First night of online school! When I grow up I want to be an Extension Master Gardener. #gardening #zone6b
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First night of online school! When I grow up I want to be an Extension Master Gardener. #gardening #zone6b
The cucumber succumbed to the cooler night temps, so I made one more jar of quick pickles with whatās left. Some tiny guys I just halved and tossed in with the rest of the slices, so weāll see what becomes of them. #gardening #zone6b #pickles #quickpickles
Brown butter Heath chunk chocolate chip sea salt cookies by @jasoncauley.bsky.social
Another friend said basically that itās insulting to think weād have to modify the human kind of intelligence. And I see that, too. But there will be products and services in our future marketed as ānow with AIā or ācompletely AI-freeā and such.
#SOTD for the last three days has been Auric Blends Vanilla Musk oil roll-on. Nostalgic little cheapie of my dreams! It is really hitting the spot, especially as the temps cool down. Plus, the smell inspired my husband to bake cookies, so thatās a win. #perfumesky #fragrancesky
Is the opposite of Artificial Intelligence called Natural Intelligence? I used this term yesterday and felt kind of strange in the meeting. But at some point weāre going to need to label things somehow, right?
āTis true.
Alicesās Dream = My Lunch Part of it, anyway. #gardening #zone6b #heirloomtomato
Trying some over-winter onion varieties this year to see if more time in the ground will get me some bigger, heartier bulbs. The basement grow rack is back in business! #gardening #zone6b #overwinteronions
Lazy Saturday shelling dried beans. First batch of Navy, Cannelini, Bingo, and Cherokee Trail of Tears theyāve been outside on the drying rack. #gardening #zone6b #beans
This is someone who's done nothing wrong, but because this administration can't admit a mistake without it exposing thousands more mistakes, they are sending him to Uganda now. This is cruel and unusual. Can we please open our eyes?! Itās wrong. Doesn't solve any problems. Ruins someone's life.
Am I more mad that our system doesnāt do the bare minimum of what a judge ordered to help women protect themselves, or that it makes it so easy for predators with prior convictions to get guns to kill women with?! What a hell hole this is.
It is pretty great. The garden is so rewarding!
Brought out the big basket for todayās lunchtime harvest! The first of the butter baby butternut squashes, cucumbers, green beans, cherry tomatoes, bunching onions, basil, thyme, zinnias, strawflowers, and the first dahlia (Ryecroft Jan). #gardening #zone6b #vegetablegarden #herbs #bloomsky
It was very tomatoey! Haha ā as expected.
@flaurafauna.bsky.social Aliceās Dream is fantastic!
Harvested the first tomatoes today ā Aliceās Dream, Bonnie Best, and Pink Bumble Bee. I already ate the yellow one (Aliceās Dream) with a little salt & pepper. #gardening #zone6b #tomatoes
Stupid museums. Full of old crap. Nothing about the future! š More of the āDonāt believe institutions. Be afraid of information.ā Also have you not seen the Air & Space museum, asshole?
No projects in mind yet, just building a collection. We like to look at them :).
We glazed another pair of tiles @pewabic.bsky.social last month. This time we both chose the new trillium tile design, and they had a lighter, more translucent color palette for the summer. I think they turned out great! Mine is on the left, and @jasoncauley.bsky.socialās is on the right.
Got some fall planting done today. Harvests lately have been mostly green beans. Tomatoes are getting closer to being ready, but havenāt eaten any yet. Same for peppers and eggplants. I am collecting more onions and dried beans, though. #gardening #zone6b #vegetablegarden
I signed up for the MSU extension Master Gardener program, which kicks off soon with their Foundations of Gardening course. My text books came in the mail. They are huge and spiral-bound, and they have tabs!!! š¤ #backtoschool #gardening #zone6b
š¤ Special delivery from @fumfragrances.com today! I liked this sample, but my husband liked it more, so now we can both enjoy. Pachouli fans should try it. #perfumesky #fragrancesky
Another beautiful package from @filigreeandshadow.co! I grabbed Francis Black and The Purest Blue ā my discovery set favorites ā for the birthday sale. And also received A Single Wish (jasmine & orange blossom) soap. My early-morning pics really donāt do it justice. #perfumesky #fragrancesky
Planted 26 potatoes in April. Harvested more than 100 today. Already ate a few for dinner! Some are super-tiny, and some were damaged in the harvest process. Honestly Iām a little underwhelmed overall. Definitely not subsisting, but I suppose 4x return isnāt too bad. #gardening #zone6b #potatoes
If you canāt measure it, you canāt manage it.
What an eventful day!
Laylagume! Thatās priceless! I have eaten Rancho Gordo beans (and they are yummy) but havenāt planted them. Most of my seeds are from Territorial, Baker Creek, and the seed library in my town
You know, I didnāt. I always thought that runner was just another name for what I call pole beans (vines that climb). But now Iām googling and it turns out runners are a specific variety. The more you know!
The cattle panel trellis works really well for pole beans! This turned out exactly as Iād imagined it.
