A redeemed 🙏 and insatiably curious woman on the home front 🏡 Author and clinical herbalist in the PNW 🌲
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Last Notes npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Happy find of a handful of garlic scapes I missed on the first run. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae ooooo I can almost smell it 🍯 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I chose to fast. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae This is the "food" you are served in a hospital, presumably a place of healing. Under all that questionable gravy and meat is white potatoes and a slice of white bread. Your drink choices range from soda, energy drinks, factory milk, and sugared teas and juices. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae 😭sooo happy for both of you, God is so good all the time npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Sitting here in the ER helping a lady who fell and fractured some ribs and all I can think about is comfrey and boneset and bone broths in between all the tests and tubes and worst case scenarios. https://image.nostr.build/4221524668fcf2a1a604a674407db7e099a00f5940efdd9a7e5799fc8c4e1faf.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae well done! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Usually in baked goods. Our fave is cobbler. I could write up the recipe if you're interested. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Let the rhubarb rumpus begin! https://image.nostr.build/f2fe9b2f4efb4c90d001f0be23d95123eaee33bbb0a97b935e2510174e7824a8.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I have Mom Radar Ears so I haven't slept deeply in decades. Sometimes I tell my hubby I need a whole year in a quiet dark cabin to sleeeeeeeeeep. I hear everything. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae It's wet and grey again (hello, June Gloom). It's a good time to play with paints and read a book (currently This Light Between Us...how our own gov't deported our own Japanese brothers and sisters in the early 40's even while the Jewish people were getting deported throughout Europe). npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae That is awesome!! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae We thought we took out an old gnarled grape vine but like the shoot of Jesse it's coming right back!! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I tried out these bags for my potatoes this year and they are doing super well! I've got five different varieties going. The water drains real well from them and I think the black helps to retain the heat. I've been topping the shoots off with compost and soil mix and layer by layer they keep making new spuds. At least we hope so! This bag is done and I'll keep the plants growing until they yellow and die off a bit, then I'll just dump over the bag onto a clean tarp and have the younger kids go on a potato hunt. That's the *plan* anyhow. https://image.nostr.build/7c40d3230c6d79659c612b7c686e985da48a9f40acfd21769c2ebed8a3e78721.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Because a whole lot of lighthearted and carefree people will be baking their skin that hasn’t seen the light of day for eight months 😎 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae T'was! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae It was sooo yummy. Glad my family finished it off! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Fresh baked sourdough focaccia today with the first snips of rosemary and lemon thyme in between garlic cloves and sun dried tomatoes. I ate way too much of it but it was worth it. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae That's why abortion mills don't like mothers seeing ultrasound photos of their babies. If you can't see them, they don't exist. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Whoa that sounds cool! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Wow that's impressive! I transplanted peonies earlier this spring and I have exactly *one* bud. Here's hoping for more next year! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Sweet little bundles of fur, ready to head to new homes ❤️ https://image.nostr.build/2cc554b5b16d7a4c6e3c6d760fb8ac0d09a27564332151117a1ffe44bc379c69.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Always tough npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae https://open.substack.com/pub/benevolenthealer/p/herbs-a-wild-and-wonderful-apothecary?r=1d4yyq&utm_medium=ios npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae That was my guess too npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae My nonverbal kid is doing ammmmmazing learning how to spell to communicate. This is only "amazing" if you've never had a chance to know what's in your kid's head without guessing (and hoping you aren't wrong) until it gets unlocked by some miraculous hand of God. All these words were spelled on letter boards with effort and persistence. It's crazy how these kids already know how to spell everything (amygdala?!) and do split second math. If you've never seen it, and the hope there is for nonverbal people everywhere, check out Spellers the movie: npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Happy mama's day to anyone who's ever loved or cared for anyone. I hope you get to rest and care for yourself today. https://image.nostr.build/97ba0507edeb7afa0e69fe028f5070d4d5394b06e22580c5f003a1fc34e7e3ef.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I bought myself some mom day flowers. I'm gonna love whatever cards and whatnot my kids give me but 🤷♀️ I happen to love peonies and ranunculus and used it as an excuse to treat myself. Plus I needed something in that porch corner 🌸 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I'll be right over! 😋 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae How welcoming the community is to newbies npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae This is great. I'd love to hear how this all turns out this winter, for example how the frozen cooked eggs are. I need to get myself an incubator; that's something we haven't done yet. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae They are 4 weeks now npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae 😂truth! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae So the day I took the cat in to get spayed was the day found out she was going to have kittens 🙄 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Wowza npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Do you take out and replant your dahlia bulbs every year? None of my starts looked excited until I went to a friend's farm and brought home some manure. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Snow in May! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I'm about finished in the garden, everything has transplanted well and looks good. Garlic planted last fall looks great, too. This year I'll have to pay attention to watering but next year's project will definitely be adding drip. I've got some thinning to do, two more beds to plant with green beans and whatever else, and a spot on the ground ready for all the squashes. A few stragglers remain under the dining room grow lights (flowers, mostly), but I've got room now for whatever interesting starts I find at the nurseries now. Seedlings are sprouting and I can't wait for my flowers to bloom! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Wow that is really pretty npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae For real! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Pressing tincture today. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Yes! That's exactly what they did, screwdriver and all! I once owned a car where I had a remote starter under the seat bc the ignition up front didn't work. That might've taken them a minute. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae That is great! I hope to find a close mentor like that for me someday! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Looks beautiful!! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I finally got a good look at my van that was recovered (it had been stolen). I really want to knock the thieves heads together, shaming their mamas and all. They even used my ice chains to rip out the seat for whatever reason. They abandoned it stuck deep into mud on the side of the road. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae It came out really good! Wheels to pop on and off so it's easily moved with a handcart. The terrain in TX is quite a bit different than in the PNW 😊 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Role 🙄 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Had a great time in Texas visiting. Y'all (wink wink) have the most interesting plants and birds (furry plantain! Cardinals!). My husband built a chicken tractor for my daughter's family. You'll see in the pics my great roll in that 😂 https://image.nostr.build/da4429cbfdb200c70fdc69c3359239b29b6ca1ec7e5ef2cd78e5a04c0f0e75ec.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8a68bcf3100776dc0dde7f58b8752b63182feeb689b2ed3a63a9bad5d00d02f9.jpg https://image.nostr.build/660b453cf42c8c6d928036eb9750768376f96f96872f99d374c150bb013d729f.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8b9c603f276b3b66d8b6ef0655cf25d3e3f48b9b10e9312325c298c696c52009.jpg https://image.nostr.build/19e2ed2deef2e5ed83cfdf66ccc02603d8e933d32ab7d2fb94a8e5b04bfbb587.jpg https://image.nostr.build/1070c437c2893654f42ee999f03ccfc2641669b969de87596e2cfa804d74234b.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae That is so cool! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Look up the Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) too! Just saw that one, I thought it was funny and well done. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae We just watched Million Miles Away. It was good! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I really hope those kinds of restaurants become more commonplace. I believe they were originally meant as RESTOREants, to refresh weary travelers with nourishment. They've become thieves, stealing health and wealth from their patrons. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Wow those look great! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae How much milk per animal are you getting at the onset? npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Found a great farm-to-table place. Everything is of course yummy! Do you search "farm to table restaurants" when you're out and about? https://image.nostr.build/298eb359aaa9336a8af7e1c5f18fbef3a3adec736ec0df5dc2a63652fc041863.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Wow thank you all for the amazing sats on my last post ❤️ npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I think so, too 😍 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae 😊 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Take a walk with me? https://image.nostr.build/7e8efc29369535611fee7aff4d910ad25861aba9875ccd4b66e3f0f88f9e84bb.jpg https://image.nostr.build/75d4d5ca5d78e6d5eb293de73cdc8406e974060f9a3e2aff5847b4db2e0c0e24.jpg https://image.nostr.build/0b264c3177e15c126395f481cefb7c57f5ae15237cc6df080494e06d8d0f757c.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7c13dd2017510166c9887f231b1221b4ebeb2b3502fb92d81e0a9becb1634e91.jpg https://image.nostr.build/425898eafd79a63be6b3e529548ae342e7b28e7851ef05c6e8412fcec14ae0a6.jpg https://image.nostr.build/ae8f9bf9d1f75eb81bd2e086d0409fe0aa1f89586be57346aec8a5443acce6ab.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a6b661815fd6f5d24be54f58dcd0ccaca0373af2c106d86c7d46aca2a836e67e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a3d620906948472b8094e0afc04a9a870ef8c362ec462fb88f5c5255d811ae06.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae In other news, purple sprouted broccoli is almost $4 at the supermarket. It's one of my favorites so I bought a bunch (not to share), but it is definitely going back into my garden. As much as I hate starting a garden from scratch (AGAIN), I'm looking forward to, God help me, incredible harvests. