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2024-08-28 10:40:37

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I started using Nostr and Alby quite some time ago. Then I had to reformat my computer. I am using Ubuntu OS and the Brave browser. Now when I log on to Iris.io it brings up a separate Alby window that says: “Set a passcode to unlock Alby Extension in this browser”. I don’t understand what that is. I do not remember seeing that prompt previously. Please clarify what I am supposed to do. Pretend that I am your grandmother in your explanation please.

2024-08-23 21:05:38

More from Medieval Days in Castro Marim, Portugal
People with strange costumes and stilt walkers
https://image.nostr.build/e01dfcc880cba57c88cee0d0de45512a36f6f304b78d03f230d61256b48bc49e.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/3eb2640ee1d86f1780e3a4528223e593d08dd9bd9941ca6a882960e6efcbcab7.jpg
Wood turning using foot power
https://image.nostr.build/04748ce7ef42e2599787b672511e065a01d240f0f3aa1d008657a22eada72574.jpg
#DiasMedievais #CastroMarim #Portugal #Algarve #Medieval #grownostr

2024-07-13 21:17:33

https://image.nostr.build/38a4fc79769ba7432aff88a59a0739c24ca95e6a01102a8be14367d231e99d1b.jpg
Coffee time is a good time.
#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal #Algarve

2024-07-03 10:20:59

Will you be visiting Italy soon? Interested in food forests? You can visit one in Parma, Italy. I have been there and it is wonderful.
https://www.fruttortiparma.it/foodforest.html
You can choose Italian or English to read all about it.
#grownostr #italy #Parma #foodforest #sustainability

2024-07-01 15:23:39

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Coffee at the beach.
#grownostr #coffeechain #beachlife #Portugal

2024-06-18 18:06:20

Just heard about this today. Maybe you qualify.
70% of you are eligible to receive $32,200 from the government (HOW TO CLAIM IT)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqzd7TCfQ6A

2024-03-26 16:03:53

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Live crabs at the covered market. They are so improbable looking. Just looking at them makes you wonder how anyone would have concluded that they would be good eating.
#grownostr #foodstr #Portugal

2024-03-26 15:23:25

Bom dia.
https://image.nostr.build/429cf7f78ad9f50902e5f6afe9894f896a03ee654ccd52b842f58ce2d3c85373.jpg
#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

2024-03-15 19:29:44

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Hope everyone is having a great day. Thanks Tuvok!

2024-03-07 16:56:17

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After researching this, it appears that this tree is an Acacia Dealbata, commonly known as Mimosa. So mimosa's are a type of acacia. It's always good to learn something.

2024-03-06 17:52:04

Beautiful mimosa in full bloom. Lovely fragrance.
Springtime in Portugal.
https://image.nostr.build/442b2b6d870e26805fe561162195ac61706c72ca4c4cf085bf5eef74f002b6c0.jpg
#grownostr #flowerstr #Portugal

2024-03-04 18:11:50

Colorful lantana flowers.
https://pfp.nostr.build/193d6268b0ec93e869608c70933f5805ad9858a4f392792f0b9f177100390065.jpg
#grownostr #flowerstr

2024-03-04 17:43:09

Bom dia.
https://image.nostr.build/b3880bf1cbdd90228b09622993363dfce6b4a3ab44c8803b7d16c1e8aaf904a5.jpg
#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

2024-03-03 19:10:22

Tiny wild iris flowers seen on my walk today:
https://image.nostr.build/cd0d3296052aa72f60b994855eec3427ba5117c7e7565641b9f40ace7ea12d76.jpg
Nice large tree sized datura in flower also seen on my walk today:
https://image.nostr.build/37bc0f52ba76cd62a9541da8ed55846d7ed790e42ae6578e8c78198fbfaec62b.jpg
#grownostr #flowerstr #Portugal

2024-03-02 14:16:24

What to cook this weekend? Here is a recipe I have made so many times and it always comes out delicious. Simple too.
https://www.davidlebovitz.com/roast-chicken-recipe-caramelized-s/
#grownostr #foodstr

2024-02-29 18:56:51

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#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

2024-02-28 18:09:11

Take the sting out of hard times.....
by making Stinging Nettle Risotto.
Here's a recipe to get you started.
https://www.kitchencheznous.com/nettle-risotto/
It's a very tasty dish and nettles are loaded with vitamins and minerals and the price is right.

