#low water garden

[ribesaureum]

[dreaming-of-brent]

Mediterranean Landscape

Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean drought-tolerant and full sun backyard mulch garden path in summer.

[you-born-this-way]

Mediterranean Landscape An example of a large mediterranean drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard gravel landscaping with a fire pit.

[bluefuzzball]

Front Yard - Mediterranean Landscape

Design ideas for a large mediterranean drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard stone flower bed.

[dayanaweber]

Los Angeles Mediterranean Landscape An example of a large mediterranean drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard gravel landscaping with a fire pit.

[yg-trollsonme]

Gravel in Los Angeles An example of a large mediterranean drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard gravel landscaping with a fire pit.

[vesperthemes]

Gravel - Mediterranean Landscape Inspiration for a large mediterranean drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard gravel landscaping with a fire pit.

[allinonedemo]

Landscape Mulch An example of a large modern drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard mulch landscaping.

[haizaaki]

Pergola - Landscape Inspiration for a mid-century modern landscaping with a pergola.

[mrdelamont]

San Francisco Mediterranean Landscape Inspiration for a summer mulch garden path in a medium-sized Mediterranean garden that can withstand drought.

[astrolavas]

Because of you I hate Hunter now. Tomatoes are disgusting and anyone who likes them are my mortal enemy. How could you

NO TOMATO SLANDER IN MY HOUSE !!!!

[nonbinary-octopus]

based on a true story

I was thinking about how helpful the concept of shoulder devil Remus was, and the mental image I got was Leo. Doing a "Hachi Machi" hip shimmy.

probably due to watching a bunch of Rise shortly earlier

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bonus: closeup on Leo in panel 3, except I flipped his pose in the actual comic after doing this sketch so have a mirrored version too

[proudheron]

my new job is consuming my entire brain power, it feels like all i do outside of work is sleep. it's a decent job and i am good at it. just waiting for the pathways in my brain to get better-trod so that i can scrape enough energy to have a life outside of databases and files and schedules and emails.

the one hobby that i am working on is developing a low-alcoholic gin that i like. but even that is more of a chore than a true leisure pursuit, because i need something to drink during the eight-day gin-soused family vacation that is one week away.

when i was moderating my drinking to 3 days per week, i would allow myself exceptions for vacation and christmas. and it's not a coincidence that those are the 2 times a year when i see my In-laws more than 3 days a week. they are mostly lovely people but they do not allow me to decline drinks without a fight. they fill my glass when i say no, and badger me if i don't drink it. this pressure was a huge part of why i broke my sobriety in 2014.

however a few things are different now. i am more entrenched in this family than I was 9 years ago and not as eager to please. someone else stopped drinking for some kind of non-alcoholism health reasons, so the weird bullying is distributed between the two of us and is easier to bear.

anyway all this recipe-blog backstory is to say that, i think the best way to not relapse during this eight-day gauntlet is to never have an empty glass and also not allow cravings to take hold for a second. non alcoholic beer is not going to cut it, when my pickled brain has been conditioned for a decade to crave a gin and tonic any time the clock strikes 4 in the vicinity of the northumberland strait.

the dangerous part of this recipe is that juniper doesn't infuse readily into water. and if the juniper is not right the craving will not be satisfied. so without a local source for food-grade glycerin i entered a liquor store for the first time since april, and bought vodka. beelined home carrying my bag as if it were dynamite and wore a mask when i cracked the cap so i wouldn't smell it. maybe a little superstitious but i am so afraid of waking up the base uncontrollable impulse that pilots my body for me, which i've fought so many times before.

anyway i made an infusion with all the botanicals multiplied by 5, let it sit for 24h, strained it, simmered the botanicals in water and steeped them 48h. and i also made small amounts of ginger extract and chili extract, because i want to experiment with feelings of burn and harshness! the g&t i made was so fucking good. everything i wanted it to be. 15ml of 15% ABV gin worked out to a 1% abv drink that was still strongly flavoured!! and like 0.1 ml of chili pepper extract made it edgy and warming without being spicy. the ginger was the wrong vibe but I'm saving it for my whiskey experiments.

I want to experiment with szechuan peppercorn and or horseradish? because i feel alcohol as a buzzing in my sinuses, and I'm interested in approximating not just the flavours but the sensory aspects. like I want it to feel distinct from a shirley temple. i always preferred stiff drinks and bitter cocktails and most mocktails are disappointingly easy-drinking.

but the experiments will probably have to wait until after vacation because my first attempt is good enough and my brain and body are still healing from doing baby's first accounting last week

[paradoxesofgalaxies]

Welp. At least Himbo just watered the gardens and deadheaded the roses and the peonies. But damnit we're supposed to be resting and we still need to cook dinner

[runicsorceress]

💃- For a talent that they like to keep hidden from others

pfft.. why would i do that? if i were tallented id show that shit off at every opportunity. i do with the talking to ghosts thing. does that count as a tallent? ...nah.

Well, how about painting? You never talk about that, bzzt!

thats because not good at painting. shit doesnt count as a tallent if i aint tallented. just a.. hobby or whatever

Sewing, then? You don't talk about that much either, bzzt! Have you even mentioned it at all?

it just. never came up. not a tallent either.. only ever do it when my clothes rip or whatever. and you didnt have to interrupt my post bolt.

Bzzt, I'm just helping you out! I thought you forgot to include them, as I consider them both talents of yours!

[cartahstaph]

San Francisco Eclectic Landscape

Photo of a mid-sized eclectic drought-tolerant and full sun backyard mulch and wood fence flower bed.