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[floydfamilyhomestead]

3 Old World Skills Renewed

Old World Skill: Food PreservingOld World skill: GardeningOld World Skill: Livestock The revitalization of the “Back to Basics” movement has brought with it the old-world skills that the pioneers once used to survive but with a modern-day twist. While no longer essential to survival, these skills are now being used by modern-day homesteaders to gain their freedom from dependence. Skills such as…

[unpersoniverse]

Skén:nen sá:sewh

as promised, here's Precious boy™ getting kissed by Precious wife™ because he deserves all the love in the world :cc

translation: Get home safe

[dollya-robinprotector]

The dads at the Farm

One thing I love to do whenever I play a new dating sims game is think of the ENDLESS possibilities if the LIs interact with each other. Not just A vs B, C vs D, it's more like, if you throw all A B C D E F G... into one room, what would they do.

I tend to build my own world based on given characters and settings, and that's what I find the most interesting to do and to create for a fandom.

[tomorrowsgardennc]

my dad made me a display 2.0 for the seed packets and omg 😭😭😭😭😭

[rethcore]

So is the community in agreement that the makeshift set is just Reth's terrible attempts at carpentry or has this headcannon spiraled out of control for me?

[prazardous]

girl help i think i'm developing a woodchopping kink i feel like a prairie girl watching her love out the window but i'm just watching a youtube vlog

[beepbeepinthecorner]

Wanted to draw my apocalypse guys in different stages of their lives :3c started this well before july, got sidetracked on art fight, finally finished lol.

Struggled with the scale bc I started with Ben and ofc used all available canvas space, then realized I fucked up bc the other lads are much bigger ha. Sooo I had to go in and resize them back into proper scale WOOPS

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

Windshear - Northern Featherwing Griffon

Thunderclap - Fulgurite Ridgeback Jackal

Blitz - Lepidote Brute Skyscale

Presenting: 3 of Ruju's menagerie of mounts, all gradually gathered and tamed over the course of his journey as the Commander. each is just as stubborn as he is-- for better and DEFINITELY for worse.

Windshear

- an early encounter; Ruju met her in Lornar's Pass on a diplomacy mission for the Vigil, and was consequently carried off by the bird

- fortunately it turned out she was more interested in having a playmate to fly with than actually harming him

- the most dramatic of creatures. she takes him on the wildest and steepest possible routes entirely on purpose

- also the most likely to let you pet her. she loves being scritched right behind the ears and will lean her FULL weight into it

- (Ruju has been flattened by this on multiple occasions)

Thunderclap

- the djinn of the Desolation were tracking this runaway jackal when Ruju came into the area, so he decided to help them out

- turned out the jackal had a prideful nature; he expected any tamer to match his ferocity and prove their worth

- Ruju ultimately accomplished this by facing the jackal 1v1 with his air element, wrestling among the toxic sands

- his violet air element blended with the djinn's taming magic, producing his unique coloration and electrical current

- unlike Windshear he does NOT like being petted. however... he does enjoy a good game of tug-o-war, but will NOT hold back

Blitz

- Gorrik initially joked that the hatchling was so fiercely rebellious because Ruju was the one to retrieve his egg

- this stopped being funny after getting bitten like 15 times

- absolutely VORACIOUS eater when it comes to magic... but also notoriously picky. tends towards crystallized energy

- particular favorite is bloodstone, which caused his eventual bright red coloration. his scales glitter with crimson gems

- somewhat vain. he's very proud of his spiky crimson look and tends to preen and show off when other skyscales are around

- they all just think he's weird though (because he is)

[sol-consort]

I love seeing you geek out over the Jaal romance lmao

HOW IS HE SO FINE

i wanna chew on him like a cat on plastic

[dandelionsresilience]

DIY Laundry Detergent

No Soap or Borax

2c baking soda + 2c washing soda + ½c citric acid + ½c salt | use 1Tbsp per load

Horse chestnuts + water (optional)

Horse chestnuts (conkers) + water

Soap, but No Borax

3.5Tbsp grated laundry bar + 3L water + ¼c baking soda | use ½c per load

5oz bar soap + 1c washing soda + 1c baking soda + 1c salt | use 1-2Tbsp per load

1c grated bar soap + 2c washing soda + 1c baking soda | use ¼c per large load

Soap and Borax

1 bar soap + 1c washing soda + 1c borax + 5Gal water | use 2Tbsp per load

2-5oz bar soap + 3c washing soda + 2c borax | use 1/8c per load

3 grated soap bars + 4lb borax + 3lb washing soda + 3.5lb baking soda | use 1-2Tbsp per load

Add white vinegar to soften & fight stains

Make washing soda by baking baking soda! (read link for details)

Baking soda can substitute for borax

Some recipes call for you to boil ingredients together, be sure to check the directions

For dry detergents, make it as fine a powder as possible to make sure it dissolves, and add the powder directly to the washing drum (where the clothes are), not the separate little drawer you put liquid soap in

Other recipes

Other recipes, including baby-safe and laundry pods/bombs

Other recipes, with a few more unique ones near the bottom

[thestudentfarmer]

A little while ago I made some fridge pickles

These guys.