2024-02-25 06:39:23

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It was my neighbor who shared it with me. He sort of flaked it off, kernel by kernel. Sort of like kernels of corn, but they release easily. The green covering comes away easily also. You don't eat that part.

2024-02-24 18:43:34

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It was sort of a pineapple/banana/custard apple flavor. Hard to describe.

2024-02-24 18:39:43

Liver can be great. A lot of people say they hate liver and I was one of those people. But I ran across a recipe for Julia Child's Chicken Liver Mousse and decided to try it. I was so glad I did. So good. I started to crave it. I think if those of you who don't like liver tried it, there is a good chance you will change your mind about liver. I have made it with chicken and beef liver and it came out great.
https://mengerhaus.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/julia-childs-chicken-liver-mousse/
#grownostr #foodstr

2024-02-24 18:30:48

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#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

2024-02-24 18:17:50

I just ate part of a monster. Just kidding. It was part of a monstera deliciosa fruit. The monstera is a very popular house plant but it does grow outdoors in zone 10 where it does not freeze. This fruit came from a monstera near me in the Algarve in Portugal.
It was quite tasty.
https://image.nostr.build/4999e80d63f1ffdaa0cad3a89a0f08f257f4bdd37f5b98b58b0179040e5a4886.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/e13a60f6fd48c0a0cc53e4348b8a83a6e25d3efc7596afe02cc1c8302fd21681.jpg
#grownostr #foodstr #Portugal

2024-02-19 16:24:06

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#grownostr #coffeechain

2024-02-11 20:07:47

https://image.nostr.build/459dc6c03f9a71c54bcecfbceb9dbfc3cbd4c1597a6ee68c693a9105e58fea18.jpg
#coffeechain #Portugal

2024-01-27 18:17:40

Love, love, love this vintage Italian espresso ad.
https://image.nostr.build/f49dbb1cb221b2dda23c7d7cbf4315fddbc8b49a783fcb1aecc6c9dc0e25e861.jpg
Advertising poster for Victoria Arduino by Leonetto Cappiello - 1922.
#grownostr #coffeechain

2024-01-27 12:23:34

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On linux there is "video downloader" that works great. If you don't run linux, I think doing a search for "video downloader" might get you some useful results.

2024-01-25 20:58:00

Today at the beach. Warm enough to go barefoot. Yes, I am glad I no longer live in Iowa.
https://image.nostr.build/4bc04267b03f836965e15b4e7a6b2d1d3a074809e956d50dd92e5c38a67fb24f.jpg
#grownostr #Portugal #beachlife

2024-01-24 19:07:00

Where I live in zone 10, the mallow is really going wild this year. It is a wild edible that I can forage. But I have not found any good recipes that I would make again.
Anyone have a recipe they'd like to share?
#grownostr #foodchain #wildedibles
https://image.nostr.build/605431748733c79a49f76820241de3a0dbc169089250a1688188cd0ce68cb905.jpg

2024-01-24 19:00:35

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#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

2024-01-14 16:01:20

Saw this living fence that means business on this morning's walk. In a zone 10 Mediterranean climate. Can guarantee that it never gets water other than what falls from the sky.
https://image.nostr.build/8d36b7890075a17bcf13c91daa54aca3ddd4eea783f59e504fbc8e5568343b08.jpg
#grownostr #permaculture

2024-01-14 15:56:52

Bom dia.
https://image.nostr.build/6f35f534ba60390450e4b30db06d13b1e15fe5fbf0f958d2eb0ce82d0507c445.jpg
#grownostr #coffeechain

2023-12-24 12:06:57

Here's a fun Christmas tree in Portugal covered with crochet. Crochet is often used here to decorate a variety of things.
https://image.nostr.build/61565f9886849785bd01fdf2bd28a68d09373fdd9a27c3fbcac99091a16f7d51.jpg

2023-12-04 19:58:28

Here is a wonderful example of low time preference architecture. Located near Austin, Texas.
This is a great YouTube channel with many interesting one-of-a-kind home from around the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmE6NR4VJV0&t=1538s

2023-09-28 09:43:09

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So true. And sometimes even an hour in the car, driving along a highway that is not too busy really clears your mind.

