Comments on: Becoming a Pickle

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 22:32:56 +0000

In reply to Ronna Snyder. Awwwww, Ronna. I’m so sorry for all your losses, but isn’t this the sweetest story ever? I’ll never look at a pickle jar the same again! Thank you for sharing. ❤️

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 22:30:55 +0000

In reply to Kathleen Meadows. There is a soap you can buy and wash with right after being out in the weeds. It’s supposed to neutralize poison ivy and keep you from breaking out but I have never used it so I have no idea if it works or not. Happy to be of service. ❤️

By: Ronna Snyder

Ronna Snyder — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:10:50 +0000

Oh. My. Word. My dear momma (who died along with 5 other of my loved ones within as many weeks this past winter and just about leveled me with grief) asked to be buried in a pickle jar!!!!! She loved gardening. And she especially loved making her trademark dill pickles! December 16, 2017, we lowered her into the soil she loved so much in her “Ball” wide mouth jar (she liked those best so she could get her little hands in them to position the cukes just perfectly). It was painted with ivory chalk paint (because, ash in a clear jar might be a bit too much for anyone) and tied with a big twine bow that wound tightly around a lock of her still beautiful pale red hair (at 87 she never grayed).

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 04:34:54 +0000

In reply to Sue Johnston. Thank you, Sue! If you sign up on my website where it asks if you “want to be a rancher”, I can send you an email and let you know when they are available. ❤️

By: Kathleen Meadows

Kathleen Meadows — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:05:50 +0000

In reply to Ginny McKinney. Thank you so much Ginny, I thought I was going crazy ! I have been keeping busy in the yard . replacing fence posts and clearing an acre lot of land. I find I can work out my anger of Kens passing and bad behaviors of the children on the bus. That is coming to an end though, too warn for long pants and long sleeves. I've got poison ivy .

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 23:57:46 +0000

In reply to Kathleen Meadows. Oh, grief absolutely plays havoc with your immune system! I depeloped plantar-palmar psoriasis, and autoimmune disorder as a direct result of losing my husband. Of psoriasis sufferers, only 1-3% get plantar-palmar and it is extremely difficult to treat. I suffered with it for three years and used everything I could possibly think of. I finally got it under control with a combination of doTerra LifePak vitamins and cannabis ointment, believe it or not. Good self care is imperative. Rest when you can. Eat good, clean food, cut out sugar and fast food, drink lots of water, and exercise thirty minutes every day. In time, things should improve, but grief changes everything about you, and that includes your health. My heart is with you in your loss. ❤️

By: Kathleen Meadows

Kathleen Meadows — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 23:19:51 +0000

I still don’t know what kind of a pickle I am. Apparently ,I’m still in the brine. Does grief effect you health ? , im wondering, does it effect your immune system. Before Kens passing, I’ve really never been sick, but over the last seven months, I’ve had everything. From colds , the flu, strep throat, stomach viruses twice, something called cellulitis ,and two months of reactions to chemicals used to kill spiders on my bus. So far March ,except for bad pollen , has been ok. Have you ever heard this before ? Mentally ,the time of grief is not as bad as it has been when it hits. I really enjoy your posts and it shows that we are not in this journey alone.

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:03:58 +0000

In reply to Sue Johnston. ❤️

By: Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 02:04:07 +0000

Came across your site trying to locate that beautiful painting. Your writings are very inspiring…a talent I so admire! I will definitely be following your blog.

Can’t wait to obtain a “legitimate “ print of “Your First Day in Heaven”
Thank you

By: Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 02:03:45 +0000

Came across your site trying to locate that beautiful painting. Your writings are very inspiring…a talent I so admire! I will definitely be following your blog.

Can’t wait to obtain a “legitimate “ print of “Your First Day in Heaven”
Thank you
Sue