Well they've sat a little longer than need to so tonight we popped them open to try~

They were a little salty, not super crisp. But firm. Taste wise will make again. Has been like by all, so will use the recipe and time wait again.

The jalapeno was similar texture. Good taste.

The onions honestly I feel shone through in texture and taste. I want to amend 2 jars of that for snacking, with jalapeños for hot dog and sandwhich topping, haha.

🌱🥒Happy homesteading and Happy pickling/fermenting! 🥒🌱

12 5 2023

[tomorrowsgardennc]

ok, here goes my first ever garden update post...

garden update // june 4th, 2024

over the past 3 years i've been turning my front yard into a raised bed garden. i am just over halfway done with installing beds. the biggest hurdle has been getting compost/soil to fill the top bit. i have trees for days and can get wood chips delivered for free whenever i want. i think my favorite raised beds right now are the blueberry dot beds (circle beds, but i like calling them dot beds and the rest dash beds. i'm crazy like that.) totally not biased since the blueberries are coming in 😅 underneath the blueberry bushes are rosemary and thyme.

so i consider myself a seed farmer, and i sell seeds at a local farmers market. this bed has cilantro going to seed, which the pollinators have been enjoying, and lettuce seeds next to it.

i have walking egyptian onion in the same bed as the lettuce, and i have pink celery going to seed scattered wherever i had room last winter. i don't believe in leaving space between plants, in case that wasn't obvious 😅

my california early softneck garlic that i grew for seeds is done curing, and the pumpkins i put in their place established well. only some okra made it when i transplanted, so i'm starting more okra seeds to make sure i have plenty to sell the next few years. this year is clemson spineless okra, and next year i want to grow a red variety for seeds. the pumpkins are autumn blue and chinese mini white. orange pumpkins are boring to me, i love me white and blue and any other odd ball pumpkin.

i'm growing 3 varieties of tomatillos for the seed saver exchange test program. my garden started in these "barrel" containers, so they're slightly sentimental to me thus i still use them to grow even if they take up most of the sidewalk. at first i noticed a difference between the 3 varieties, but now they are all beyond happy and look and acting the exact same. whoops! will definitely have plenty to save seeds and have produce, too.

[lochlander]

Unlike me, Wilhelm Kohler is rarely surprised by his wife. Her choosing him was the most surprising thing he could have imagined, so anything after that just seems in character. They couldn't be more unpredictable: she's a rich girl from Boston with WASP ancestry and hands better for lacework than hard labor; he's a working class immigrant from Gernsbach, Germany, who took his knowledge of the Black Forest to logging camps in Maine, the Catskills, Appalachia, and finally, the Rockies.

He didn't even mean to end up on Antoinette Benoit's wagon to Kainai--he just thought it might mean work. And it has, though maybe not in the way he expected. He's put his woodworking knowledge to use building beds and a roof for his children, a table for his kitchen, and a storefront for his wife to sell her pretty things. And that's not just talk--all the furniture that can be made with Sun&Moon's Woodworking set has been. Just like my dad, woodworking is Wilhelm's love language.

His greatest pride, though, was helping build the schoolhouse. Reading came late for Wilhelm, particularly reading English, and though it means fewer hands on the farm, he's glad to know his children stand a chance of being half as well-read as his wife.

[gargelyfloof118]

On top of the hullabaloo yesterday, a couple, very important things happened!

We finally got our extra large dumpster to start cleaning out the shop. Which means I got to work early this morning to shift out the rubbish that tends to collect when starting a farm.

We also had farrier out for some much needed pedicures!

I tended to Sherman (left) and Seamus (right) while Sheridan (not pictured) got his shoes replaced. It's lucky that we were already scheduled because Sheridan (the young idiot) threw a shoe somewhere in the pasture. He only had to walk around for 3 days before it could be replaced. No harm done. He might be over reaching with his back feet and stepping on himself when he runs. Who knows.

[thedruidsforest]

I think the true purpose in life always comes back around to connecting with the land you're on, growing your own food & taking care of yourself, and creating your own symbiotic ecosystem with the world around you. And also mushrooms.

[theoffgridcabin]

Mastering Off-Grid Living 🌲🏡🌲🌳

Living free and happy is a challenge, but a rewarding one. It's about overcoming your fears, taking risks, and learning from your mistakes. You don't need to be perfect or have it all figured out. You just need to be brave. We stepped out of our comfort zone when we built our off grid home. And we’re glad we did! Here’s what we learned on our offgrid journey.

https://theoffgridcabin.com/mastering-off-grid-living-essential-tips-for-a-sustainable-lifestyle