2023-09-21 15:51:20

https://image.nostr.build/0d5eaac5d1f5a4ff275026e87bd787e8a6f5bcb30651eaa7368de08f4ff2e69d.jpg
Coffee at the beach. #grownostr #coffeechain #portugal #beachlife

2023-09-18 06:40:52

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No, they can have the bark taken off them many times during their life. It is a practice going back thousands of year. Such an interesting tree.

2023-09-17 21:19:36

Cork Oaks. Some that I walk by once in a while had their bark harvested for cork. That is done about every 8 or 10 years or so. Here is what they look like right after the bark is removed. #grownostr #Portugal #corkoak
https://image.nostr.build/fddceeab5ff8677f3ff49fc169fbd0f14467263d4ebeef4a4ec17425af441318.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/2902401170fb9f09ad85c52a149fc80ff21ef2caacf4e876a17d4b7d8386cdf0.jpg
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2023-08-11 12:58:14

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Once I was living in a place where there was nothing open at night to go buy a cough syrup. So I thought about what is usually in cough syrup. Alcohol. I had some plum wine that someone had given me. I drank a shot sized glass of it and it did the job. Since then, on the rare occasions when I have a bad cough, I down a spoon sized portion of some sweet wine or sweet liquor. It works.

2023-07-18 21:56:38

More funny English:
In a Tokyo bar: Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.
In a Copenhagen airline ticket office: We take your bags and send them in all directions.
#grownostr #humor #funnyEnglish

2023-07-18 21:52:44

https://cdn.nostr.build/i/7f86273d74b73cd1b2d9af3301ce6ed38078e842e5e960546ab338e15d2f0175.jpg
#grownostr #coffeechain #beachlife #Portugal

2023-07-08 14:38:48

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Here's a site that lists all second hand copies for sale: https://www.addall.com/New/NewCompare.cgi?&id=20230708053642709980&isbn=9780908228065&thetime=20230708053642&author=&title=

2023-07-07 17:43:58

Always something wonderful at the beach.
https://nostr.build/i/0248d5f2b63a5368b311b15df19b4d3818bf19f8cb28da10a093fed939b7166e.jpg
#grownostr #beachlife #Portugal

2023-07-07 17:30:00

Today's lunch. Bacalhau a Gomes de Sá (a popular Portuguese dish made with salt cod, potatoes, onions, hard boiled eggs, olives and olive oil). And very tasty too.
#grownostr #Portugal
https://nostr.build/i/5f148232bc2519691cf7a44acc3c7d9db8e439cad5a7ed5cda99730ab252d102.jpg

2023-07-07 17:17:43

More funny English:
Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
In a Bangkok dry cleaner's: Drop your trousers here for best results.
Outside a Paris dress shop: Dresses for street walking.
In a Rhodes tailor shop: Order your summers suit. Because is big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation.
#grownostr #humor #funnyEnglish

2023-06-29 15:59:08

Funny English.
In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox Monastery: You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.
#grownostr #FunnyEnglish #humor

2023-06-26 16:40:37

https://nostr.build/i/2f6bb3b3e6f7ccd24994a66363a5364ee9b0ded094a5fc652932642628cce567.jpg
#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

2023-06-23 21:49:59

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Thanks. ☕☕☕

2023-06-23 17:23:12

More funny English.
In a Paris hotel elevator: "Please leave your values at the front desk."
In a hotel in Athens: Vistors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. daily.
#grownostr #humor #funnyEnglish

2023-06-23 17:16:44

Jellyfish on the beach. So fascinating.
https://nostr.build/i/585992be78097c369415e811c90965e820ef8db33df4ebcb4b9e0c5c1a727d15.jpg
#grownostr #beachlife #Portugal

