Putting on my steel toed work boots to walk to the 24 hour dispensary, was bothered by the memory of an incident. So, what do you say when someone says your boots are good for kicking ass and a part of you knows that's totally why you are wearing them, because you totally have the liberal vibe in a red state nearly every time you go out? "Yes, I can defend myself but I totally believe in balance of ideals and working things out in a nonviolent manner" just doesn't seem quippy enough.

Oh, wow. Went to actually re-read the hemlock thing. Forgot there was a period of time when I thought I had a son. Well, called her a son. I started waiting for "some news" when she got into kindergarten, so this was probably when I said "son" but wondered.

P.S. Giant Hogsweed will remove your ability to handle being outside in the sun without becoming instantly covered in blisters from UV lighting for four years, in case you ever thought plants weren't trying to get revenge.

https://dryadintheelm.wordpress.com/wild-foods-and-foraging/freakin-evil-parsley-family-the-hemlocks-wild-parsnip-and-giant-hogweed-plus-some-not-so-nasties/

*snort* I love the internet. Not only is my old "cooking video" still up, the whole blog is still there. I only bought Bob the replica skull a couple of years ago, forgot there was once a Bob who was a lower quality Halloween decoration lost in a move several years before. Here are two drawings titled "Bob" about a decade apart. (Yes, all skulls are Bob.)

Oh. If you want to tell what's poison ivy and oak a little better, here's the page Bob the elder is from.
https://dryadintheelm.wordpress.com/wild-foods-and-foraging/the-poisoned-three-poison-ivy-poison-oak-and-poison-sumac/

Pop. Pop, pop. Pop.

Damn. For years my content was the top for "sourdough aebleskiver" on YouTube and someone finally beat me. (Oh, I have two friendly comments. Haven't looked at this in years.) ANYWAY, this is bad and wrong that someone beat me, go vote me up! You'll love my high class techie stove! It is the most impressive stove in the world! (I miss that old account)
https://youtu.be/nCE-3M_aE5w

If you play The Sims 4, the backyard stuff pack is free right now.

#videogames

Other worm farmers avoid fruit flies by doing things like freezing produce peels before adding to the compost pile. I hope for them, my sundews look hungry.

In today's episode of "I grow weeds. No, not weed, weeds", last year I found all purple and all white violets from areas further away (our neighborhood has half and half on the petals) and brought them into the yard. Then Romeo The Handful destroyed that garden bed while delighting in shredding my peas to find nummies. Thankfully though, the violet's exploding seed pods did their thing, just dug these out of the cracks on my driveway. I'll trim off the leaves and plant the rhizomes indoors :).