#barley winters

[slymanner]

this was smart <'3

[vegan-nom-noms]

Skillet Shepherd’s Pie

[setmeatopthepyre]

Winter wore me out like I was Prada Threw up on me when the night was through You can keep a dream in your mind Only to find it's the hope that was killing you

But you arrived like sunlight in the gloom And burned off the haze when the year was still new

Keeping me going how you showed up, like July, July And July is still coming, it's made real by the things that you do And July, July, and July is still coming Just knowing that, it's getting me through

[nuvomica]

trying to do anything when it's even a couple of degrees warmer than it has been is so vile

[kittpaws]

willie nelson was right. cowboys ARE frequently secretly fond of each other.

[castintothepod]

Suddenly missing Tim Stoker hours and think this is the first time since uuuh mini-Penumbra-binge this summer (which still sorta throw me in a hurdle knowing itll rnd eventually), I've sat down with intent to listen to a podcast what's happening

[onwardmagicprincessselfship]

Do you have any winter holiday headcanons for your 4 S/O’s?

Barley celebrates Solstice (the headcanoned name for Christmas winter holiday in the Onward Universe that @bluezey came up with), Snotlout celebrates Snoggletog (Christmas winter holiday in the HTTYD Universe), Tylor celebrates Grrristlemas (the best headcanoned monster-ized name I can come up with for the Christmas winter holiday in the Monsters Inc Universe), and Asgardians aren’t very familiar with what Christmas is, so Thor seeks help from his Asgardian of the Galaxy friend Star-Lord to find out what Christmas is based on his “knowledge of earth holiday traditions” as well as the traditions that go along with Christmas so then Thor tells everyone in New Asgard about what Christmas is and the traditions that go with it where New Asgard incorporates an Asgardian style of Christmas with the Christmas traditions that Thor learned from Star-Lord

[paterday]

Going outside and seeing people is like crack cocaine holy shit

[morethansalad]

Barley Candied Winter Melon Drink with Lemon (Vegan)

[ehgood-enough]

Another recipe from the Skyrim cookbook vegetable soup. I didn’t have squash so I used sweet potatoes and the greens I had on hand was spinach.

The winter cold has been getting me down having a nice hearty soup is helpful.

I love barley soup but it just doesn’t keep well which is a bummer because soup recipes always make so much. The barley soaks up all the both and you get a really thick stew when you heat up the leftovers

This is another recipe I’d made again.

[nutklcker]

Hello,

My difficult circumstances make connecting with others a significant challenge due to power outages and limited internet access, in addition to social media policies that sometimes fail to accommodate our conditions, resulting in my account being banned in most cases.

I ask for your help in writing a simple post or an interactive post and sharing it with your friends, expressing the hardships my children and I are facing, including the lack of water, food shortages, and rising prices. The most terrifying part is that winter is coming, and my children and I are without a home to shelter us after losing many of our essential belongings, including clothing, due to frequent, sudden displacement. I would like to share this with others, hoping my words will reach those who can offer support to me and my family. If you wish, you can refer to the pinned post on my page.

Every day, my heart is weighed down with worry and fear for their future, and I wonder if I will be able to secure a decent life for them. I need someone to stand by my side during these difficult times, and I hope my words reach those who have the ability and desire to extend a helping hand.

I wish I could do more than help you spread the word, but for now that's all I have the funds to do :( I don't have many followers and most of the ones I do already reblog help and fundraiser posts so I'm sorry if your ask doesn't circulate much :(

[vegan-nom-noms]

Black Bean Stew With Pearl Barley

[hautecouturehues]

[hlysins]

tag drop: forgot some tags for muses (would this really be one of my blogs if I didn't forget something??)

[thecupidwitch]

Elements And Their Correspondences

Earth

Direction: North

Time: Midnight

Season: Winter

Color: Green, brown

Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Ruling planets: Venus and Saturn

Tarot Cards: Pentacles, Coins

Tools: Pentacle, salt, stones, dirt, crystals, wood, flowers

Cystals: Emerald, Jet, tourmaline, quartz, onyx, azurite, amethyst, jasper, peridot, granite.

Animals: gopher, bear, wolf, ant, horse, stag, deer, dog, cow, bull, bison, snake, worms, moles, voles, grubs

Herbs: Oak, cedar, cypress, honeysuckle, ivy, primrose, sage, grains, patchouli, nuts, magnolia, comfrey, vetivert, moss, lilac, lichen, roots, barley, alfalfa, corn, rice.

Rules: Grounding, strength, healing, success, stability, sturdiness, steadfastness, foundations, empathy, fertility, death, rebirth, wisdom, nature, animals, plants, money, prosperity.

