I save vegetable scraps of choice in the freezer until ready to use.  I save pretty much all veg scraps except asparagus, brassicas, cilantro, ginger, and beets / chard / spinach, but at minimum I’d recommend saving onion, garlic, and herb scraps for flavor (and the next most important are peppers, carrots, and celery).

Put them in your biggest pot with beef bones and cover with water. Cover and bring to a simmer (I bring to a boil, but this makes the broth cloudy). Keep covered and reduce heat to low; keep it on day and night for at least one night (I’ve done up to five).

The day you want to put up the broth, you can leave it uncovered for a while and increase the heat to reduce it if you want. Turn the heat off and leave uncovered 2 hours before you want to put it up. When the pot is cool enough to lift comfortably, I recommend using a funnel with a strainer insert to strain the broth into glass bottles.

Once you’ve poured off enough broth to see the bones, etc. you can crush any dissolvable bones (I’ve only been able to do this to chicken bones, but beef might be doable with a longer time or higher heat) and squeeze liquid out of any remaining scraps to get all the broth.

This is what I do to make stuff like this:

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Seriously though https://image.nostr.build/eeaeef17af66141bad75e257b03005946bb86dd450a5ee0c29463b20a8afff98.jpg


True!


Vince Guaraldi was my childhood gateway to jazz 🎄


Orange is green

#bitcoin
#environmentalism nostr:note1t0kfuvg3wefmsvkxzvuct5p5gsssz2lvt5k78z7wr6lgc4u0c85smnrr45


Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃


Colombia


Sounds really good 💖


Sounds like Thanksgiving at her house:

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Are they actually following Jesus?  Do their actions look like His?  Do they love like He does?
They might call themselves Christians, but if God wouldn’t, they’re not. Jesus says in Matthew 7:21 — “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.”


I love hydrangeas! That’ll be lovely. Tried to look up @adrianapowers13 to give her a follow but she didn’t show up. Can you paste her npub instead?


Spent most of my life in North Carolina on the border with South Carolina. Now living in Virginia.


Would love to see progress pics later!  They look so festive 😊


Wow, I have to try something like this…


**Astronomy Picture of the Day**

21 November 2023

**Fleming's Triangular Wisp**

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2311/FlemingsWisp_Gualco_2801.jpg

Image Credit & Copyright:
Cristiano Gualco

These chaotic and tangled filaments of shocked, glowing gas are spread across planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus as part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova remnant, an expanding cloud born of the death explosion of a massive star. Light from the original supernova explosion likely reached Earth over 5,000 years ago. The glowing filaments are really more like long ripples in a sheet seen almost edge on, remarkably well separated into the glow of ionized hydrogen atoms shown in red and oxygen in blue hues. Also known as the Cygnus Loop and cataloged as NGC 6979, the Veil Nebula now spans about 6 times the diameter of the full Moon. The length of the wisp corresponds to about 30 light years, given its estimated distance of 2,400 light years.  Often identified as Pickering's Triangle for a director of Harvard College Observatory, it is perhaps better named for its discoverer, astronomer Williamina Fleming, as Fleming's Triangular Wisp.   New: Follow APOD on Telegram

#APOD #Stellar #SpaceTechnology #AstronomyClub #AstronomyFacts

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231121.html


Two questions:
1. Whose birthday is it for?
2. If I come to Australia someday, can you make me something?  🤤


A visual feast that sounds like it tastes even better 💛


My friend nostr:npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9  has a podcast now!

https://fountain.fm/show/dmav6j9CX4F4hpwuKwaQ

#podcast
#podcasts
#bitcoin


Ooh I love Chevelle


Please post a link!  Are y’all on Fountain?  Can we V4V you there?


I’m gonna ask what nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a did, but about #music .

What’s your generation, and what music has defined you?

#asknostr nostr:note1rzs39vqe0znatkuscrtcusscmhmca2ud3ppl9apppdlslheczpqqukk6km


Millennial (1988)
I’ve tried to separate “stuff I enjoyed” from “stuff that defined me” but probably both failed at times and also forgotten some things that did help shape me.

Child:
When I was still really young, I asked for a real Bible instead of my children’s Bible “so I could read the rest of it” and read it repeatedly until it literally fell apart. I also read a college textbook about the chemical elements over and over.
Māori, Chinese, Russian, and Western European folktales.
I was already obsessed with self-sufficiency and science fiction. Audubon field guides, several nonfiction books about wilderness survival, Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, the first Boxcar Children book, The Girl Who Owned a City, Goosebumps, Animorphs, Others See Us, Dragonriders of Pern, choose your own adventure books.
Star Trek TNG, Voyager, and DS9. I particularly loved (still do) sci-fi where a really different kind of world or way of thinking was being explored. The more alien the perspective and the more it stretched my brain, the more I liked it, and I firmly believe this helped grow my ability to consider other points of view or ways of being and question assumptions.

Teen:
Rumi, Bradbury, Vonnegut, A Fire Upon the Deep, C. S. Lewis nonfiction and science fiction, Oliver Sacks’ books and lots of others about neuroscience and cognition.
Because I hated them so much, I Kissed Dating Goodbye and Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus along with similar books radicalized me even further than I already was against fear-based parenting, sexism, and people adding to the Bible.

Adult:
Natural Rights — A New Theory (Fuerle), Heirs Together (Gundry), I Am a Strange Loop, Lesswrong.org, Greg Egan, Neal Stephenson, Solaris, Alice Norton, Daphne DuMaurier, Borges, Mother Earth News magazine.


Sounds delightful! 🌹 🌼


#career wisdom stating well some lessons I want my children to know. nostr:note15v4exutyl7hj2fm228m2clpr045m0v2zmrr2fhcjnlu3yl8u3rwqshm3pv


Thanks, doesn’t look like we have them here. I’ll check for duck tongue anyway!


Oh I was assuming it was the thin sliced rolls you can see in the case.


This is such a fun idea 🥰


Is this a chain grocery?  I’d like to know if there’s one in my area. I’m lucky to live near probably hundreds of Asian groceries and now I wanna buy some duck tongue 😁


I mean the sign says 火锅 and it’s shaved really thin… it’s for real for hot pot / cooking in hot soup


Looks like it’s meant for hot pot, so you could add it to hot soup right at the end. I might also pan fry it really quickly.

It’s probably really good…


So talented and so cute 🥰


Definitely keep posting stuff like this!  Yours is a really unique account and I'm loving it all, from dives to artifacts.


I'm on Damus, FreeFrom, and Primal, and would also like to know!


I love it when nostr:npub1tztj8q5uj6k3ysd8et7tx23lsswrrrdwpqxz02wqhcj9xe0gcrqs6d97tx 's wild horse photos show up in my feed!

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He's in the four names club with me and Tolkien!  😁 He is super cute.


Thanks!


nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq and I think Sophia might JUST be beginning to practice smiling sometimes, usually in her sleep.

Definitely not in this picture, though 😂

Feeling thankful for another week getting to know our little girl and helping her grow!

#baby
#nostrbaby
#family
#love
#gratefulchain
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/62e981858bc1818b1ebb170ab0ee20c8fba09d43192ee9fb83d47a5282d12b86.jpg


I’d love to see your clay pot for baking!


Looks delicious! 🌶


What I baked last night: cranberry apple pound cake from scratch!  For spice, there’s a dash of some extra chai masala I had since it smelled like it would be good with apples.
They were going to be muffins but I didn’t have the little paper cups like I thought I did 😅

Saved seeds from these unnamed apples from Joyous Gardens because one kind was very fragrant and the other had a little pink flesh just under the skin. Seems like fun genes to play with and they made a delicious cake as well.

My general pound cake recipe makes two loaf pan cakes; one went to an event at church last night where we shared apple and pumpkin desserts and prepared bibles for donation to a crisis pregnancy center. The other one was going to be dessert for a while, but nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq had a better idea:  it will probably get frozen and brought to a friend’s Christmas party in early Dec.

#baking
#dessert
#yumstr
#foodie
#foodstr
#knowyourfarmer
#seedsaving
#church
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/62a8cc46aec78dca3e70de3425a812ded1d7015d76dfc3600f43be6922b6d48a.jpg https://image.nostr.build/e7065182332b3fe5c75420712fdbe9ecd9b2ed1a54ef4c69da0004fd35e12556.jpg https://image.nostr.build/69a442f7b9a35f1089c9c264ba934a258a32561ccdba3bda3bd5de87743734a8.jpg https://image.nostr.build/332e02bd57f46ac4e78820f2f7fa504a66f7b4cc8c907452efdf19f7f599fa8b.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7b6ba08bac580315028e9a8eb27158ea6ebef9191bb848588f00734611de9812.jpg https://image.nostr.build/2f182ffdd3093e945fbc928714fc3101278a5fc7c29839a8fdd430a018e9d5eb.jpg


We’ll be praying.


Are those cupholders on top to keep coffee warm? 😁


Same!  I’ve mentioned the idea of custom hashtag filters to some devs and would love to see it. There are things besides NSFW that other people don’t wish to see.

I love that Nostr is uncensored, I just want users to be able to curate their experience here in powerful ways if they wish. This is a great step towards that!


#damus update:  version 1.6

Thank you for now allowing users to  filter NSFW content!  I’d been told this was a feature before, but never saw it until this update.

I have some people to unmute now because I appreciate the rest of their presence here.

Again, thanks so much nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s https://image.nostr.build/fff34dc89aee4240bd10f755d767250ce5754d207725cc1dbefb3abf32f628fa.jpg


But it’s even better if you mix maple syrup and honey, about 30:70.
Mixing 50:50 Dijon and grainy mustard is also the best thing to do.


Sorry incomplete response - yeah, I can see them when I click on them, they’re just not on my profile. I can also find some of them by searching on hashtags.


Yea


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I will send them here as soon as I can.


🥰 nostr:note17tjzccghvs6eh064hvpluwsua27fhgg6wljj9evw4c97atxv9w3qj8scsn


**Astronomy Picture of the Day**

17 November 2023

**Nightlights in Qeqertaq**

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2311/lehtonen_dennisAuroraQeqertaq2.jpg

Image Credit & Copyright: Dennis Lehtonen

Light pollution is usually not a problem in Qeqertaq. In western Greenland the remote coastal village boasted a population of 114 in 2020. Lights still shine in its dark skies though. During planet Earth's recent intense geomagnetic storm, on November 6 these beautiful curtains of aurora borealis fell over the arctic realm. On the eve of the coming weeks of polar night at 70 degrees north latitude, the inspiring display of northern lights is reflected in the waters of Disko Bay. In this view from the isolated settlement a lone iceberg is illuminated by shore lights as it drifts across the icy sea.  Weekend Watch: The Leonid Meteor Shower.