Bean appreciation post! These days I eat so many beans that I think they might be my favorite food. Hoping to have a little stash of dried beans to use throughout the winter. #gardening #zone6b #polebeans #bushbeans
Goodemorning Gonzobongos! We wilnot lett tha basterds win.
Oop, I guess I did out myself there, haha. Well now you know who I am IRL :). I really love your fragrances! They are so special. Excited for more Ramble On.
Feeling under the weather, so focused on indoor projects today. Pickling cucumbers and collecting Mayapple seeds to plant in the shady side yard. #gardening #zone6b #pickles #nativeplants
Just stopping by to say this fragrance is a sexy retro summertime road trip dream! I got a small sample and it turned out my husband ā whoās the big Pachouli fan in our household ā really liked it. I just grabbed the full size for him. Thank you for making it!
Todayās garden snaps. #gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden #vegetablegarden
What an asshole.
Look at these radishes popping up already just three days later. Man, plants really know what theyāre doing. #gardening #zone6b
Bonus: I got to hang out with my squirrel friend, who is as sweet as ever! #gardening #zone6b #squirrel
Relaxing evening harvest including a hoard of green beans, a couple cukes to pickle, sage, and catnip. Pink streaks starting to show on Bingo beans, and a few Navy beans ready for the drying rack. Plus, you can see all 10 of my baby butternuts in this trellis pic š. #gardening #zone6b
Doing some fall planting today. Another round of cool season greens, roots, and brassicas. I hope itās not way too early, and that the cooler overnight temps continue. Plus an aerial view from a few days ago ā lots of things happening! #gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden #vegetablegarden
I wish they grew larger, but they are certainly tasty!
Todayās harvest included the last of the dinky rainbow carrots, (clearing out for fall planting), beets, orange carrots, herbs, green beans. Plus some nice-sized shallots and onions. And my spring-planted garlic is cured, trimmed, and indoors ready to use. #gardening #zone6b #vegetablegarden
This only adds one job to the report, dummy. Wonāt even move the needle!
I sure will! Iām really excited about them.
Rainy morning pruning = Tomato appreciation post. I was late in bringing these outside because they were slow to start in coco coir starting medium. But they are coming right along! 3/4 of the varieties are store bought seed, which Iām trying for the first time. #gardening #zone6b #tomatoes
Wore Gris Charnel to the office today. I think I like it more in the warm weather than I did in the cold. #sotd #perfumesky #fragrancesky
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
Any cucumber experts out there? I thought this plant was dehydrated ~3 days ago but Iāve watered and we had heavy rain storms, and its leaves are even more floppy and lifeless. Is it done for? Very curious. The one next to it is doing well. #gardening #zone6b #cucumber
I will keep you posted! This is my first year.
Garbanzo beans are coming along. Harvested lots of carrots today, including a freaky four-legged one. Using my soil sifter as a garlic & onion drying stand. And the air dry herb stash is looking good. #gardening #zone6b #vegetablegarden #herbs
Thanks! No fruit trees here, and I donāt know much about them. Growing up my dad had a tart cherry tree and heād make tons of preserves every year, it seemed fairly low maintenance. But some fruits need multiple trees to pollinate properly and I donāt have much space or knowledge for that yet.
A good batch of viable, maturing squashes. And just as many that didnāt make it. The vibes will outgrow the trellis sometime soon. #gardening #zone6b #squash
The new-ish āpetite sunny bouquetā from Lego has yarrow, fern, billy buttons, daisy, bluebell, gerbera daisy, tulip, and peony. Very cute. #lego #bloomsky #bloomscroll
Absolutely!
Sounds great! Iāve got to wait for a few more since they are smaller āfinger fruitā variety, but Iām looking forward to cooking them up in a pan with just a little olive oil.
Nice harvest today: carrots, beets, green beans, cucumbers, and super-long weird parsnips. Suddenly spotting a lot of pole beans. And one eggplant flower has blossomed. I think theyāre so pretty! #gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden #vegetablegarden
Lucky boy.
Updates on the evolving squash-uation. #gardening #zone6b #squash
Update: I tried Dead Writers, Fitzgerald, Beautiful Fool, and Lady Paris this week. Dead Writers might replace Georgiana in my top 3.
Lunchtime harvest, Simon & Garfunkel edition. Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. Plus mint, basil, oregano, and catnip. #gardening #zone6b #herbs
Right now, all the male flowers are clumped together near the bottom of the plant. There are some female flowers near the top that appear to have bloomed and now closed up. There is an industrious bee trying to help, but Iām not sure it got back and forth to everything in time.
Butternut squash is a really choosy plant. It will discard many would-be fruits, even before they have a chance to bloom. And if blooms donāt get fertilized in time by male flowers (which arenāt always in bloom at the same time) more will die. And this is the early stage. #gardening #zone6b #squash
They are all oils. Iāve collected them a little at a time. And I just bought a new batch that I havenāt tried all of yet (came this week) so Iāll have to update you. But so far Zelda, Dharma Bum, and Georgiana are my top 3.
