Reznjun

got back from training in time for our pow wow. i went to tulsa for traditional gardening. it was a nice getaway. i gave a presentation about our tribe and our program. i also did a short video clip about how i got into gardening. they showed that to the rest of the group. i also listened to what the other tribes were doing.  it was all about trying to persuade indians to have a better diet and to exercise. i have thought that for years. we can do something about our health. why wait until we develop complications. if we can catch it early we may be able to do something about it. like the old saying goes ‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.’

on the drive down the song ’24 hours from tulsa’ came to mind. i have heard so many songs. just need something to trigger the memory of them. i seen some young indian running on the roadside. some kind of spiritual run i gathered. a van following the runner cautioned that runners were ahead.

it was hot yesterday so i waited at our casino for it to cool off before heading to the pow wow. that cost me a few bucks.  i walked around the pow wow grounds and checked out the stands. i bought a few things. a t shirt, a roll of artificial sinew for my roach tying and some conchos for my otter turban. i stopped and visited with people i knew. seen a stand that does airbrushing that i have bought from at our past pow wows. i put in a order for a new t shirt that will have a picture of a roach and my web address on it.

early this morning i heard it raining. it rained for awhile. dont know what effect it will have on our pow wow. seems it rains often during our pow wow. i didnt camp for that reason. no matter the show must go on. i will still go and enjoy myself.

the rain will benefit our gardens. i checked out the one i had at the health center. many of the seeds i planted have sprouted. so have the weeds. my own garden is doing good though it is weedy. i will produce lotsa food this year maybe. wont know til a few months from now. i planted some soy beans where my sema used to grow. i left it fallow last year and put soy in this year. next year i will plant sema there again.

i have lost a few pounds since last winter. i am trying to eat better and to exercise more. it is slowly paying off. now if i can just give up the cigars…..