#APOD #Astrophysics #Research #Astrozone #AstronomyPhotography

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231117.html


#damus update:  version 1.6

A lot of my missing notes are back!  I had actually been about to reach out about this — for a while now, every note more than a week or so old has disappeared unless it was # Christr for some reason 😂 I had also noticed that nearly all of the notes of some people I follow had disappeared as well.

Unfortunately, even after the update, many notes are still missing, including almost all related to my pottery for sale. Currently Primal is the only Nostr service I’ve found that displays all my notes. Connected to all the same relays on all the services I use.

Love Damus, it’s my primary Nostr service; the missing notes thing is my biggest frustration with it.  The improvement is encouraging but the incompleteness of it is puzzling.

Thanks for the hard work!

#damussupport
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Snooze song roulette — baby Sophia has fallen asleep listening to…

https://song.link/s/4eb8swz7yG8eLfi7czdqtR

#tunestr
#music
#persian
#swedish
#choir
#baby
#nostrbaby
#grownostr


I didn’t know you had a baby!  She’s lovely 😊


We had 10 people at our very first Northern Virginia meet up. Thanks for organizing it nostr:npub1mgvwnpsqgrem7jfcwm7pdvdfz2h95mm04r23t8pau2uzxwsdnpgs0gpdjc 🔥🔥🔥 #NostrNovember


Northern Virginia Nostr meetup was a hit! Looking forward to many more events, thanks to all who came!
#NostrNovember


Thanks nostr:npub1mgvwnpsqgrem7jfcwm7pdvdfz2h95mm04r23t8pau2uzxwsdnpgs0gpdjc for setting up our first local Nostr meetup!

Goosecup Coffee was a neat venue. I got a delicious maple cardamom latte and there were a lot of other interesting drinks to try another time.

We ALMOST played Hodl Up 😂 but moved to another restaurant after reviewing the rules and getting set up. Next time!

I sold my first Dark Mode Bitcoin mug!  The large Bitcoin mug and a Bitcoin pendant / bead are still for #sale for sats only — contact me directly if interested.

We wound up the event at a restaurant where some crazy dogs were running around playing!  They were pretty fun to watch.

Looking forward to next time!

#restaurant
#coffeechain
#coffee
#pottery
#ceramics
#bitcoin
#mugs
#art
#artstr
#dogstr
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/35595e9107aa5c8e84c7830f3cba3bc205f12cc02837144503b051658df72d3b.jpg https://image.nostr.build/84b736241e2ff15f3910c2754e9e98ae869f553e553a91488288d528bceadc5e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/3d527f6f5b7fadf7e6027aea68330ead1295ca882534e3639eafc0dcbdaa10d7.jpg https://image.nostr.build/b43a111881f355d4c8c5fd72dd25e65925ac634704673f577e1b8d57862825e8.jpg https://image.nostr.build/43bf864b18b7abf08533103f329726d177c8aba93a13c2faefda9d006068f2da.jpg


That is a COOL mug 💖


Thanks 😁


Sounds legit to me 🤔 nostr:note1xh4mdhqp4h7kkkss7apclp4guq7rdpp6ktwyk6vgrdcrg2q0ml7qs6sfpn


Write them anyway!  Before AI, there was always the chance a human author could write an idea out “better” than you. That wouldn’t have mattered and the AI aspect doesn’t matter now. None of them would write it the way you would. Better is in the eye of the reader.

I also don’t think it matters if by the time your stories are published, the future you imagined provably won’t come to pass. People can still enjoy original concepts and storylines even if there’s no chance they’ll happen, e.g., alternate histories and fantasy.

Looking forward to your stories 😊


Anyone else notice that Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican Candidate for POTUS Nikki Haley have the exact same plan for social media surveillance?  🤷♂

#uniparty #everyvoteiswasted


Crocheting next to a sleeping baby and a fire, wrapped in a blanket, with hot cocoa, is an amazing fall evening.

Yarn is Seneca Rocks from Quaking Maples Farm in #wv — she’s amazing and does everything but the carding herself, spinning and dyeing yarn from her own sheep. I think I’ve finally figured out a motif for my wrap skirt and I’m working on a swatch.

#cozy
#crochet
#baby
#gratefulchain
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/cdd74444c6429db2240ccbb2a7cc291da4ef43b05c5af4c5274412682a0dbc34.jpg


All kinds 😊 https://image.nostr.build/cd8e8a77253ea3f77b25fd84d1e77efe3ef2e055405bcf36f158d273af728c43.jpg


I’ll recc Mamadou Diabate and Maher Cissoko to get you started.


It’s fascinating!
Have you heard of the kora?  It’s an interesting West African instrument intermediate between harp and lute. The music for it is incredible.


Oh, THIS is the bird you prepared?  🥹 so cool!
I would love to try a pheasant. My great grandparents had a large property and they would let hunters hunt pheasants there in exchange for feathers or meat. Sadly, that land was sold out of the family and the whole area has changed a lot. I don’t think pheasants live there anymore.


Sounds like wonderful memories 😊


Cool!  I hope you’ll post some of your compositions!


Beautiful. Now I have another reason I want to visit Sri Lanka.  nostr:nevent1qqsw68r9x70j8n2x3pj0nup3lxn9r8h24d90q598cmkdapk28gg8sugzyq26hmfm92dfnr0kufrx6d5ymxlu6wszc5px355v20f5vwrlaray2ja5p9g


I think it’s all right but probably wouldn’t seek it out. I’ve only had it once (maybe twice?) though.


Looks nice!  How’s it taste?


Sophia’s doing great 🥰 I’m recovering 😅
Just happy to be able to take good care of her and get the three of us out into the world some!


Don’t know why it didn’t tag:

nostr:npub17x7htjej3hgcqwqj86u9yvpcunhw6nz4zclzph2zfnlwe4v0yp8qrxvgap
nostr:npub1jcjxjg92200kdp8guw8sysg8gr0ez29hahrfdy49h30hgnkpa4kqfvmtwx


#womenonnostr
I looked through the chains and don’t think they’ve been tagged yet:
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@mallory
@eshara
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This is the way nostr:note1h3jt04gdvk77vx5jjll0ntq92j23nratl82y29gpxytty5j7lcxsjav9p8


I used to like it a lot, but there was a period of time I couldn’t find it in stores anymore and discovered nigori sake as a substitute. Now I can find makgeolli again, but I think I actually prefer nigori sake now 😅


This you? https://image.nostr.build/e08676a9f08257cd869236b653e5c5597501f179fdb7e11a78d4f0ee7703d47b.jpg


Hey what’s her npub so I can follow?


Yes!  More crochet 🧶 love it


I used storebought gochujang. Trader Joe’s gochujang is tasty and really cheap, and they don’t use GMOs in anything, so that’s what I’ve been buying.
Learning to make gochujang from scratch is absolutely on my bucket list, though!


Lol I forgot — there are also shiitakes in this!


A few highlights from the past few days:

A little family concert
Watching our wedding video and eating the last of our frozen wedding cake
Walking in the park

Life is good!

#love
#family
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/6d7123608f17ed462cd8cd5f7ce2b6a6e08bbb562407eb002209a4cb5de1b28a.jpg https://image.nostr.build/3a6a403d64eaea0405b9038fb898cd9c233f429377897ee7935e717d4a027bcd.jpg https://image.nostr.build/e6f11dc24772c9aee018d064f6c9cedbad75b02e20477cdbdb48ad8337e1899d.jpg


 nostr:nprofile1qqsd0ls544an6043sv2yyzw2gf5sgnndx8t7ejpm3kkse6cj04chxnq6suj4j  what would Korean folks think of my mutant, meal-sized tteokbokki?

Bias cut tteok
Gochujang
Rice vinegar
Kimchi
Chicken
Fried egg
Pat of grassfed butter
Glass of makgeolli

#foodstr
#cooking
#foodie
#grownostr
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Changing their perspective is probably necessary first.
Or present the help in such a way that they can agree to it from their point of view, if you can. The old “make them think it’s their idea” sort of thing, or just knowing your audience.
It’s not always possible.


What about starting something like a meetup local to you?  Pick a coffeeshop you would like going to anyway and a time you can make yourself free, put up some flyers or post somewhere locally relevant on the internet that a group will be meeting there to talk about what you’re wanting irl friends about, and see who shows up after a few weeks. Can’t hurt if you like the coffee anyway

Basically:  do they have Meetup in your countries?  You could start one.


What about Nests?


#nobs
#healing
#grownostr nostr:note1l88multassws056v599f23d5m7zys3sxynhvhyy54fvay2p0hhlqqdfj04


Is there a recurring painting nest or something? Sounds cool!


Ooh so I could plant stuff like rosemary, thyme, and prickly pear on a sharp edge?  Interesting


Oh wow — tarragon is amazing!!  Especially for poultry (and would be good w rabbit too).

One super simple dish my family used to make:  lay a bunch of raw chicken tenders to fill a pan. Season with tarragon and garlic powder. Top each with a slice of cream cheese and cover with a layer of sliced Swiss cheese.  Bake in the oven until cooked and the Swiss has golden bubbles.

Our Thanksgiving turkey leftovers always became turkey tetrazzini, which is another dish we primarily season with tarragon.

So basically it can rock white meat poultry and would be sure to also be great with rabbit (I just haven’t done that yet)


That was really interesting and looks delicious… I didn’t know the rounded edges were functional!

Since I’m a fusion head, I want to make a version of this with white wine and tarragon instead of soy sauce and seaweed 😂 I have a feeling those would taste nice with radish as well


Ooh intriguing recipe…

The radish recipe that made me like them (I call it “skillet radishes”):

Halve small radishes (or cut a big one into chunks). Melt butter in a cast iron skillet and panfry the radishes on the cut side until blistered and browning. Flip over and do the same to the other side. Optionally (I always do) drizzle with rice vinegar.

Makes a decent roasted potato substitute for keto people; I just love them as their own thing.


My dad taught me how to make these and we would make them together from time to time!  He called them “preacher cookies” — apparently, back when there were traveling preachers, you could throw these together quickly if you heard they might be dropping by.

They’re also really good without the cocoa as just a peanut butter version.


Hope things take a better turn!


It’s been a very good week 😊 nostr:note1rjmxzygrc2cx37xmw6vm3llc6w6x34nal6tj9sp6gytc5hd7slusqhxc2v


This year has been so full of blessings! Building a life and family with my amazing husband has filled me with more joy than I could have imagined. Thank you for the best year of my life so far, nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq

#love
#family
#gratefulchain nostr:note1j8zjrm7r8jtzejflzs5a4ytunppn83v6ug2ra7nhgsx8t2744fwqdvl2yf


Looks just like one my mom used to have 😊
What’s your recipe?


