks are having to go into the hospital…I just KNOW they’re saying out at Massac Memorial…”Now keep one room empty for Kim…she’ll be out here soon” 
And then there’s the Fox….OH how I love the fox and wish I could have been a sly old fox. The fox has an appetite that is unpredictable…so sometimes they’re famished and other times they’ll forget to eat for hours. A fox will crave sweet and salty foods and are especially drawn to chocolate covered nuts. A fox will feel tired after eating a meal or snack unLESS…that meal or snack has a good balance of nutrients in it…A fox tends to be anxious and is prone to aches and pains. A fox will have an athletic build and can excel at both strength and endurance-related tasks…A fox is prone to catch ‘the bug that’s going around’……My old geezer….now HE’S a FOX….hahahahaha…This describes him to a T….so I guess this scenario is pretty accurate…you’ll just have to read them and see which one describes YOU…
Well…I guess the tiger WAS the best…Billy has had nothing but chicken noodle soup and some liquids all week…So I’ve been eating soups TOO and I told him yesterday…I’m going to have to COOK tomorrow….because you’re feeling well enough now that I can make some noise and I’ve got some things I need to DO and I NEED ENERGY……I’ll just fix a crock pot of something and share it with Kim…
I’ll tell ya…This whole article is in this week’s First For Women…and it has a big picture of Dr Oz on the front with the words “SLOW METABOLISM?” I rarely ever buy that magazine…but I know a lot of you love Dr Oz and would be interested in what he had to say…So I picked it up to read the article…
I kind of take Dr Oz with a grain of salt….He seems like a super nice guy….but so many things he says go against what I’ve studied for decades…So I don’t tend to jump on a bandwagon…just because Dr Oz is ON it….like that green smoothie recipe he gave the other day…he said to put a whole bunch of parsley in it and you have to use parsley juice VERY sparingly…beCAUSE it affects the nervous system….
Everything you read in natural healing studies says to have no more than an ounce of parsley juice a day….Now to munch on twigs that are put on your plate when you’re out to dinner…it’s ok…But juices go straight to the cells within seconds or minutes…that’s why juicing is so beneficial…you get so much more of the nutrients so SO much faster….so munch on all the parsley you want…but don’t drink more than an ounce of it’s juice a day in your juice concoctions…
And I’ll put his green smoothie recipe at the bottom of this blog again today…for those still searching online for it…
With the geezer in bed sick all week….I’m telling ya…I’ve been as lost as Hogan’s Goat….I’m so SO used to being in his hip pocket all day every day and he has really been sick….fever, chills, aching muscles…he said everything he had hurts..including his fingernails….hahaha He’s had a bad headache and he’s just as weak as a cat….
They said on the news last night that you are contagious with this as early as 24 hours before you even know you have it….and for about the first 3-4 days…and that it lasts from about 5 to 7 days and the weakness lingers on a while….
I’ve been saying that I needed some ME time to do some cleaning and foo fooing and here he was down for the count…but he was feeling so bad I haven’t tied into any big projects…I’ve just been tending to him and working on some quiet things….
I told him yesterday that this really got my attention..and as soon as he’s healthy…we’re changing our diet big time and he’s going on the treadmill..I need to lose about 20 pounds and he needs to lose about 40 or so….I’ve been walking some…but I’ve got to be consistent..AND we’re about to see if this KIWI theory is correct….because I’m eating KIWI daily to try to keep from getting his flu…and I’ll keep ya posted..shall we pray!
I’m going to get busy and do my dailies and I may tackle a cabinet or two today while he’s napping…..
Always feel free to email me with any questions..I get emails daily and answer them daily. If there is a subject you’d like to read about here…just let me know..I ‘think’ we’re going to be talking about love in the next few days….how to know if it’s real…and why sometimes…it doesn’t last.
And we need to talk more about getting and staying organized..I broke my own record with that blog on decluttering…and had the most heartwarming emails…Folks were saying MORE MORE MORE…hahaha
Some folks said “All I did was pick up clutter and the feeling was almost unreal…something so quick and so simple” hahahahaha YUP!!! TOLD ya sooooooooooooo….
Peace and love from the canyon..I love you all gobs and thanks so SO much…for stopping by…This has been a bird’s eye view of the katydid and until next time..you are loved!’
I missed that Dr Oz special on Dateline the other night..but a friend sent me the smoothie recipe…this IS a very healthy recipe…
DR OZ SMOOTHIE RECIPE:
2 C Spinach
2 C Cucumber
1 head celery
1/2 inch ginger
1 bunch parsley….but now I’d just use a few twigs if it was me
2 apples
juice of 1 lime
juice of 1/2 lemon
And so many people find me daily by searching for Solomon Wickey’s address…I’ll add that again too although I’ve made a permanent place for it on my blog home page…but here it is for today:
Solomon Wickey
6308 County Rd CR43
Auburn, Indiana 46706
Email his assistant David: MASSAGERUS@aol.com
You can write to Solomon and send him a SASE along with your picture or a pic of the person you’re asking about. Be short and to the point and he’ll be the same way when he writes you back. You’ll hear back from him in about 3 weeks….He’s open Tuesdays and Wednesdays and anybody can just go to his home and be there without an appointment. You sign the register on his porch and are taken first come…first served….He’s an Amish faith healer and iridologist and master herbalist and he charges nothing for your visit…You can buy herbs from him or buy them in your own home town. People come to him from all over the world. He recommends Nature’s Sunshine Herbs.
All the time I was typing this blog this morning…I’ve been singing that old song over and over in my head…..”Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii’ve goooooooooooooooooot aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa TIGER by the tail it’s plain to seeeeeeeeeeeeeee…I won’t be much when you get through with meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…I’m loseing weight and turnin’ mighty pale….Looks like I’ve got a tiger…byyyyyyy the tail……”hahahaha
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