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Aw thank you ❤️ npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Home from church today with one of my sick babies. I do hate to miss the communion and sermon and gathering and fellowship. Anyhow. Doing a little art journaling and thought I'd share some pages for other art journalers out there (where are you?!) I've gotten into doing faces so I expect a whole lot more of them will show up and introduce themselves to me. Happy Sunday to you all 🙏 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae The truth will always come out, no matter what. Always. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Thank you ❤️ 🌿 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae "I realize my saying things like 'medical industrial complex' makes me sound even more strange than dunking plants from my yard into water to drink, but that peculiarity to you only goes further to prove the point I already made with what information you’ve been allowed to have access to." npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Thank you! I will check that out. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I'm looking forward to the Biochar one npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Where do you buy yours? I've yet to buy any of it bc it's so stupid complicated for me still. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae This is called the "use what you have project". Sticks stuck into the ground with sweet peas planted around. Hopefully they'll climb up and give me ample amounts of sweet scents when I'm sitting there on deck reading my book in the sun this summer 😎 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I have a small shed I'm converting into a coop, too. I'm second guessing getting more chickens. I've had both chickens and ducks, and ducks seem to do better where I am. Either way, next year will be great with all that bedding! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Finished up @npub1587…kv0n compost class and surprised myself with how much I learned (100% on the last quiz 💃). Gathering materials to build my first bioreactor this weekend! It was really helpful also watching the videos of the in-person class he did last autumn. So, one of the best things I got out of the course was to "be fearless", so I grabbed a wheelbarrow of last year's leaf and woodchip piles to add to my new beds. And waddaya know there were a TON of happy worms in there!! 👀 I accidentally made compost! 😂 I also dusted in some plant fertilizer and kelp. We shall see; the experimentation is kinda fun. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae If I ever delete Proton it's going to be bc I will then be done with email forever. I just can't keep up. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae What a pretty flower! npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae https://open.substack.com/pub/benevolenthealer/p/why-learn-about-herbal-medicine?r=1d4yyq&utm_medium=ios npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I know I'm working hard right now bc this is a new place for us, and I'm not getting any younger so I want to get systems (and perennials) in place sooner rather than later. I actually enjoy working in the dirt, but I also like the aspect of doing work that will enable me to eat more from my own backyard. Sounds like you're on the other side of doing all of that? npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I'm just happy I learned how to get ON Nostr. That was a serious learning curve that only my stubborn motivation drove me through. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Got a couple rows of raspberry canes in today beyond the rhubarb I moved, and the ducks and hens are happy with the soil at the moment. I've got to get the trellises up, horse before cart and all that nonsense as it currently is. npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I've been popping on and off here slightly amused by the "trending" topic of women not feeling welcomed here 🙄 I'm here bc I enjoy the freedom to own my own content and want to learn more about Bitcoin and permaculture and off grid living (and and and...). I actually enjoy reading all the protocol stuff that's over my head not bc it makes me feel stupid, but bc it's interesting and I get the bigger picture. I want to contribute to the community with my knowledge of herbs and health and healing and homeschooling and how to stay married for 30+ years. Lately, I've been working very hard to get my garden going between the seed starts and transplants and raised beds and mulching and physically emptying my truck bed of material. Today I took some of my kids out to support a friend's sandwich shop and then came home and planted eleven fodder trees. I just don't have time to emote about how someone is "making" me feel. For the record, I feel great and am happy to be here. If this doesn't feel like a good space to be in, try going outside and go grow something instead. Learn to mute bozos. Or just follow women you relate to and ignore the accounts that bug you. Or just delete your account and do something else. 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Contact HSLDA or another legal homeschooling entity for the laws in your state, or dig around the homeschooling community in your area. 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And hopefully that there was the last wood stove fire of the season. https://image.nostr.build/f89cfc51174e285a05c5d01de4b5e60a0b1807067451e6c57d27eb97e20ea1b2.jpg npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae I've got Italian dandelion starts going; does that count? 🌱 npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae Not even after the sign comes down npub1vg7z7wmyl48ed6r5ncvvreldgvqx48cy24tk4l6fke2emtzjmxtsff5xds kerimae This is still a thing here. Today. And no I'm not entering their shop. And no I can't just move. Instead I'm wearing my https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/mistakes-were-not-made-an-anthem tee shirt, taking myself out for a half day of respite (coffee and people watching with a book, body work, friends, and sunshine), and getting my raised beds filled later. Living my life. I can't fix the world, but maybe I can be different enough to put a pebble in someone else's shoe so they'll freely live theirs as well.
