Category Archives: Health

Glorious Autumn Harvest Muffins

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Mary Jo Doig

Between working on my memoir, taking long and lovely autumn walks on quiet country roads with Addie, time with family, my lovely writing circle, reading, and the many other things I love to do, I realized this morning as I … Continue reading →

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Addie’s Journal, Chapter 7 – Celebrating the One Week Mark

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Mary Jo Doig

A week has passed since Addie moved in with us. As I’ve watched her closely, her small daily changes in adapting have given me much joy and so this day I’m taking measure of the growth I’ve seen. After Flower … Continue reading →

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Addie’s Journal – Chapter 4

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Mary Jo Doig

Dear Reader, The horrific events in neighboring Charlottesville a week ago profoundly impacted my recent writing. Today I pick up the thread where we left off awhile ago: Adelaide’s arrival at her new home. Mary Jo *** Staff at the … Continue reading →

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Adelaide’s Journal – Chapter 1

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Mary Jo Doig

She was first known as Puncture Dog. Found in a ditch by Animal Control in Nelson County, VA, the tiny tri-colored stray was dehydrated, emaciated, covered in ticks, and infested with parasites. Taken directly to the Lovingston Veterinarian Hospital, she was … Continue reading →

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Leaving Las Vegas

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Mary Jo Doig

I’m flying home to Virginia at an altitude of 10,000 feet and climbing. As my eyes drink in the sight of the gorgeous desert mountain below, I feel I want never to forget what I am seeing. I silently whisper, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Family, Glioblastoma, Grace, Health, Mother Nature, Mystery | 5 Comments

Simple, Delicious Hard Red Wheat Berry Bread

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Mary Jo Doig

If you love homemade bread, in particular a dense and chewy, richly-flavored, whole-grain loaf, here’s a recipe I’ve been using lately that’s amazingly easy to make and, oh, so delicious to eat. Almost No-Work Whole Grain Bread 3 cups whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, In the Kitchen, Living Mindfully, Nurturance, Simplicity | 2 Comments

Those Ten Pounds – Three Months Later

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Mary Jo Doig

Remember those ten pounds I talked about three months ago that transformed into my wake-up call? The pounds that caused my A1C (a 3-6 month average of blood sugar levels) to elevate high enough that my doctor put me on … Continue reading →

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Parallel Journeys

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Mary Jo Doig

I’m on the homestretch of a deep, final edit of my memoir, Stitching a Patchwork Life, and have found this the most fascinating part of the entire writing journey. The draft topped out at 115,000 words and my goal has been … Continue reading →

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Crikey, It’s Only Ten Pounds!

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Mary Jo Doig

Twenty years ago, I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Horrified, I opened the door into this disease to understand it. I learned, for starters, that I had to begin eating differently and that I had to exercise regularly. In … Continue reading →

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When Mental Illness Touches Your Life…

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Mary Jo Doig

“This is,” the author says, “the story of a family that was close and then came apart.” Nothing Like Normal: Surviving a Sibling’s Schizophrenia by Martha Graham-Waldon poses this question on the cover: What if you woke up one day … Continue reading →