Information and opinions on health from Smomdukes at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/473728/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/473728/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/473728/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/140841/friend Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:02:16 -0400 Smomdukes May 21st 2011, my best friend left me.  She did not mean to, but she had to go.  It was her time.  I had to be strong, even though I did not want to I had to.  I had two daugthers looking at me for strength so I had to show what was not there.  I had to reach way down deep inside and find the strength and courage that she always taught me and the strength that he had taught me and the strength he was showing and... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/140841/friend http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/110931/growing-style Wed, 05 May 2010 08:42:21 -0400 Smomdukes When you are in the country, things are done just a little different than we do in the city.  Living in the city, my pops would give each of the kids some money, then we would go to the local shopping center and by mom a gift.  Now needless to say, all of the little knick knacks that we bought she loved.  She did not need them, but it was the thought that counted.  It was really and truly more stuff for us to dust.  When... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/110931/growing-style http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/109007/growing-time Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:11:18 -0400 Smomdukes The warm weather, brings back memories!!! Well the weather is beginning to get warmer.  Guess you know what that means....It's coming up on Georgia time, or Country time.  Boy I would almost dread this time of the year coming up but I loved my grandparents so that would make it bearable, but because I knew that it was getting close to the time for us to work in the fields, picking peas, butter beans, okra, tomatoes, and anything... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/109007/growing-time http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/106164/growing-light Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:04:40 -0500 Smomdukes Now going down South to Georgia every summer, was something we knew was going to happen weather we wanted to go or not.  We had cousins that lived down there that wanted to escape living in the country at all cost.  When they got to be adults, away they went, could not much blame them; there was no future down there except for becoming a farmer.  After living that life, they wanted no parts of the farm.  I bet today, you... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/106164/growing-light http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/104272/growing Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:17:08 -0500 Smomdukes Well by having parents that grew primarily grew up in the country; they had lots of saying that I find myself using today.  Sometimes I get the "what" look, then the burst of laughter, then the famous, "say that again". Here are some of the sayings that I find myself saying today;  "Some people just don't believe that fat meat is greasy".  This simply means that you do not believe that there are consequences for your actions,... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/104272/growing http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/101955/growing-rat Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:17:41 -0500 Smomdukes   When living in the country, all of the animals and bugs are so much bigger, at least that is the way it seemed to me.  I do not know why, but they seem to grow larger.  Maybe it is the fresh air and the sunshine and all, but the mosquitos are larger and they bite harder, because the bumps are bigger.  The knats are bigger, and can fly faster, and they hang together in swarms, huge swarms.  Now the rodents grow a lot... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/101955/growing-rat http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/101676/growing-lane Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:36:29 -0500 Smomdukes This one's for you....Merely Me! It is January, I can remember going down to the country and it being so cold.  I did not think that it was suppose to get that cold in the country.  Those are the thoughts that I had when I was a lot younger, and going down south, way down South.  At least I thought that Georgia was anther world.  We were young, and did not know that people lived so simple.  No cable, no baseboard... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/101676/growing-lane http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/101453/black-riding Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:19:26 -0500 Smomdukes I posted my experience on the MS site also.  When I feel like things are getting ready to head down hill; something good then happens.  Read about my experience, and comment at me. The other day I was at a shopping mall.  It was during the evening time, so Mr. Fatigue had taken over, so I was wheelchair bound.  Now even though I am in a wheelchair, I always try and look my best.  Just call me "Black girl... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/101453/black-riding http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/93664/summer-final Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:38:24 -0500 Smomdukes I have been out with my camera again.  Enjoy the last few days of summer!   sherry/smomdukes http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/93664/summer-final http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/92746/growing-dogs Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:01:47 -0400 Smomdukes Vicki, after I read your post, I could not resist; enjoy!    You know living in the city; you are just a certain way.  You don't just stroll in the grass with your sneakers.  Because the grass will stain them, and plus usually it is wet.  It is not cool to walk around with wet sneakers on.  Talk about sneakers, let me tell you something.  There were four of us kids.  My pops was not impressed one bit by... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/473728/92746/growing-dogs