Carrie Classon’s, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir,” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson. com. “You know, since I’ve been eating these chia seeds, I’ve noticed my beard has gotten heavier.” My husband Peter was talking to my father downstairs. I sat up at attention. This comment about the chia seeds was news to me. I knew Peter was eating chia seeds because he thought it might lower his cholesterol. Peter is always reading articles about health, and I don’t usually pay a lot of attention. He reads scientific studies about a variety of things. The studies are rarely conclusive, but if they indicate that eating chia seeds might be a good thing, Peter starts eating them every morning. My cholesterol is low, and I’ve never eaten a chia seed in my life. But this information about his beard caught my attention. For one full moment. Then I realized this was Peter’s way of making a joke. “You mean like a Chia Pet?” I hollered downstairs. …