Surprised I’ve never heard of this one considering the range map shows it’s found in my home region. Always learning about cool plants from you 😁


Congratulations!

I really wanted to avoid the hospital, and especially wanted a home birth. I also was dead set against being induced. Unfortunately, all of this didn’t end up being an option for me, and I was very concerned (ok, honestly, I was scared) about what hospital birth and induction was going to be like. The cascade of interventions and all the negative consequences was top of mind for me.

I actually ended up with an amazing team of people, between my doula (who is also a labor and delivery nurse at a different hospital), obgyn on rotation, and several nurses at the hospital, who understood my perspective and desires and worked with me extremely well. Their knowledge and patience may not have kept me from going on Pitocin, but did ultimately keep me from having a C-section where many other hospitals would have left that as the only option. This is not what I expected from a hospital birth, and I didn’t even need to fight tooth and nail for it.  I do believe this would vary by hospital, though, so it’s good to look into your options there.

My whole pregnancy, I worked to balance my distrust of many incentives and practices of the medical industry and what I’ve heard about better outcomes with alternative practices against my understanding that those working in the industry really do have valuable knowledge I am just not going to be able to gather online, and the recognition that I’m not a professional and that really does mean something. It’s the same struggle faced every day between humility and self confidence, between respecting and questioning experts, and between seeking help and carrying your own burdens. There’s need to find a balance of both.

In light of what my situation was, I’m satisfied with how things went, and in just a few hours my healthy, growing, amazing daughter who is snoozing adorably next to me will be six days old. That’s the most important thing!

I wish you the best and I’m so excited for you 😁


关注 🍜


I’m a reluctant (and hopefully temporary) city dweller 😂 my garden is just a series of pots on an apartment balcony
I guess I mostly post about country stuff that my husband and I go do for fun, but I’m sure the urban aspect is detectable as well. I definitely have no livestock of my own 😂


I think there’s maybe something to that!


Oh Dragon’s Egg was a fun one!


And His triumph looked like defeat.

#christr
#christian
#jesus
#grownostr nostr:note1ww9rvvzr9mc00zuatts5pvtwmjqt58na9e87wmn6tmkvfa7qefhqa7gznz


Is this still true if I froze the aloe?


Thank you!


Incredible 🥰


I actually found a solution I’m planning to make a post about very soon!  It allowed me to carry comfortably in late pregnancy and will allow me to keep wearing dresses and skirts afterwards.

So when it comes to skirts and dresses, most of the fashion incompatibility you mentioned would be solved by wearing flowy skirts / dresses with a flowy skirt and a thigh holster underneath. As long as possible and flowy below the waist happens to be my style in skirts and dresses anyway. It’s just the thigh holsters I was finding were inadequate.

Stay tuned for what I ended up doing!


Looks and sounds delicious!


Thank you! 😁


So far, so great! 😁


Thanks so much!


nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq and I are so happy with our little girl!

#pregnancy
#baby
#family nostr:note1m3mytskm3efmxq0t8kpxqtq6sjthnmevq0wdzwq6mw8hx76v6lhqwvvx2r


Based
The trying to change you wouldn’t have stopped there


It absolutely is
Dipped in salted yogurt was my coveted after work snack
And I hunted down my favorite vendor after they unexpectedly moved streets away 😂


Oh I just got this pic from an image search 😂 could be anything


Finally looked closer at the list than at the picture
Scallion pancakes are delicious but the Chinese pancake I’ve been missing, even craving, is jiang laobing 酱烙饼

Usually they’re sold in sections but I would buy a whole one to bring home and cut up myself.
I’d put a fried egg in it or cut a slice to roll up and dip in salted plain yogurt
That second option is very very not traditional but very very good 😂 https://image.nostr.build/2b56d3dc6bcade36d05ca38db61e390116592276fd5e88b6add40699ff61146b.jpg https://image.nostr.build/829c77f889fc8347c8a02a9f7bbfb4681da70feba2a6f294c58ac3a4283ada61.jpg


The best coffees I have ever had are also at Ethiopian restaurants. The only coffees I have ever enjoyed black.


Guava? Sold. With coffee?  Sold.


I actually have buttermilk in my recipe too 😂 all the fermented stuff!
The recipe I adapted mine from said “water” and I said “no” 😁
I am intrigued by Nostr.cooking and do aim to put some of my recipes on. That can be a goal soon!


The similarities are really interesting to me
Similar spices and textures
Chai vs. shay (tea and also somewhat spiced)
Samosas vs. sombosas

I love both cuisines so much


Thank you 🥹


Never had Ethiopian food?
If you like Indian food you will probably like it. Similar but different.
The pancake you see all the stews on is injera. It’s a stretchy spongy tangy pancake that is  sourdough made from teff flour, not wheat. It sounds weird but is really good.


It’s always breakfast time somewhere


Ooh I’d try that
Can’t beat ham and apples
Buckwheat always tasted kinda fruity to me so that’s actually an intriguing pairing


That looks very delicious, but have you tried lachha paratha?
Flaky 🤤


😂 oh yeah I gotta distract myself from the muffled howling sounds around me somehow
Plus I’ll be here overnight, lots of time on my hands…
nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq is also picking me up some things we left at home, including l an Analog magazine I forgot to bring


I do things a little differently than most:  I never discard. Sacrilege I know but my bread still rises and makes people go “yummm” 😂

So whenever I know I’ll be using my starter I do try to feed it about 8-12 hours beforehand so it’ll be all happy bubbly. I also try to make sure it has been “awake” out of the fridge and fed for at least one day before this “priming” feeding.

My pancake recipe also uses some baking soda. I add that RIGHT before cooking because otherwise the floofness will subside.


For me:  flavor (!!!) and a sense of accomplishment and independence.
For some people: easier to digest than non-fermented flour


❤🔥 Ethiopian yaaaasssss


But just try it. Trust me it’s good


Ooh I should but it’s been so long since I made some I don’t have pics at the ready
I’ll send you some next time I make them

Savory pancakes rock!  You can have savory crepes too, y’know


I like them, but they can’t beat my sourdough pancakes with either:

- blueberries, served with sorghum syrup, or

- white cheddar cheese, cooked in bacon fat


Hooooo boy!

Overhearing the sound of feral screaming coming from somewhere down the hall…

#pregnancy https://image.nostr.build/3985c38e18704678baa5f8b3b12f1bf59f137afa28ffdac34901cdd2ee4490b7.jpg


Thank you so much!


Thanks!  Yes, we are really looking forward to holding her on the outside 😊


Thank you!


Thanks 😊


I’m glad it finally worked!


Geez 😞


nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq and I are at the hospital now for preinduction.  Hoping that’s enough to get labor to start before the induction scheduled for tomorrow morning!

Either way… we’ll meet our baby really soon!  And prayers are appreciated!

#pregnancy
#prayerchain


Oh wow this sounds like an awesome museum… two of my favorite things 😂


nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq check it out!


You ARE awesome!  And I love the snow!


Correct, looks like a typo


Tengu


I long for a revival of cars people can fix in their garage
I don’t even mean classic cars, I want new cars to be made with this old ethic


The Shining


Been so busy today I never posted my lunch!

Every Halloween, I make sausages, colcannon, and roasted butternut squash carved with spooky designs. This year was no exception!
I make it every year not only because it’s festive, but mostly because it’s good 😉

If this looks like enough to feed several people, it is!  With the baby coming within the next couple of days, I’m happy to have created a ton of leftovers.  Today’s leftovers join leftover curry and a bunch of pre-cooked meat to make life with a newborn more convenient.

Kale and mini butternut squash:  Joyous Gardens
Tea:  double strength Tazo Darjeeling
Tastiest chicken sausage:  apple (all were good, though)

#cooking
#yumstr
#lunchchain
#knowyourfarmer
#teachain
#pregnancy
#halloween
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/86898b0bea92689b29dcacea8890880bec88c3f5179e69a9ecf88d58d2270093.jpg https://image.nostr.build/ea43d69ac45c4db09899284a70070f347429b1856aa6d40db09a10416b9dcc75.jpg https://image.nostr.build/d3442c8370e24dbadfbe9fb2d3d56ae2010d8ebbd057d67c6efc664dc88c4d26.jpg


🎃  Happy Halloween! 🎃

https://song.link/s/2h47SG8bNphmicAll4H9RV

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


This is so sweet 🥹


Happy whitepaper day!  📄

I was recently a guest on a podcast, and the episode finally dropped yesterday! I haven’t listened to it yet, but I suspect it may show that I’m a much better writer than speaker in the moment 😂

If you want to hear me talk about #bitcoin and #anarchy then check out the Orange Hatter podcast!  And subscribe to it anyway, because there have been lots of guests with interesting things to say.

Thanks again for having me on, nostr:npub1dh8h7cqk3tmhtk948ndmv4w2ev37w3cf55q9h6fjlp3xkjhpgppsgazku6 !

https://fountain.fm/episode/pUiEU1PWhLGRJtJeEQ1c

#podcasts


Bigfoot


Understanding the world of Bitcoin, or using Bitcoin?

As far as understanding goes, I would think podcasts would be a great tool, and so many good ones already exist.


Thanks for the info. I must be remembering someone else on here with a woodstove


This is 100% a bear!

#inkblotart


You also have woodstove(s), right?  What’s your strategy for where to put the RMH vs. woodstove?

My dream has long been a woodstove with a cob wall behind it and its pipe, and a cob floor in front 😁


Blue


I think this is true to an extent, especially with ambiguous or complex situations. But taken too far this idea can lead to victim blaming.


It’s the night before Halloween!  Beware the Wild Hunt…

https://song.link/s/6D3fACLwRc3sfFrhlGrdkj

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


Ooh they look like zongzi… now I want red bean zongzi and coffee 🥹
What’s inside?


Only two more days ‘til Halloween…

The time just seems to fly by!

https://song.link/s/4hM0H2SupXsTkcQnSchNz5

🧙♀

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


Not Washington, D.C.? https://image.nostr.build/3b8eb581909d8607763cc54c2836f1a7e0e8c4dde64b3bd70e60c24bf1ee69e6.jpg


Congratulations!


Sexy search bot reposts all kinds of things I write and I have no idea what it’s cueing off of 😂
Maybe my nerdiness is just way sexier than I thought…


I think they’re a bit shortsighted. The time to develop this parallel system is now. You’re not going to get to that future if people are not familiar with using the money, even if all fiat tanks.
Not that I have a problem with saving. Maybe they’ll be laughing at me in future 😂 but if they are will it won’t be because of anything they did.