Water

Direction: West

Time: Dusk

Season: Fall

Color: Blue, Indigo, Sliver

Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Ruling planets: Moon, Neptune, Pluto

Tarot Cards: Cups

Tools: Ocean, sea glass, cup, bowl, seaweed, hag stones, cauldron

Cystals: Moonstone, pearl, silver, aquamarine, amethyst, blue tourmaline, lapis lazuli, fluorite, coral, blue topaz, beryl, opal, coral

Animals: fish, snake, frog, crab, lobster, eel, shark, dragonfly, seahorse, dolphin, sea otter, seal, whale, alligator, crocodile, beaver, octopus, penguin, salamander, turtle, starfish, koi, coral, barnacle, manta ray, manatee, jellyfish, nautilus, heron, duck, geese, crane, swan, water birds, ammonite, dragons, serpents

Herbs: seaweed, aloe, fern, water lily, lotus, moss, willow, gardenia, apple, catnip, chamomile, cattail, lettuce, kelp, birch, cabbage, coconut, cucumber, comfrey, eucalyptus, gourd, geranium, grape, licorice, lilac, pear, strawberry, tomato

Rules: emotion, intuition, psychic abilities, love, unconscious mind, fertility, self-healing, reflection, lunar energy, deep feelings, curses, death

Fire

Direction: South

Time: Noon

Season: Summer

Color: Red, Orange

Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Ruling planets: Sun, Mars

Tarot Cards: Wands or Swords (depends on belief system)

Tools: Athame, candles, swords, wands, dagger, lamp, flame

Cystals: Carnelian, red jasper, bloodstone, garnet, ruby, agate, rhodochrosite, gold, pyrite, brass, fire opal, lavastone, tiger's eye

Animals: Lion, snake, coyote, fox, ladybug, bee, shark, scorpion, horse, mantis, tiger

Herbs: Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, allspice, basil, cacti, marigold, chilis, garlic, mustard, nettle, onion, heliotrope, hibiscus, juniper, lime, orange, red pepper, poppies, thistle, coffee, jalapenos, lemon, cumin, saffron, coriander

Rules: Energy, will, destruction, strength, courage, power, passion, lust, sexuality, anger, war, new beginnings, protection, loyalty, transformation, action, movement, achievement, creativity, desire, willpower

Air

Direction: East

Time: Down

Season: Spring

Color: Yellow, gold, white, light blue, pastels

Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Ruling planets: Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus

Tarot Cards: Wands

Tools: Feather, wand, staff, incense, broom, bell, sword, pen

Cystals: Amber, topaz, citrine, jasper, agate, pumice, alexandrite, amethyst, fluorite, mica, clear quartz

Animals: Birds, flying insects, spiders, bats

Herbs: Bergamot, lavender, marjoram, peppermint, sage, dandelion, bluebell, clover, frankincense, primrose, lemongrass, pine, aspen, yarrow, violets, vervain, myrrh, dill, anise, aspen

Rules: Intelligence, wisdom, knowledge, logic, thought, communication, truth, inspiration, intuition, memory, creativity

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[yesimwriting]

thinking about bestfriend!coryo who you trust more than anyone else, so when he starts getting touchier, you think nothing of it. a lot of friends are like that and he starts small. holding your hand, thumb brushing soothing circles over your knuckles. keeping an assuring hand on the small of your back as you walk through crowded halls or during formal events. you somehow miss the way that he always shows up just as some guy is getting too close to you, never noticing the glare directed at the intruders as his fingers find yours.

then he's coming over to study and the two of you lose track of time. so you can't send him home, not with how harsh winter nights in the capitol can be.

so you invite him to stay over. you're willing to wake up the maid to set up a guest room, but it's so late and she's been asleep for hours. and your father's out of town as usual, away on business in the districts, and your mother just recently left to join him. so there's no one there to hold the two of you to social propriety.

so why not let him stay in your room? just this once. it's not like he's some random boy, he's your coryo. it's also cold, your room being on the far end of your family's estate where the central heating can't ever manage to work consistently, so it's practical. you can't find anything wrong in the way his side presses into yours beneath plush sheets.

before you know it, he's finding excuses to come over and staying so late that it's just easier for him to stay over at least once a week.

and the longer this goes on, the easier it is to not read into more and more. a hand just above your knee while you're both sitting in the library, his foot absentmindedly pushing against yours while you're both reading, the rare brush of his lips against the back of your palm or your shoulder when you're are alone. how can any of that be weird or too much when the two of you are used to falling asleep while holding onto each other?

you get so used to it that it's instinct to welcome anything involving him. if coryo's placing an arm around your shoulder, you relax into his side. if his fingers are trailing patterns against your arm, you don't move. if he's pulling you closer while half asleep, you smooth circles against his back until his breathing evens. he's your best friend, it's the least you can do and it's not like the displays of affection bother you.

it becomes so habitual to just go along with it because it's coryo, who'd never do anything to hurt you or make you uncomfortable, that you don't even react when he finds you at some capitol party hosted by your parents, stone faced as he grabs your arm. you're bubbly, ready to introduce him to the son of one of your father's co-workers that he can barley bring himself to look at.

he mumbles the faintest greeting before pulling you away. that's what you react to, being dragged harshly through a room full of people. coryo's so in his head that all he gets from your reaction is that you're pushing him away for the first time ever after spending most of the night talking to some guy that's everything he's insecure about.

he doesn't let go of you until you're in a hall closet. before you can ask what's gotten into him, he's closing the distance between you, pressing his lips against yours to prove that he can. that you'll let him.

you've spent so long letting coryo set the pace for everything that you kiss him back before you can think. eventually your mind catches up and you're pulling back enough to look him in the eye. all it takes is the slightest nod of his head and you're leaning back in because he's your coryo and he's always known where to go with things.

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