From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   cshenk wrote:   
   ...back issues...   
   > True about sitting but I don't have much choice there due to all the   
   > spinal issues.  I'm inoperable due to the progressive nature of it but   
   > I was predicted to be wheel chair bound by age 50.  I'm 54 and the   
   > spine doc just grins when I walk in, sometimes just carrying a cane.   
      
     some years ago i was seriously contemplating surgery for   
   the nth time but a friend recommended a chiropractor and   
   he was able to get things moving and since then i've not   
   needed much in the way of medications or even going back   
   to get adjusted much.  the massage therapist is doing her   
   magic once a month and regular gardening exercise is doing   
   what it needs to do...  can't complain.  i never expected   
   to live this long so every day is a bonus to me.  for some   
   reason as a kid i never thought i'd live past 30 it seemed   
   so long in the future...  now i'm over twice that and   
   still kicking.  i am pretty sure gardening is a big reason   
   why.  i'd go rather stir-crazy if i didn't have some form   
   of meaningful exercise.   
      
      
   > But enough about me.  I've got a delicata squash growing!  First time   
   > trying them!   
      
     i think they are very sweet to me.  i like all winter   
   squashes but more along the lines of the Kobacha and   
   Buttercups.  i can tolerate the Acorns but only if grown   
   and allowed to actually ripen before picking.  too often   
   these days the Acorns from the stores are not really done   
   enough and they have little flavor.  a step up from them   
   is the Hubbard, but those can take over too easily - i've   
   had vines of those run 30+ feet.   
      
     this year i'm not growing any squash at all or melons   
   for that matter...  :(   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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