By HODLers do you mean those who never exchange Bitcoin for anything? I.e., treat it as an end?

I’ve been under the impression HODL can mean “don’t exchange it for other currencies / don’t treat it like an investment” which doesn’t mean you can’t buy land, coffee, services, etc. with it.

I’m still figuring some things out, though.


Yuki-onna


A guy sends me a polite email, and says in a couple paragraphs that 1) he doesn't really see any role for bitcoin in a portfolio, it has no intrinsic value, and it just trades on sentiment and also that 2) it threatens USD hegemony and so politicians are likely going to add friction to it.

So I'm like, well, if there's nothing particularly valuable about it to give it any value or consideration for a portfolio, why does it threaten USD hegemony? Like, it threatens the largest and most globally salable monetary network in the world while having no intrinsic value, no portfolio role, while just being a thing that trades on sentiment?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯


I don’t think “not allowed” is correct. Though how wise it can be to argue on the internet can vary a lot based on circumstances of the moment and who is listening.
I’m trying to figure this balance out myself.
Maybe involve your family in internet conversations?  It could be a really enriching opportunity for your kids especially to help them explore why this person is wrong and what the best thing to say is.


Ooh how does this work?  I’d like to join


Bitcoin fees are neither a tax nor any other kind of theft. If you don’t want to pay the fees you have a choice to not participate.
You can also set fees as low as you like, just don’t expect your transaction to go through quickly.


Just curious:  a lot of your flower pics are at night.  Is there an advantage to tending or harvesting flowers at night?


Trick ‘r Treat


Just beginning a rewatch of Alien as part of my personal #Halloween movie fest... I think the name of the ship alone makes it a fair contender for a future Nostr movie night, don't you?
 nostr:npub17ranr5vpp20etheaz78u6e72pvyc0xk3r6rgnetfvtxc88acat2q4nhenz
#horror
#scifi
#film
#kinostr
#grownostr

https://m.primal.net/HOpR.png


Unless it’s this one

https://babylonbee.com/news/husband-and-wife-spend-romantic-evening-sending-each-other-memes


My dad would recommend quercetin and zinc supplements. They always made me feel kind of sick, though.
Vitamin D.
Our main antiviral and respiratory herb is hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis).


Thank you!


Looks delicious!  How do you season it?


Three days to Halloween, and the golden full moon rises into the sky…

🌕

…the Hunter’s Moon

https://song.link/s/1cojSYj0ugS7tmcwKIxMX4

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/b255daa9b70626cbb777f248f44b39d9d16bfe2314a3afb1b90329a8e1ae3c1a.jpg


Ooh yeah sounds like it’s broth time for you, too!  You got a giant pot with a lid, you’re set.

nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq and I agree that broth with beef bones added is EXTRA GOOD. It kind of has a buttery flavor.
We like bones from bbq pork ribs, too 🤤


I was born in Birmingham 😁 my parents LOVED it there and didn’t want to leave


All kinds of scraps go into a bag in the freezer so it varies.

This time:  chicken bones and cartilage, the bed of herbs the chicken was roasted on, onion skins, garlic bits, lots of jalapeño and bell pepper scraps, LOTS of squash skins and seeds/strings, and any other veggie scraps I’m forgetting (the only things I use that I don’t put in are brassicas, asparagus, cilantro, and ginger)

I also cooked two chicken breasts in it as it was simmering. Now I have ready cooked meat as well as broth; they improve each others’ flavor.

This batch has been simmering since Tuesday!


Leprechauns


So around this time of year (this year it happened last week), there’s a festival in Banner Elk, NC that my family used to go to each year when I was a kid.

At the Wooly Worm Festival, you get to select a wooly worm or wooly bear (Isabella tiger moth caterpillar) and everyone races their caterpillars up a string. The winner is “read” to determine what kind of winter it will be, per Appalachian tradition.

Finding the chart below made me remember these fun times!

I know another tradition is to cut a persimmon seed in half and read the cotyledons. A knife meant bitter winds that cut like a knife, a spoon shape meant heavy snow (spoon ➡ shovel), and a fork shape meant a mild winter.

Are there any interesting traditions or old wives tales about winter weather where you’re from?

#nostalgia
#entomology
#anthropology
#NC
#fall
#foraging
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/486b970483a93254056f476c524daf253c89caf84550b131b14898ef44baa999.jpg


It’s #broth day again!
The left three jars were decanted first. The right two were poured off after the “pomace” was squeezed and discarded.

I tried to add water to the partially full one in the bottle to see if it would become clear enough to be ok to drink during active labor. Sadly, no!  But check out the amazing golden tinge they all have from the massive amount of winter squash scraps I used this time.
Save your squash skins and stringy seedy bits for broth, folks!

#cooking
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/af223ed703cdda7c79206f5a7cbe763adca007f72390ae22f5cdeab21c109f53.jpg https://image.nostr.build/b8ae7299bd8a4dbbca83083842ef50aee23fa8bc2f332bc8d5135627f0e425d0.jpg


Ooh that makes lots of sense. Blueberries with game are a traditional pairing, as with pemmican.
One of the best meals I’ve ever had was elk loin with blueberries.


I bet that’s pretty good!  More crispy or crumbly?


Never heard of using honey; cool!

Have you tried willow water?


Fudge?


I hope you are blessed with a time of healing and good memories 🫂


Using the International Phonetic Alphabet to break down the difference in the two pronunciations:

[nostɚ] the first vowel is o as in stone

[nastɚ] the first vowel is a as in father


This is the conversation that inspired me to post about this; I had just temporarily lost track of it:

note1uga95yqcgrh9yn4q3s7w2zl54jp9qhl4w2z9dqnafxm7llwjpacsumn0na


Ooh it’s a beaut!


Just out here purplepilling talented normies!  As you do to #grownostr

I’ve actually never read her work, but her memes and writing inspiration are great.

It’s not just bitcoiners, devs, and libertarians out there who are fed up with algorithms.  #Nostr is for everyone 💜 https://image.nostr.build/752db53e916a847a6de4d1d1bd325ce8d6693d472a6087a99aab41886350a9ba.jpg https://image.nostr.build/607343c3e4f2d6277242dc6c8adfcfd2adcd7161fc2aa1639d61b655321abb94.jpg


A flying crow

#inkblotart


Thanks, this is good information!


Oh, nice!  What’s the brand and about what square footage will it heat?


Only 4 days left til Halloween…

https://song.link/s/3OJmJ3siAoD9bsHooo4cTh

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


So cool!


That’s a great mug!


Suspiria


A Drone


💯 awesome twists 😁


I really like it. Shame it was destroyed 😔


Only 5 days left til Halloween…

https://song.link/s/561oOQh7wcNqk2bigz1l96

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


nostr:npub1xswmtflr4yclfyy4mq4y4nynnnu2vu5nk8jp0875khq9gnz0cthsc0p4xw nostr:npub1r8u6lw8c2h67s66magtqu78vtpckfzcsmmdsg06gqm723njsunfs8kfjwl

Have y’all seen The Skeleton Key?  I just rewatched it and it was so good. It’s from 2005 and set in Louisiana, so thought of you. Couldn’t find that thread again though (Damus on my phone doesn’t seem to remember every post)

#horror
#filmstr
#kinostr
#grownostr


I’m not an engineer but I do have thoughts on designs.
Most seastead concepts I’ve seen are some kind of futuristic city. I think liberty is better served by customizable, attachable / detachable crafts capable of supporting a small group like a family.
If you like a community, bring your home over. If things go south, you can head out.
Depending on your particular industries, slip in or create modules for farming, aquaculture, manufacturing, etc. keeping the option to specialize or generalize.


This is awesome, but I can’t see where to access these features. I do have the current version, 1.5.


Twin canvases is a cool idea!


I think I only started using Nostr after zapathon was about zapping memes, so I assumed that’s what it was. What’s it originally?


Why?  Guns don’t shoot themselves. It’s the people who believe touching a gun magically turns you into a homicidal maniac that might have mental health issues. Because that isn’t a sane thing to think.


There are some things you’re not understanding when you claim it was sinful for Christians to not attend church in defiance of lockdown orders:

Many legitimately thought complying was the right thing to do because they trusted “experts” telling them it was dangerous to others to meet in person.
Trusting an expert in itself is not a sin or even a mark of being a “sheep.”  No one can be expert in everything, and it makes sense to be humble and trust others when you recognize you don’t understand something, especially if stakes are supposedly high.

Many churches opened up other options to allow services to continue remotely. People used these options and in some cases still do, particularly the elderly who are still legitimately at higher risk.

Not attending a church, in person or remotely, for one week or any number of weeks, does not make you not a Christian.

I do believe Christianity is essentially anti-state, but this is NOT widely understood. What I also believe is that the point of Christianity is much larger and more encompassing than only  anarchy, or even than standing firm against lies. Just like we can’t all be experts in everything, no one is going to get the whole picture about Christianity and have every decision or doctrinal opinion exactly right all the time. For the overwhelming number of people who haven’t yet seen enough to make them distrust the state, and who’ve been conditioned from generations past to trust and respect it, I hope you’ll develop more sympathy and open your mind to the idea that there are probably other things about Jesus they DO understand, and other aspects of His life they emulate well.

We’re all sinners on a journey to become more holy.


I’ve been assuming it’s because it’s whatever is latest on Nostr, regardless of where in the world it was posted.


Sounds great!  Looking forward to it!
Will this also include the ability to mute hashtags?


Thank you 🙏


Looks like my attempt to tag @miljan and @jb55 in the above note was unsuccessful. If anyone sees this reply and can troubleshoot, your assistant would be appreciated 🙏
#nostrdevs
#asknostr
#noob
#plebchain
#primal
#damus


Out of #primal #freefrom and #damus, as far as I can tell, only Primal allows a user to follow a hashtag, and none allow a user to mute a hashtag. (Please instruct me if I’m wrong, or if a Nostr client exists that allows both!)

Being able to mute notes containing certain hashtags and being able to follow other hashtags would be powerful tools for users to curate their feeds.  There is a need and desire for this.

I’d like to emphasize that NSFW is just one hashtag people may wish to mute. I’ve seen other users wishing to mute religious hashtags, or temporarily take a break from Bitcoin-related content, etc.  So keeping the ability to select which hashtags to follow and mute general and easy to edit is something I think is important.

Thank you, @miljan nostr:npub1w2p7vhdx0lke8gzm3zmgkzfryfuc0y65grns83xyg2ejrrc2t60qnxx22p  @jb55

#nostrdevs
#plebchain
#nostr
#suggestion


True


Four pitbulls surrounding an exhausted lion.

