Farmer's Market

[morsla]

aeliel has the multi-sickness. It's possibly lots of smaller colds all assembled into one Voltron-style creation. Whatever it is, it's managed to infiltrate despite a course of broad-spectrum antibiotics that she has been taking for the last week...

I'm medicating with food, as it's the thing I'm best able to contribute. Medical-grade chicken and corn soup for lunch (filled with ginger, garlic and vegetables), and paella for dinner (lots of fresh chillies, lemon and lime juice).

I rode over to the Showgrounds Farmer's Market today, trying a new route along the river. It's shorter than going via Racecourse Rd, but involves going past a lot of closed gates restricting vehicle traffic near the stables. I was already running late when I left the house, and negotiating narrow gates and a flight of steps almost made me miss the market. I swooped in for the five minutes before closing time, filled a bag with vegetables, and rode straight back home.

I like having a farmer's market a few minutes down the road. It started up last month, and today was my second visit. Most of the stalls were the same as last time: farm produce from Bacchus Marsh, mushrooms from the Wombat state forest, tasty organic sourdough from Trentham.

Comments

[umbra-mentis.livejournal.com]

Poor Lou :( I tend to throw chopped chillis into the stock I make for my chicken and corn soup - nice bitey heat.

[sols-light.livejournal.com]

I second the chilis being a good idea, clearing out the nasal passages so you can breathe makes such a difference to me when I'm sick. Since Colds are viruses, they won't be affected by antibiotics, but hopefully those will be keeping down other opportunistic infections. If poor Louise is coughing up stuff, that'll be what the antibiotics will help with, the stuffiness, headaches and blocked nose are usually the viral bits and the best cure for those is 3-5 days of rest, which is the normal time for the body to get up and get rid of infections.

Given how hard she's been working though, I wouldn't be surprised if her immune system is naturally down a bit as well, hence the other Voltron pieces. I hope she gets better soon and that some of those things are eliminated quickly.

[virtual-munkee.livejournal.com]

ooh sounds like a great farmers market! hope louise feels better soon, with your awesome help reckon she will fully recover :D