2023-06-23 17:14:40

https://nostr.build/i/7a7c8788b4a5c4f99b6c108216bc6fe817445b1afe24503a74bd689258d356ab.jpg
#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

2023-06-22 20:58:12

More funny English.
In a Bucharest hotel lobby: "The lift is being fixed for the net day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable."
In a Leipzig elevator: "Do not enter the left backwards, and only when lit up."
#grownostr #humor #funnyEnglish

2023-06-20 15:46:02

Funny English from The Times of India 1991
A Safety sign near a school -- "Don't kill a child." A childish scrawl beneath it read -- "WAIT FOR THE TEACHER."
#grownostr #humor

2023-06-20 15:43:28

https://nostr.build/i/7fe50bb93aec0a790247aa9ff8d033ac0a9341fbf4da2af9d35d219fa57cb45b.jpg
#grownostr #coffeechain #Portugal

2023-06-16 08:26:12

Sign on a beauty parlour: "We curl up and dye for you"
#grownostr #humor

2023-05-30 21:05:03

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That lunch you had sounds amazing too.

2023-05-30 19:27:02

Today's lunch. Bacalhau com natas (literally as "cod with double cream") is a popular way of cooking salt cod (bacalhau) in Portugal. Delicious.
https://nostr.build/i/2e18afde3488d794abef0c597d4a75bd5c696047fd6564df057169dff3162658.jpg
#grownostr #Portugal

2023-05-30 09:09:09

Can't stop buying seeds. Here are my latest purchases.
https://nostr.build/i/f64890599521363339760935352d031a2f262d936b0f44b401fb4eff8126bca3.jpg
Harvested in the wild fields of central Portugal.
#grownostr #permaculture #Portugal #wildedibles

2023-05-26 17:21:22

Had a wonderful morning touring The Orchard of Flavors, a permaculture based botanical garden of edible plants in the Algarve in Portugal. The photos I took do not give a good idea of what there is, but here is a link to their website:
https://www.orchardofflavours.com/
Have a look at this food forest that was established only about 3 years ago.
#grownostr #permaculture #foodforest #agroecology #algarve #portugal

2023-05-24 17:08:26

Scenes from today's walk.
Beach
https://nostr.build/i/9ea32d429604122fdb1c3654307aac62f50bd2163c1d0d93b21e0ded684d5b12.jpg
Partial carcass of cuttlefish
https://nostr.build/i/9fb65eaa394cad7919431f74ec42c9bb678a8339ccdfcc4f6e881854b69938b0.jpg
Here is just the bone of a cuttlefish like you seen in bird cages
https://nostr.build/i/43d097104b2da83eb57dc2066ca163278301e19af598ab4fd2ed70b53750ff1f.jpg
Herd of goats grazing
https://nostr.build/i/d8bf067da12eb8b97d4cb55ad682168d68893ef4cfeb76ca9b265a1b5864aa08.jpg
#grownostr #portugal #algarve #beach #goats

2023-05-24 10:52:28

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Fish for lunch. 😀

2023-05-21 16:35:52

Regarding wild edibles. A couple of days ago I harvested some Salicornia (in the chenopodiacee/amaranthaee family) that grows just down the street from me. It is a plant that grows in marshy areas near the beach. I made risotto with it. It was edible but not great. Need to refine my recipe and find others. #grownostr #permaculture #wildedibles
https://nostr.build/i/7e91effe814fd8723e1ad6a9e8d4aff81f26d97f461408713d63b1faa43a262c.jpg

2023-05-21 16:05:45

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I did too. And recently I learned how important they can be in the diet. I put a link in one of my earlier posts about the health benefits.