#inkblotart


Thank you! I’ll try to make it!


Only 6 days til Halloween, and it’s feelin’ kinda groovy…

https://song.link/s/4RYwE31p4KflK1h7J7m1Yt

#tunestr
#halloween
#grownostr


I don’t think it’s during a wedding though. I remember Thanksgiving.


Too bad I didn’t see this one!  Really good movie.


Oh I would if I didn’t live right in the middle of a metro sprawl mostly populated with intensely anti-gun people
I think there’ll be lots of squirrel eating once we move onto some acreage


So cute 😊


This is the fantasy I have about the squirrel that won’t stop digging in the pots on my balcony and has killed all my kale sprouts 🥘


Friday the 13th


Love her work!!


Confession:  my husband and I call them “nosts” because it’s a post on Nostr. Nost is also a verb to us.  We enjoy nosting our nosts.
Maybe I should just use the term openly and normalize it 😂
I’m happy for anyone to use whatever term they will

nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq


Looks delicious 🧡


It’s been so busy, I missed posting a Halloween countdown song yesterday!  😱

So today you’ll get two…

https://song.link/s/3WzNy6b7PZIlWbiyZcVj8d

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


Two flying birds singing the same love heart like a speech bubble

#inkblotart


If you think she’d like a bigger one, I saw some on Etsy.

The wood one you have is a fairly typical size which I have always thought too small for my own purposes 😂 but I do color changes all the time and need it to hold at least two balls or skeins of different  yarn (sometimes even more).

I’ve got a goal of making my own since I do pottery as well 😂 just haven’t gotten to it yet, but I could make it basically the way I like


Yes, a bigger bowl is better, especially if she does color changes in her pieces, but also can be hard to find.

Tall is nice to keep yarn from bouncing out.

Something I’ve recently seen that is pretty cool is yarn BOXES - they have lids!

Most yarn bowls have a kind of loopy cutout section as well as a couple of holes. I’d favor extra loop sections over lots of holes if there’s any chance she might switch projects.


Based


A mischievous chick (baby bird) with pigtails and a skirt

#inkblotart


Incredible colors


What’s the deal with Signal?


What an incredible place!


Wow, there’s a name for this?  I am the snerdle queen 😂


Please find me a verse where Jesus bullied a whore.  Or where He told us to bully anyone at all.

It’s good to understand that morality is not flexible. There are times, places, and ways to call out sin. But there’s no place to do so without love. The focus should be on correcting a person and pointing the way to God, not on how bad they are and how ashamed they ought to be.

And how is it even logically possible for whoring to be a bigger trap for women than for men, considering each whore definitionally has multiple customers?


Awesome 😁 I want to do this, too!
Did you use some kind of smell attractant?  How are they doing?


Correct, I’ve done only 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20
It’s possible I have sung karaoke as well but I probably blacked it out if so 😂


Ugh I mistyped the name!  It’s called Almond Delight.


Evening #teachain

This has been one of my favorite herbal teas since I discovered it last year:  Tea Mansion’s Herbal Delight. It’s the best almond tea I’ve ever had; so richly flavored!  It has the flavor of a really good almond cookie and is very cozy and comforting.
There’s a touch of hibiscus but unlike a lot of hibiscus teas, it’s not super sour. I almost think it’s more there for color.

#yumstr
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/caeaa49dd320b8795541779029e25e05f42f1834a034ec635de41e6d38b197c8.jpg https://image.nostr.build/36d9f19164fca040cead028801bbd3ed65066a2448c84c8f4263b6d030362636.jpg


8 days til 👻 Halloween 👻

https://song.link/s/3ezkJgagRPZ39KCTrKcSI7

#tunestr
#halloween
#grownostr


I’ll tag my best fren too nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq  💞 nostr:note1k6tk2t9hh23p857qtk9h6dtdlaf8fsl6cdwqxvk738r7urac39fqahdyrv


I would suggest zucchino rampicante!  It did amazing in Charlotte but I believe nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n also grows it in Texas.
I was able to harvest as early as August after direct seeding; it was prolific, tough, a great keeper, and delicious.

Here are me and nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq  posing with one we picked in August and named “Gordon the gourd” 😂
The long neck is all tasty butternut meat 🤤 love moschatas https://image.nostr.build/dba9983b7822ede736e9bbaa979a805c00188385e2bbf8e9d87b492d17eabfa0.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7076331fae6cd61cfe75b4b36a8192ab453c364cd0f65e9f02d73ace76ba7890.jpg


Thanks!  The spice blend is based on something my brother in law made that I discovered was the absolute perfect companion to winter squash. Mostly chipotle, then cinnamon, and a hint of cumin and probably onion and garlic.


Had a pretty busy day, so only now getting around to posting pics of lunch! I had something similar for dinner last night and npub17xu3rtcu0ftqw03mswa8a2ngz3nsgrs0h0wjv4z942qwvhp8fs3qzcadls thought it sounded good, but I developed it even further today.

So here’s how I made my homemade butternut squash pasta sauce and the meal I used it in:

Roasted some tiny butternut squash with garlic, butter, and spices (smoked paprika and a very small amount each cinnamon and cumin)

Seared up some mushrooms and leftovers of four kinds of sausage (two kinds of beef sausage from Polyface, water buffalo sausage from Amos Miller, and the best — smoked jalapeño pork sausage from Triple E Farms near Romney, WV)

Removed the shrooms and sausages from the pan and sautéed some garlic in it, deglazing with a bit of water and white wine. Added a very small amount of grainy mustard and mashed in the roasted squash and garlic, cooking it in the liquid until smooth and adding some cream.

This actually made about twice the amount of sauce I needed, so I saved half to the side before adding the mushrooms and sausages back along with chopped sun dried tomatoes, pumpkin-shaped pasta, and a little apple cider vinegar.

Served in my carved bowl, just the right size 😊 delish

#foodie
#foodstr
#fall
#yumstr
#cooking
#recipe
#knowyourfarmer
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/8c5978aff835dc4293e0cb4d2e4bff536251ab2277a56284e4647b4710718f1f.jpg https://image.nostr.build/30d065917fdd27a17ee7f05264616cbc143536e2a84af4f472746a056cd9572e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a9303e7557b6b168df017381271568c4b75f764e73e0c803a7b7f81bcb6f84dc.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a585a7b33620489bfdf8a11bbecd13db685a2ff4e603f68d4897482025600505.jpg https://image.nostr.build/e89a7bcaa253bd377f07378f9bfb21c75383ae59dc7bc695670532c66283a263.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8aaa08c4c63fdb6982a0067ce8a9af2865a834acdcf7dd3897b2fbae2e0b31a6.jpg


Telling them a joke


I had never heard of or seen this plant!  It sounds amazing. Learning so much from you!

It actually looks like it’s present in my home state, but I guess it must’ve been in a warmer zone than I lived in, maybe toward the coast.


🫂 sorry it was so bad


#cooking
#gardening nostr:note1f0lfhmslqr349sa97jdsz6jwu6pgtte8p44p5fuhdekmlk57ef7sh2tpd3


Adorable 😊


"Innocent people were killed so it's time to retaliate even if it means killing innocent people" 🙄

https://i.nostrimg.com/b3f351a6f5af57651ed8781e0ac37c26c55e0bcb224d0542d77b2655436eb312/file.jpg


#funny
#halloween nostr:note1py9670qzn7jld08jcgvv7h0rtf0wrlpykee0rc64zhlhznk50jcqsrlfwk


lol same 😁 but they didn’t convince us with a striptease 😉

I mean, I assume 😂


If you’ve had “red beans” or red bean paste in an Asian dessert, that is adzuki beans.
They look a lot like mung beans but the color of a kidney bean.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adzuki_bean


Two goldfish looking at two adzuki beans just beginning to sprout
#inkblotart


Whoops #knowyourfarmer too!


Yesterday was my baby shower, which was potluck, and my mother in law made one of her tasty farro salads with apple, cranberry, chickpeas, nuts, and butternut squash.
There were some leftovers and I figured they’d be good stir fried in the pan next to my morning egg, and I was right!  This was delicious. I’m glad I have a bunch of this still left over for future mornings.

Polyface Farms egg with harissa was delicious, too!

#breakfastchain
#pregnancy
#family
#cooking
#foodstr
#foodie
#yumstr
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/b920c2f6a9a2f0ea9108022b76909a9084ece92c67e53b8ccfe194b8f3ee2ab2.jpg


Ooh absolutely, nice


Congratulations!  💛


Something is drawing her attention, but it could be any kind of attention. Maybe she thinks you look familiar, or handsome, or you have a stain on your shirt, or she thinks something on your desk is interesting, etc. Or she could be wanting to talk to you for any reason at all and not really know how to start non-awkwardly.
I agree with Beave, just say hi next time and see what happens.


My friend is selling his car. There’s a Bitcoin discount or potentially will trade for a wood splitter. Interested?

#sale
#cars
#grownostr nostr:note1vlrpvuddwjprlugdu6dzhzyhxn5q4v8gvh4y656jmd29y0zsutysvejf7f


https://i.nostrimg.com/c2b1b9f289f4fdc2680f44bdf555fe6703e38471d77d05cff080571768551cb9/file.jpg

813,496🤙💜 #meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes


This is a really interesting point… not that guy bitcoiner’s thirst traps are key for getting women into Bitcoin, but that I don’t actually think it’s effective for men or women.
The subject matter is too deep and involved to hook anyone through shallow means. It’s got to be about the message.
Am I wrong?  Has anyone actually been orangepilled by a sexy picture?
The dudes (and many ladies) are already here. I can’t help but believe the thirst trap stuff is just a way of celebrating Bitcoin culture or filling a niche within it. nostr:note1gl54l7axdegydn9lgvpml5wtjlmadsdeeu8t4xnune6dp53wh7jq65rddl


Thank you!  😊


9 days to Halloween…

https://song.link/s/602wbnA94TlMebSUqk9Tbl

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


Nice hearth ❤🔥
I already ate dinner without taking a pic 😂 but it was really good
Pumpkin-shaped pasta with four kinds of sausages, mushrooms, and sun dried tomatoes in a homemade butternut squash and garlic cream sauce 🤤


Such happiness 🥹


Like seriously, how great would it be for us if I were a plumber or electrician?  Or woodworker or welder?  Even without the fact that I’d have a job in any town, we could build our own house with less contracting. 🤦♀ I think about this a lot 😂


Time 100+ I’ve realized I probably should have gone to trade school rather than college

At least I had ideas about what I’d do with my degree, unlike a lot of college kids… When plans derailed and things changed, though, I had a lot to figure out, and actually none of my plans were thought through well enough.

