An Alaskan Girl blogging about life in the beautiful state of Alaska.
This morning outside my door....
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Today is a day to arise & spontaneously sing. Join me? Oh what a beautiful Morning! Oh what a beautiful day. I've got a wonderful feeling everything is going my way!
Ahhhh...what does GF and DF mean? Well, GF is short for Gluten Free and DF is Dairy Free. Well, Alaska Girl, what does that mean? "A gluten-free diet is a diet that excludes foods containing gluten . Gluten is a protein complex found in wheat (including kamut and spelt ),barley, rye and triticale. Corn and rice also contain gluten, but are considered gluten-free, as the gluten in these species do not cause celiac disease . A gluten-free diet is the only medically accepted treatment for celiac disease, the related condition dermatitis herpetiformis and wheat allergy , but not gluten allergy ." (wikipedia) Wikipedia-the end all be all for info! Not really. So, here is info from celiac.com " wheat, rye and barley, it is obvious that you will need to avoid these grains. Less obvious however, are the myriad of products that contain gluten as a hidden ingredient." So. Gluten-free basically means cutting spec...
My life finally paused enough to grab a few pictures of the plants growing about my yard. There has been some wonderful sunny days and wet rainy days. As a result, tons of plants and flowers are growing all over the place. Warning...this post will be picture heavy and some pictures may be a repeat. No filters. The Spirea hedge growing next to our drive way has lovely white flowers. The hedge has filled out quite nicely. I definitely didn't over prune and maybe should have clipped more. I am thinking of digging some of the roots that are meandering in the wrong direction and handing them out. Looks like some root propagation research is in my future. The back garden has a mix of Alaska roses, morning glory, Columbine, ferns, potatoes. This rose bush is doing battle with the morning glory. Both want the same space. At the moment, I'd say the roses are doing pretty good. One of the many...
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