Maybe I should not tell you that I have 13.
I wore Maitre du Mystere to the office today! The sample bottles are very cute and very portable.
Bean flowers are starting. #gardening #zone6b #polebeans
Harvested carrots, beets, greens, and the first cucumber today. Planted the pumpkin. And pollinated three squashes š¤. #gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden
That is good to know! I just need to be more patient, I think.
Yes, I have a bunch left in the ground that Iāll wait longer for. These were flopped over and forcing themselves out of the ground. Planted ~150 days ago. Last year I harvested Feb-planted onions in August and they were smaller than a golf ball. Iām going to try some overwinter types next.
I just bought a decant sample of this. Iād never heard of it before but it sounds right up my alley. Looking forward to it!
In my 40s, āa woman who has let herself goā begins to sound less like a tragedy and more like a horse who has finally figured out how to open the gate.
Garden happenings: the first of the cucumbers, straw flowers, and green beans. Plus I pulled a bunch of dinky shallots and onions. I havenāt quite figured onions out yet; they only get this size for meā¦ #gardening #zone6b #veggiegarden š„š§ š«š¼
Iām not exactly sure. Iām the eater, not the baker. But I think itās something he found online. There are lots of options. Itās traditionally made with stone fruit, but some add berries.
Clafoutis by @jasoncauley.bsky.social. Fresh local cherries from our CSA plus flour, sugar, eggs, and almonds. It puffs up like a German pancake, then shrinks back down after a short time. Topped with powdered sugar. A perfect, rustic summer dessert with quality ingredients. #cherry #clafoutis
Harvested the rest of the spring-planted Inchelium Red garlic this morning to make room for pumpkins. Keene Garlic in Wisconsin sent it after my fall-planted Georgian Crystal rotted in the ground. I have ~20 bulbs plus many tiny cloves/mini-bulbs from āgreen garlic.ā #gardening #zone6b #garlic
Squash is squashing! #gardening #zone6b #butternutsquash
Lunchtime harvest is my favorite time of day. #zone6b #gardening #rootvegbouquet #garlic #carrots #salad
A few small test potatoes from my nephewās grow bag. Looking pretty good! #gardening #zone6b #potatoes
Well it turned out my neighbor had some extra Amish Paste tomato plants she was getting rid of, so one of them is in that spot now. #nightgardening
Afternoon harvest: carrots, onions, beets, parsnips, garlic, brassica greens, lettuce, and the last of the peas. Weāre having stir fry tonight! Took the pea plants down, and now my obelisk trellis is a blank canvas. Should I plant more beans or another tomato? #gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden
Iāve been taking 5g of Creatine Monohydrate every day for the last three months, in combination with exercise 4-5 times/week and eating more protein in a small calorie deficit. Hereās a recap of my experience so far. #creatine #womenshealth #perimenopause #ragerageagainstthedyingofthelight
Todayās garden snaps: Becky shasta daisies, tiny butternut squash lady, hydrangea close-up, and did you know garbanzo bean flowers are a pretty lavender color with darker purple stripes?! #gardening #zone6b #bloomsky #bloomscroll
Ok I think I know what it is and I am quite intriguedā¦
Is that a type of yarrow?
Thanks! We eat a few, but most get composted or given to the neighborhood bunnies.
A couple in with the salad greens, but I leave most of them out for the bunnies.
As a fellow Iris fan, 302 is one of my favorite fragrances on earth. I also really like 701, 702, and 902 which are all interesting and spicy! 401 is really nice around the holidays if you like that sort of thing. Their discovery set is super-budget-friendly and how I got hooked :).
Carrot haul from thinning in one of the beds. I am so psyched about them! #gardening #raisedbedgarden #zone6b #carrots
I really like Iris Cartagena!
Hot take: Not only are work requirements for Medicaid bad, tying health care to work at all is cruel and we should be doing it less not more. Everyone deserves health care. Everyone.
Ooh! Which BPs did you get? I am a big fan of most everything Iāve tried of theirs.
It mayāve been a mistake to plant two of these Butterbaby butternut squashes. Theyāre growing so fast, I now need my step-ladder to tend them. I added a bunch of twine to the trellis for them to climb, and trimmed some of the smaller vines off, but I think itās gonna be a lot! #gardening #zone6b
Another herb-focused harvest today: thyme, basil, oregano, and mint, plus a few more peas, and a handful of these dinky beets which were showing their shoulders despite being really tiny. #gardening #zone6b #herbs
One of the scents in the set, Tales of Us, was inspired by Goldfrapp, which has a song by that name.
Aah, much better! Ersatz dividers, but the fact it all still fits in one drawer is a plus!
Itās hot out today, so Iām focusing on indoor chores, including getting the fragrance drawer organized a bit better. #perfumesky #fragrancesky
It really is! I hang dry.
Saturday harvest: some lettuce and not-ready-yet onions for burger night tonight, probably the last of the peas, some sage, dill, and catnip for the buddies. Building up a nice little stash of dried herbs, too. #gardening #zone6b #veggiegarden #herbs