That’s something I’ll try to do better with my own kids — make sure they’re intentional about their education choices and know what exactly it will take to reach their goals.

#education
#career
#trades
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/b3ab15aeef0e9fc9c877536f6456ee20ee0dc969fbdf42b51c398fc80e0c0055.jpg


Belladonna


#resist nostr:note1yvkjjylgkxms6w0a5akndslsxmufs27sjvs2cc7clm6v90l2dxns0ymu35


#ai
#resist nostr:note1ace333ucaczg8e72pfw7s8xsz8u3gw50l0mwghyzneu453s62wrsn8uxwf


Do these varieties have names?


Omg your cowpeas are gorgeous… cowpeas and okra were my best crops in Charlotte


Unfortunately true 🤦♀ nostr:note178yqthxfushhsfk50f638lcvadp6svqu7wweyu6kz8nv6vnexyqsd7zlwx


Cat


Maybe put the filter and stuff in a metal strainer and try to stir and push it through with a spoon.


It’s incredible!  How was the flight?


Lol I just noticed the part I missed 😉 😂


What an incredible meal 🤤


Ooh gorgeous 🖤


I just love how your flora and fauna are so different in Texas 🥰


Cornbread with sugar or without?
Cornbread with whole kernels or without?
Cornbread with hot peppers or without?
Y’all it’s all delicious 😁 https://image.nostr.build/d108120e694c65dddf8d47681e50b2692ee535f75f306e34d80cbd542cbbafb0.gif


I never eat stuffing or dressing, but gotta admit a cornbread version sounds better than a white bread version, hands down.

I’m more into a wild rice pilaf, or a hot steamy bread or cornbread that ISN’T turned into stuffing.


**Astronomy Picture of the Day**

21 October 2023

**Quarter Moons**

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2310/quartermoon2022date.jpeg

Image Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace

Half way between New Moon and Full Moon is the Moon's first quarter phase. That's a quarter of the way around its moonthly orbit. At the first quarter phase, half the Moon's visible side is illuminated by sunlight. For the Moon's third quarter phase, half way between Full Moon and New Moon, sunlight illuminates the other half of the visible lunar disk. At both first and third quarter phases, the terminator, or shadow line separating the lunar night and day, runs down the middle. Near the terminator, long shadows bring lunar craters and mountains in to sharp relief, making the quarter phases a good time to observe the Moon. But in case you missed some, all the quarter phases of the Moon and their calendar dates during 2022 can be found in this well-planned array of telephoto images. Of course, you can observe a first quarter Moon tonight.  International: Observe the Moon Night

#APOD #Exploration #Universe #PlanetExploration #Science

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231021.html


Reanimated corpse


nostr:npub1gjd56m6gw0kr4hdpx5z74fvv4tsmzpgcdwj8s47qx6g2u6wt0vjsu6a0tp is it possible to program in multiple correct answers to the trivia questions?  It looks like the only acceptable string was rather complicated, and despite SetoXIII giving the right answer there was no winner. I saw something similar recently where the only acceptable answer involved “deceased” but someone also answered “dead” and it could have worked.
Just a constructive criticism, love the games!


Thank you!


Go for it!  😊 an essay a week sounds doable!


We got a bonus gem design!  No need to apologize, they’re really cool!


11 days to Halloween…

I love Finnish and Ssswedish music so much. Ssssside benefit, a lot of it is delightfully creepy and perfect for thisssss time of year. Expect ssssssome more…

🐍

https://song.link/s/1piz1ri3B3g0Ft3l4Z9flv


My advice is to keep in mind that sunk cost is a fallacy. That can hurt, and it’s so much easier to say than to do, but you can also look at where all your experiences have taken you and still value that. Maybe write up a list of skills/experiences you’ve acquired on this track that you can apply elsewhere for CV purposes.

Another idea is maybe all you need is a break to defeat some burnout. Maybe stepping away for a little while will refresh your interest in what you wanted to do before.


A tiny frog jumping into a fountain that has a sculpture of two lioness heads

#inkblotart


I gotta think about it!  I’ll add if I can.
I definitely have post-2000 horror movies I love, but I’m not sure they’re “scare your pants off” level.


Thank you!  I might take you up on that at some point


Man, getting banned in Ukraine and getting bombed in Gaza… the Orthodox Church is getting attacked a lot these days


Today (well, the past few days) have featured a lot of stress and disappointment about circumstances surrounding my daughter’s upcoming birth.

I think I needed to see this today.

#faith
#christian
#christr
#anxiety
#stress
#pregnancy
#parenting
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/f38c151e14ed4408826a18568e654fe35095dc51572adf1b11dcc7ce4427c8d1.jpg


I recommend picking several and comparing them

https://apps.apple.com/app/id528246186


You never have to outgrow adventure and fun!


Ooh thanks!


Woo yeah selective breeding!  💚
What are the characteristics you’re hoping to combine?
Is this sorghum only for chicken feed?


Ravenous reminds me:  another one my mom loved that I used to not be able to deal with (but now I love it) is Jeepers Creepers.
I’ve never heard of Society 1989 but maybe I should check it out!


I think it predates Nostr.  It would be so cool if we could blend ‘em though.


My mom (who has been my lifelong horror watching buddy) LOVES Ravenous but it freaked me out so bad as a kid, especially the music 😂 I can handle it better now but somehow the music still gets me


Ooh interesting!


The Botanist is delicious. I also recommend Monkey 47 and Hendrick’s.

Now that you know you can drink gin, you should try an Aviation cocktail 😁


Pendle Hill witch trial


I actually did this!  I had a question at the bottom of my profile and clearly stated I screened based on whether they answered it or not because it indicated whether they had actually read my profile through. Anyone who didn’t answer was immediately passed.


Ooh, thanks!
Yeah I have some recommendations 😁

My family would always watch at least these three sometime in October:

Sleepy Hollow (the Tim Burton one)
Practical Magic
Hocus Pocus (this one usually on Halloween night)

Other really good ones:

As Above, So Below
The Cabin in the Woods
The Awakening
Crimson Peak
Skeleton Key
Alien
Scream

Trying to remember my other faves even as I ask other folks for reccs 😁


What are your must-watch horror or Halloween movies?

#kinostr
#movies
#film
#halloween
#horror
#asknostr
#grownostr


💀
|{I}\_🎃
I/ \
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Take care ❤🩹 what’s up?


I’ve found the following to be much more common than hardliners who truly believe all nuclear families should be insular and completely self-reliant with the mother carrying almost all childcare tasks:

Some people just don’t understand the original meaning of the “it takes a village” idea. It can be perceived as meaning not that it’s natural for children to learn about life from those outside the family, or that a nuclear family will sometimes need support from trusted people in the community, but that a nuclear family needs interference, boundaries crossed, or “support” with strings attached or at the expense of unwilling people, especially from the government.
The suggestion that your child needs the help of someone you do not trust to influence them is very threatening.

It’s hard to blame people who think this is what the phrase means; I think it’s been co-opted for this meaning before. But it doesn’t cheapen the original meaning.


Sounds plausible


You’re a tetrachromat?  That’s so cool!


nostr:npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds wrote a book on homeschooling!
I bought it and now it’s on the bookshelf 📚
Looking forward to reading it!  All the excerpts she’s posted have been really good.

Thanks, Kerimae!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996110046

#homeschooling
#Education
#parenting
#bookstr
#nostrbookclub
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/ab13be8663eee278ee6092acc1d5513ca9dfc8dee7d75ab1ee0d9759df5cde68.jpg


That too 💯


12 days to Halloween!

I started the Dracula series on Netflix today, so here’s Toccata and Fugue.

How did this song get associated with vampire horror?  🤔

Anyway, love #Bach

https://song.link/s/4c2o9xWDiBlF1jWgapOsMp

#Halloween
#tunestr
#Baroque
#grownostr


How cool!  Congratulations!


Candy corn cob!
It actually looks a bit unsettling 😂


Candy corn


#zapathon
#halloween https://image.nostr.build/35cab5771899bcf38a6ecf55eda39e9bd35b53b404d7973771e4e59731517ade.jpg


Looks like a katydid


I have several thoughts on this!

The first time I had chicken livers, they were small (or small pieces) and deep fried.  I really enjoyed them that way and thought chicken liver would taste really good with bell peppers.  So I went off and made
- chicken liver bell pepper grilled kebabs (they sucked)
- a dish of sauteed bell peppers, onions, and chicken livers (it sucked)

The livers were just so ...livery tasting and mushy.  I resigned myself that deep fried livers were the way to go, which was too bad, because deep frying stinks up the place so I never do it (next home needs a high powered over range fan, or a way to deep fry outside).

Years go by.  I just cooked my first ever rabbit recently and it came with organs (liver and kidneys).  I fried the organs in bacon fat and discovered I LOVED them.  The flavor and texture were both so much milder than chicken liver.  They are also much smaller than the chicken livers I had bought at the store.

From the same farm, I also bought a chicken liver pate to grudgingly try.  I thought this was pretty delicious, too.  It was all fixed up with herbs and tasted citrusy and herbal with barely a hint of organ taste.

So tl;dr, my recommendations are:

- deep fry small pieces of chicken liver
- make a nice herby chicken liver pate
- try rabbit liver


(The truly remarkable thing about all the rude, irreverent, self-pitying prayers recorded in the Bible is not that they were prayed in)
the first place but that they were never redacted from the text. These
(outrageous prayers were prayed by a litany of antiheroes — capable of arch narcissism, crass stupidity, and the very heights of nobility too.)


The Survival Podcast with nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n

https://fountain.fm/show/nQwfMfW5uoiNzxdIsfi1


Enjoy the food and the wine 🧡 looking forward to seeing more pics and notes from Georgia!


I found out about Nostr to begin with because a podcaster I like was specifically calling for folks to post about non-Bitcoin content. So now I’m here posting grownostr stuff.


True… but it can get really disheartening when two more pop up in your feed for every one you mute.
It was like that for a while with stuff I wanted to mute, but it’s calmed down some. I’m counting on it changing for the worse as Nostr grows in popularity.
I still want Nostr to grow in popularity and love that there’s no algorithm or censorship, I’m just hoping more a la carte tools are developed that will help us curate our experiences.


Do they know they can mute users?


This is quite cool 💚


AI
Weapons
Efficient energy sources
Drugs and medicines
Healthful food
Self-built structures, especially if made with alternative materials
Education outside of their system
Speech
Free movement and assembly
The free market

The list goes on and grows longer all the time.

Anything people can do to provide for themselves and their communities without government “help” IS dangerous… to the idea that the state is necessary.
The fiction on which the whole structure relies.

