Update on broken arm

I am typing this with my left hand so bear with me.
Since I broke my arm and damaged my shoulder and had a black eye, I have had and still do considerable pain. I am taking Aleve which helps ease the pain. Prescription pain medicines cause me to be nauseated and have horrible hallucinations. My doctor have me some samples of a pain prescription but I haven’t taken any of it. I may have to if my pain gets any worse.
Despite the pain and frustration of not being able to do much with my left hand, my son and I are grateful that my injuries were not more serious. I fell so hard on the pavement that I could have been killed. I have seen my Dr twice since I fell and have apt next Friday with her and will also have new X rays made then.
Son Barry and I thank God for letting me live and would appreciate your prayers for my recovery.
The home health bath lady and physical therapist are coming to the house to help me while I recuperate.
Serendipity in all of this trouble is that the bath lady who helps me in the shower is the same one who helped my late husband during his long illness and I have enjoyed talking to her.
Also, she gives the best shampoo I have ever had.

By olivene Godfrey

See you next time.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME & WARTIME VICTORY GARDENS

By Olivene Godfrey

I dread each year when we "spring forward" the first Sunday in April to start Daylight Savings Time. I stay sleepy until we "fall back" on the weekend of October 29-30.

According to an Internet article, Congress passed the first DST in 1918 and repealed it the next year. I remember when President Franklin D Roosevelt imposed year-round DST for three years during World War II. In 1966, Congress approved a uniform DST standard for the whole country. In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon had the nation go to DST for 15 consecutive months in order to conserve energy. The last president to modify DST was Ronald Reagan who advanced DST's starting date to the first Sunday in April.

VICTORY GARDENS: Victory gardens or war gardens or food gardens were vegetable, herb or fruit gardens planted during World War 11 at private residences to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. These gardens produced up to 40 percent of all the vegetable produced that was consumed in the nation.

According to Internet research, if home front urbanites and suburbanites could produce their own potatoes and carrots, mass produced potatoes and carrots could be in larger supply, purchased more cheaply by the War Department saving pennies for bombers and tanks, and sent overseas to feed the troops.

Victory gardens, which I remember, were planted in backyards and every available space. In 1946, when the war was over, many residents didn't plant Victory gardens, causing food shortages worse than had been experienced during the war.

But, since that time many Americans still plant vegetable gardens for their own families and friends and enjoy the fresh homegrown foods.