ALSO.
Just because I'm under the weather doesn't mean I'm not still watching the calendar.
#Zine Team:
We need more submissions for our first issue. Specifically:
At least one photo that would do well in black and whatever offset colour we choose (blue? red? purple?), as per @corlin's printer specs.
Let's also put in a silly list (think: something as whimsical as Ent names).
And a doodle/comic wouldn't be out of place!
If anyone has a wee recipe using wild plants, that would be rad, too.
This tune came to mind when I read "Dandelion Jam"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kvWwZJd314
"Questions" by Keith Medley
Then this one....so sad that Nancy Wilson never expanded this tune to long enough to release it as a purchasable tune. I would have it in heavy rotation on my playlist
"Cabin in the air” by Nancy Wilson
https://youtu.be/jv7HXLJFprE
@MLClark let me think on the two jams... or maybe someone wants to suggest a song & i can match the recipe?
Oh, I think the wetlands piece would be LOVELY to include - though I'm going to have to modify it to serve our 2-colour limit. (I will of course ask your approval of the final "look" of the image when ready.)
Also, would you be comfortable with us including the general vicinity where that wetlands once existed, so we could do a tribute to lost wilderness?
Thank you for these lovely offerings! The raccoon would pair very well with something witty on the page as well.
@AndersonArtwork offered "Questions" by Keith Medley as a possible match. Lovely tune! Would you be able to write up your recipe for a jam you think would match?
(Thanks, you two! Great minds working beautifully together!)
@MLClark @corlin @AndersonArtwork this feels more late summer than spring to me... i have a few ideas for what might work (when is deadline again?)
@redenigma @corlin @AndersonArtwork
If you could jot something down by the end of the weekend, that would be VERY kind. Short, sweet, and simple would be perfect. Thank you so much, if possible!
@MLClark @corlin @AndersonArtwork well, jams are always sweet ;)
i'll go for small batch though...
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Enjoy LOL
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Oh, and I'm also looking at the musically inclined: would anyone be up for writing "Two Jams" - a wee music rec paired with a jam/jelly recipe (this could use the wildlife I mentioned above). What's a perfect musical pairing for dandelion jam?
A nature-oriented dad joke wouldn't be out of place, either, and we're definitely up for a mantra or prayer related to hopepunk, solarpunk, and general communion with the wonder of the world.
Lots of ideas to choose from! Be playful! It's a Zine!