#anarchy
#ai
#gunstr
#foodfreedom
#homeschooling
#education
#freemarket
#freespeech
#grownostr nostr:note1kzjgrz3psfexx55tpcnll4ewck4qc4t0ydxv37s888t2s60z6j4s2qu05s


Ooh gorgeous!


Reposting this note to drive traffic to it. I want to know what everyone has to recommend, too!

#bookstr
#books
#nostrbookclub
#scifi
#sciencefiction
#grownostr nostr:note1cr68ul4jnmh90kj7dv54tx85syypm77k6mmzqaltlsdv3chjjlxs0azvrv


Thought of another:  The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson


I’m a Greg Egan fan. Schild’s Ladder and Teranesia are top of mind at the moment.

Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter. It’s linked short stories set in a larger collection I haven’t read, but which sounds promising.

I’ll post more if I think of more, but it’s been way too long since I read a sci fi book… I have been missing it!

All these Nostr folks loving TBP makes me think about rereading the first and reading the sequels as well…


Only ✨13✨ days until Halloween!

https://song.link/s/4Zv0oWROhTG521oZENtoyP

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


Haha yes, that was then…  this is now!
I am pulling away from it a lot, though. And it’s intentional.  I even switched where the Damus and Facebook icons are on my phone to hack my muscle memory and it worked really well 😂


Thanks!  I’ll check it out


Ooh how do I get my stuff on there?


Man I wish I could just find some in the woods 😂


Does it smell more like orange or lemon?


Thank you!


When cheerful acceptance is the norm, few people feel empowered to fight.
It’s so much easier for them when we don’t fight.
And if enough people fought, there would be a big problem.


Haha you’re in golden territory as far as permaculture and gardening go. Lots of nostriches involved in that!
As far as the others, it might shake out that way if you put the seeds out there!


Ooh what niche interests?  We can always invent new hashtags here. The world is our oystr 😂


This looks like the life 🫖 🔥


The subs I was on were either pretty based or just for fun / special hobby interests, so I didn’t run into a ton of clown world stuff.

I just kind of switched from that to Facebook which IS very clown world 😂 only because I met nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq and that’s where he spent more of his time back then. I had to pick which social media I was going to waste my time on and picked the one where the guy I liked was being awesome, even if it was kind of less awesome 😂


Feeling kinda glad I tapered off my use of #Reddit before I ever had a chance to hear of these moon things…


You’ve already got some cool presentations; how about something based off of those?


Spirit or soul of a deceased person


Apparently, mosquitos release an enzyme just under the skin when they bite you that causes you to itch so when you scratch, you increase blood flow.

And you can denature this enzyme by heating a metal spoon in 120 degree water and pressing it to the bite. The spoon should be hot, barely tolerable but not to the point of burning you, and you only have to leave it on your skin for a second.

#lifehack
#biochemistry
#entomology
#outdoors
#til
#grownostr


Welcome Redditors! nostr:note1cef88dcwz8zgpwv972dhaxvn7jlecm89kaf3z6mv0hd2msd576jq8wms6g


An undersea science lab:  two seahorses with test tubes in the foreground, and in the background two sea turtles and …a kitsune?  I’m gonna roll with it
#inkblotart


Love this!


Thanks 😁


From what I can gather, Reddit had some kind of coin people were using heavily and rugged it. Folks came here where the real money is.


Pleco rocks!


Lol nah the kebab symbol is 串 🤤


#Chinese moment:

Yesterday I saw some discussion of what the symbol for sats is/should be.

nostr:npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9 says ⚡

I think I’ve seen 聰 before and I’m sorta partial to it because it’s literally the kanji for Satoshi, but I get why people who don’t write characters wouldn’t like it 😂

The other one that came up was 丰, which I thought was really interesting. It’s much easier for anyone to write than 聰, but I think it’s interesting that (in Chinese, at least) it means abundance.

Was this intentional?  I’m interested in who decided to use 丰 as the symbol for sats and why.

Screenshot from my Chinese dictionary for y’all’s benefit

#zhongwen
#japanese
#language
#bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/0a6190efa337271a30559822a81d86d13a50915187bfeefbdfd93ed2ae6f70b1.jpg


What about purple foils like in dichro glass?


What went wrong with your Harvest Right?


No, I did not know about this… nostr:note1pdl5huxzzxvaqg67jr3xs2q0lxxdgdz77n354fuc6meus3s9rdms5aeckv


Have you heard about dihydrogen monoxide?
IT’S EVERYWHERE! nostr:note1cjlrzpp9fz2qjahshsn2ckuj7mx0s3a0q92knmua6v53v0d0hwns9xpc5z


Well stated point!

#based
#anarchy
#grownostr nostr:note1ypgcnhqmht2g8akaey4ep9ml7vmxzj4grx362xcyau5wvtm5fu9q0j2c7l


I think Bitcoin can fix a lot of problems, but it’s definitely not my religion 👍


Search for #grownostr — it’s meant to be used for things that aren’t related to Bitcoin.


We ran out of hot sauce 😱 so I used extra oil from a tub of harissa… this might be the start of something good!

Thanks to nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq for cooking me another superfood level Polyface Farms egg 🥰

#breakfastchain
#love
#knowyourfarmer
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/f03ec5b10be4bde0599c47f0edab147ec7d3a728c1c2d2d8ed2b960f54ca51af.jpg


Only two weeks to Halloween…

https://song.link/s/3GsfnJ8HRi0UoVAxHbhoBe

🎃

#halloween
#tunestr
#grownostr


The range of color in sweetgum leaves is incredible. There was one tree on my college campus that had almost black purple leaves and almost white yellow leaves on the same tree, completely mixed.


Sorry I just clicked the image and realize you wanted a selection from that.


Eh I might just be more easily depressed by books 😂


If you’re looking for good but disturbing, maybe Perdido Street Station by China Miéville. At least that’s how I remember it from years ago.


I thought Three Body Problem was depressing 😂 especially the end.

Ken Liu is a great translator and author in his own right.


Are your American persimmons wild gathered or are they cultivars?

Curious about the fruit qualities of the cultivars.  Wild ones have so much variability, it’s really interesting.

Unfortunately, my favorite tree died before I could get a successful cutting or graft. It was a rude shock to me; I had visited her for years. “Colleen” had absolutely exquisite fruit I haven’t found the like of since (though I do love all wild persimmon fruit).


Omg love this 😁🌱


People’s Republic of China


I’d be careful to review the HOA documents before getting too interested. I’m pretty anti-HOA but gave one HOA property a shot. Reading their rules, sure enough, no chickens allowed, only horses. 🚫


Hey, posting about anything but Bitcoin is the whole point of #grownostr ! nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n told me to do it so I do 😂
Nostr is for everyone who doesn’t want to be censored 💜


Sure, thanks! ⚡


Specifically to quell sugar cravings?


You’re probably doxxing yourself worse if you have a smartphone at all.


A guy riding a bike through a mud pit, spraying mud everywhere

#inkblotart


This I don’t know as much about, sorry!
But I think I’ve heard it’s more the genotype of the cows making the milk. If you’ve heard of A2A2 (homozygous for A2) milk it’s supposedly less inflammatory or more tolerable by more people than A1A1 milk, and A1A2 is probably In between.
Diet / lifestyle of the cows and rawness of the milk might have something to do with it too, not sure. But those will still impact nutrition.


For keto, fyi, milk (even whole milk) is actually pretty high in carbs.

My parents were keto for a long time (especially my mom) and after a while, they found that even pecans tasted sweet to them.
Maybe experimenting with low carb things you might associate with sweetness like cinnamon, butternut squash, or pecans can trick yourself until you become more sensitive to the sweetness of low carb foods?

nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq  know you’re not much of a sweets craver but do you have any other tips?


Those look so good 🤤


This is incredible!


That doesn’t mean “zap” or even “lightning?”


I think it should be 聪 😁 muahaha


Got your eye on a rough gem you want cut?  Pay nostr:npub19juwk5vd8l699zeuqzlc8jgp3m6gup7tzxwz4g20qsumqns84pqqcmq3z5 V4V!  Super cool.

#jewelry
#lapidary
#artstr
#art
#sale
#grownostr nostr:note1le9pw0n98s6e2hjm5e2fnaj8dqrefd5geqj8huk32amdhz0j6qyseejfp4


I’ll never understand the attraction of keeping kids in the dark about the facts of life, from the biological aspects to the fact that there are predators and how to be safe. They won’t be any safer or any more moral for being kept ignorant; they’re actually far more vulnerable that way.


You can do it! 👍 Go for it!

Writing down what I eat has had a side benefit:  I can look back on something I cooked that was really good and have some idea what I did so I can recreate it 😂 I never use recipes…


💯 exactly
It’s so gross how much casual misandry there is nowadays.


Yep!


Sabbats


I find it really cringe.  I believe decisions that involve both parties in healthy relationships are based on agreement, and that healthy relationships don’t have a boss dynamic.

It’s one thing to say “I’ll need to talk it over with my wife first” or “my wife would have to agree too” or even “I don’t think my wife would like that” and a completely different vibe to say “she won’t LET me.”
And a whole other problem to say “I’ll be in trouble for doing this.”  What are you still doing it for, then?


When I was on dating sites, it wasn’t the algorithm I was after. I honestly think algorithms just get in the way. What I used dating sites successfully to do was screen profiles.

I was looking for a man with a certain general personality and certain specific beliefs, and being able to sift quickly through profiles written in their own words and answers to important questions was extremely useful. I used technology to save loads of time weeding out men who were not interested, available, or compatible, and expanded the area of search way beyond the area I would naturally meet someone in.

It worked. I’d call my husband the most upright, honorable, and all-around excellent person I’ve ever met, and just right for me. I didn’t lower my standards at all, and I really believe it’s only because of the dating site that I was able to do so. Settling comes when your choices are few.


The UP is a cool place!


It was a great time!

That nursery had all kinds of fun stuff. Yellow and black raspberries, pomegranates, Asian persimmons… the red jujube cultivar had a couple little unripe fruits on it 🥹

Windmill Heights Garden Center in Culpeper, VA


Option 1 for choices, layout, and overall look, though I do like the color on the just zap in option 2.
Maybe option 1 with distinct colors for each button?  It’s also good as is though.


That sounds really good!


10 year aged cheddar — Tillamook reserve
Runner up:  aged gouda — Robusto


Have you tried muting the user?


I’ve been wanting to share some exciting (to me) plant news!

There is a wildflower that I’ve always called “lemon pepper weed” because it smells just like lemon pepper seasoning when you rub it. Delicious smell. I seem to always find it dried up and I figured it was some kind of Everlasting because of its appearance when dry, and a little due to it having an intense smell (the other Everlasting I’m directly familiar with is Helichrysum italicum). I could never quite figure out what it really was, though.