2023-05-21 16:04:06

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Here's another image of where it was growing. The wall goes back many centuries.
https://nostr.build/i/0e63401be5773fdb171df8826a350ee30a0356945e3baaaae9e6dc739407179f.jpg

2023-05-21 15:59:15

Still cleaning up photos on my computer, I found this image of an edible plant in Tuscany. It's a caper plant. So amazing how they grow in stone walls. #grownostr #permaculture #tuscany
https://nostr.build/i/182ae4a7cf2168851f771121ee5111a6ad19465b176c1b02eb46294a176713c5.jpg

2023-05-21 15:51:43

In cleaning up photos on my computer, found this from a trip to Florence a few years ago. It was the best cup of coffee I had there. Great cafe. Ditta Artigianale. #coffeechain #Florence #Firenze #grownostr
https://nostr.build/i/ac624c5963ee309ffb00954961b6732e8ce731267cb1c2272516154b8f3b4476.jpg

2023-05-15 21:26:03

This podcast episode about Wild Food from BBC Radio was really interesting. One thing mentioned was the effect of eating only wild food had on type 2 diabetes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ly7n
#grownostr #wildedibles #permaculture #health

2023-05-13 16:55:27

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Here's another. Braise asparagus in a lot of butter. When it's nice and tender, break an egg on top and sprinkle with parmagiano reggiano. Flame should be very low. Cover. Let egg get to over easy doneness. Serve. The over easy egg with the butter will make its own sauce. Very Tasty.

2023-05-13 16:49:48

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This is for when you get home late at night and too tired to cook. Yet you must eat Right Now. Open a can of sardines and eat up.

2023-05-12 20:17:04

Planning to relocate or become an expat? The amount of stuff you have to take with you is not trivial. Especially overseas. Here is a blog post that explains how to digitize all your old media.
https://bespokegenealogy.com/how-to-digitize-old-media-yourself/
Remember, any gear you may need to digitize stuff could either be borrowed from a friend or purchased used on eBay (for example) and then sold on eBay once you have completed the job.
#grownostr #relocate #expat #ElSalvador #declutter

2023-05-02 07:21:37

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Sigh. Still not working. I thought I had it figured out. Thanks for letting me know. Back to the drawing board.
Something about old trees, isn't there?

2023-05-02 06:55:20

When Lambo? Not a good picture, but fun. 😉 #grownostr #bitcoin #Portugal #vintagetractor
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_f00060f0c1052e4d14db23d2b538752154df8223b5a8f17033354b88d9f12087.jpg

2023-05-02 06:35:31

Beautiful old carob tree in the Algarve, Portugal. These are great trees. They take care of themselves and grow in a Mediterranean climate without any more water than rainwater. Can be used as fodder. #grownostr #permies #permaculture #Portugal #carob
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_eef993014e98717e7a2983e788d4d694801e75fe0794a7c231d396d884a7c464.jpg

2023-04-28 11:48:37

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I tried zapping you and it seemed to work. So that's something at least.

2023-04-28 08:09:10

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Thanks for letting me know about my wallet. So kind of you. I thought I had it figured out, but no. Back to the drawing board.

2023-04-28 08:07:19

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I was so surprised the first time I saw how seedlings are sold here. It didn't seem like it would be good but it works out great. So different than the US.
Thanks for the info about the wallet. I thought I had it figured out. Back to the drawing board on that.

2023-04-28 07:23:42

Not everyone does things the same way. I went to the garden center yesterday in Portugal and got some lettuce seedlings. The photo show how the come. No pots. They were just put into a small plastic bag. Cost was 8 cents each.
#grownostr #permaculture #Portugal
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_ae5c32d8380503f8346b0bdee24109fdf4c89638ab8f2e55cbbaf17c683ca17a.jpg

2023-04-26 18:15:07

#grownostr #coffeechain
The best souvenirs are the ones you use everyday. Like the coffee can that makes a great canister and the majolica coffee set.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_7fd31e35148e2c1b02fe225e5474455d886e84a0103f53640665871f573155e6.jpg

2023-04-25 21:22:17

Freedom Day in Portugal. Let's go to the beach. #Portugal #Freedom Day
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_469d10232ef8d26b6444fd46abe6d3c8f7a38a3c2aec26a41b609fab719c1176.jpg

2023-04-18 10:05:53

This looks like a great and super low cost way to make a black solder fly bin. #grownostr #homestead #blacksoldierfly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh9tM2ccUVk

2023-04-16 16:56:39

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_1079f6fc50280b29ee8486e8acf1bcce544cdfb701b22bca02245fdab51a29c2.jpgLooks like it will be a good year for olives. #grownostr #homesteading