Well, at the Homesteaders of America conference, a medicinal foraging vendor had a huge bundle of lemon pepper weed, so I took the opportunity to find out what it REALLY is. Rabbit tobacco, Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudognaphalium_obtusifolium

Weirdly, it’s described as having a maple syrup smell, which would be a little closer to curry plant than to what I smell. I don’t smell maple syrup at all, just lemon pepper seasoning all the way. Maybe it’s different when not dry.

I am just so happy to finally know what this plant is and thought I’d share it with y’all.

#botany
#foraging
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/b21388992046f6990d6fb3a8928cb953124b16d0968067da6f11255490179974.jpg


Me and nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq  ! #nostrcouples


This is very wise and I’m going to have to keep it in mind when we find our place.
I am so with you on wanting all the trees, though 😁 there were jujube trees for sale at the HOA conference and I fangirled a little (ok, a lot)
And even seeing a honeyberry is on my plant nerd bucket list


Haha I’d be more than happy to advise them!  I’d do it for free. I want this to be easier for others than it was for me.


It’s a cool idea!
I’d love such an AI to be transparently open source and customizable. Otherwise you just end up with another cruddy algorithm that thinks it knows what you want and… does not.


Was your experience worse there than on the other sites / apps?
It may have also changed a lot. I must’ve joined in 2016 or 2017. It could have changed still more since I stopped using it in 2020.


I heard someone say something like “Ukraine is the war to please the Left and Israel is the war to please the Right,” and I have to agree


Many are fine with it or support it. I’m sure some are protesting in the streets. Others know that’s not very effective.


I still recommend it for picky people 😂 it’s not perfect but nothing else was nearly as good


OkCupid


#antiwar
#debt
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/24ad19b6252fdc9486759a8513e2355ab7cc7775a680c5044888989732bb1a43.jpg


I can’t wait to grow garlic 🥹 I have big garlic plans 🧄


A dragonfly hitching a ride on a drone

#inkblotart


Absolutely fascinating practices of a modern nomadic shepherd, efficient by necessity. So much to learn from here!

#sheep
#ferment
#grownostr nostr:note1rz2teuaq37uy8ev8vshx79ptzw2h04kascn7zraa2qmxqwjwkygqltyldg


Right, I kinda wanted to take it really slow with large animals though 😂 pigs are super useful for reducing waste but are definitely a stretch goal.
A mini Jersey was something I’d been considering at one point; I’d done some math and figured that between making butter, cream, and skyr, I could figure out how to use the milk per day from ONE … but just barely, and they also probably would need a friend…


Does anyone on here keep dairy sheep or eat/drink a lot of sheep dairy?

I’m particularly interested in knowing what it’s like to cook with sheep butter or cream. Does it taste “sheepy” when heated like goat milk tastes “goaty” when heated?

Butter is my main cooking fat and I also cook with cream close to daily.  When we homestead, I’d rather not have to go to the store for something that’s so essential every day, especially when ruminants are so good for land health. But dairy cows, even miniature ones, produce SO much milk that I’m afraid it would be a lot of extra work just to avoid wasting it. After hearing a talk at the Homesteaders Of America conference, it sounds like dairy sheep make a more manageable amount, and their milk is also higher in the fats I want dairy for anyway.

I might get a chance to try sheep cream for myself this spring (it seems Amos Miller carries it then), but thought I’d #asknostr beforehand.

#homestead
#homesteading
#sheep
#cooking
#grownostr


What’s the point of calling natural laws God’s laws if you don’t believe in the personhood of God?  This sounds like atheism with extra steps.


I agree with the urgency of preserving our access to seeds, but the best way to do that is to grow the seeds, particularly the ones which will do best on your property. The only way to do the first and the best way to know the second is to actively garden.

Even with best practices to preserve them, most crop seeds have a shelf life of 1-15 years depending on species (usually on the lower end of that range). Also, if the day comes when you truly NEED to grow your own food, you’d be better off starting now so you know what you’re doing when that time comes.

Hoarding seeds and not growing them is a little like hoarding ammo that might not even fit your guns and never going to the range.


I very hesitantly want to say the mushrooms with the reddish caps give me Wine Cap / King Stropharia vibes. Please get confirmation from someone more expert than me before trying to eat them, and compare all the ID markers you can gather against a detailed description.
I’m going off “it really looks a lot like it and they love to feed on wood chips, so the habitat is also right.”  But I’m not an expert, and even though I’ve tried to grow this mushroom, it didn’t take and I’ve never seen one in real life.
Here’s a picture: https://image.nostr.build/64c00c635fce90dc2996babf7f6ea9f26aba5b1ba68dca382f4c4640de294227.jpg


“If you justify the murder of innocents by anyone, at any time, you are the ENTIRE problem.”

- nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq

#antiwar
#based
#justice
#quotestr
#grownostr


Always wanted to try some of these, even though reports are so mixed about how good they are for food!  I think it’s amazing how cold hardy they are.


Happy birthday!  Enjoy the eclipse!


Pacific Ocean


Blue Q has some gems


Avocado toast, the food of my generation


Being a millennial today.

#breakfastchain
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/f3b54df57c749f9affb130a9a60d8ccb4c6afeef2fdf1aa94ea5af3850cf573f.jpg


This is going to be awesome! nostr:note1g0r23l6wez37qzsqjpf8zkm43kvamm8xfqjxgwap4emeecqzl27sdn8uhl


Plate tectonics


A cartoon reindeer watching two hummingbirds fight


nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq was intrigued by my fresh peppermint tea and wanted an extremely small sample to try. Look at that lovely green color!

Verdict:  “refreshing, mild… I appreciate it” 🥰

Peppermint from Joyous Gardens Scottsville

#teachain
#knowyourfarmer
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/8a849ed8f38d2f9182a460c4f5f4e0e702c9ec41c65c021fdba61811769c6852.jpg


I save bones from whatever meat I’ve cooked and most vegetable scraps in a bag in the freezer. When the bag is full, I throw it all in a large stockpot with a lot of water and bring to a boil (for clearer broth, don’t boil, but approach it; high simmer). I reduce to a simmer and put a lid on it, leaving it to simmer over 1-5 nights.  I turn off the heat until the pot is just cool enough to pick up (usually 2-3 hours) and strain through metal funnels into glass jars. I’ll grab the mushy stuff with clean hands and squeeze it to crumble the bones and release any further liquid, discarding solids after they’ve been squeezed, and pour that liquid into the jars as well.

I also like throwing in raw chicken breasts to cook; the cooking chicken and broth have a good effect on each other’s flavor.


Sounds like a red flag law for books. Disgusting.

The things people will do “to protect the children.”  It’s all about virtue signaling and forcing their own worldview on others.

#kids
#tyranny
#censorship
#grownostr nostr:note1quxktf6v6adaxgz9hq2p6etze7e5u290j9yqyvstum4ltsger6lqqtgknj


Ohhhh how very cool 🖤 I am absolutely nuts about D. virginiana and now D. texana is on my bucket list to see and eat 🥰


This is extremely disturbing. Has there been progress on overturning it?


What’s going on?


Spike Cohen being #based for two pages (the 2nd is the best)

#politics
#indigenous
#libertarian
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Oh and bacon 🥓 can’t forget that


I’ve heard if you have seasonal allergies, the best time to start taking local pollen is through the whole winter so you’re well-exposed to the allergens by spring
🐝


My classic choice of pizza if I can get it is always:

Pesto base
Chicken
Artichoke hearts
Sun dried tomatoes
Mushrooms and/or roasted peppers
Less mozzarella, more parmesan
Optional spinach or arugula

I’ll look at your list and come up with some other fun ideas, too!


Until then I’m posting screenshots 😂


More Spike Cohen being snarky

Barack O💣a …

#based
#antiwar
#libertarian
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A butterfly with blue eyespots perched on a telephone pole transformer


Breakfast with spider mums!  Love these red and russet ones.

#breakfastchain
#yumstr
#flowerstr
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What don’t you like about the idea of God?  Or God’s children?

I wouldn’t call God content to let us live in a dumpster fire.  The Bible reveals a God who is loving and passionate for justice.
For the dumpster fire parts of life, I believe a day of judgment is coming, and after that a new creation so full of peace and joy that no one will even think anymore about the suffering we have now (Isaiah 65:17-25). And even now, there are still so many blessings to be enjoyed and mercies to be thankful for.

Sin has distorted all of creation. We can choose (an ongoing process with lots of failure) to not let it control us, but at the present time it can still affect us (we feel the heat of the dumpster fires even if we do our best not to stoke the flames). A lot of my understanding of why this is so is based on the Parable of the Tares, Matthew 13:24-30.


So cool 🥹 having a woodstove is part of my dream. Now that I know you can even make biochar in one, I am hoping for one even more!


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Check out what my parents just sent me for my baby 😁

There’s a 0-3 months size one and a 3-6 months size one, so she’ll be very warm her whole first winter

You might even say… beary warm 😂

#baby
#pregnancy
#family
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Order placed!


Update:  he’s doing better and expected to make a full recovery and go home soon (sounds like today)!


I don’t believe prayer itself has power. It’s not a magic spell, it’s talking to and relying on God. I believe in the power of God.

He’s told us to pray, and in the Bible are many examples of the desired outcome either coming about or not after prayer for something. In some Biblical cases, prayer does seem to change God’s decision of what to do.  In other cases, He sticks with another plan, but something is there to be learned.

In my own life, I don’t expect that if I pray hard enough for something I’ll get it. The attitude is more that I’m telling God what’s on my heart, recognizing His sovereignty and power over the situation, and being receptive to His voice.
There are some things I’ve prayed for and gotten, others I haven’t gotten, and a lot of deepening my relationship with God either way.


An elderly gentleman passed out at church today. Thankfully we have a nurse and a medic in the congregation who were able to help him until paramedics got there. Please keep him in your prayers.

#prayerchain
#church
#christr
#christian
#grownostr


Polyface farm egg, Darjeeling tea, and toasted homemade cumin seed fenugreek leaf sourdough… this particular sourdough tasted kind of normal when it was fresh and hot, but as toast, the fenugreek flavor really shines!  It’s so good!

#breakfastchain
#yumstr
#foodie
#foodstr
#sourdough
#ferment
#teachain
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I didn’t know you were doing Duolingo!  Which language?


The Beatles


praying for you, nostr:npub1cpazafytvafazxkjn43zjfwtfzatfz508r54f6z6a3rf2ws8223qc3xxpk


Two fish leaping down a rocky waterfall into a pool