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[monocodoll]

MonocoDoll's Vile Ventures (Drug Dealing) Mod Report (Small Additions, Additional Tunables, Animation Bloopers, Testing/Bug Fixes)

Another Month has passed. Which means another Mod Report for my Vile Ventures mod. This month I have been focusing on adding small additions, creating more tunables, attempt at first consuming animation, and testing the mod on a playthrough to find any bugs that may have been missed. Which I will go over these on the report.

[Small Additions]

-Shroom Harvestable

A new Shroom Harvestable has been created. As I honestly forgot to create one when I had previously made my other custom plants. The shroom seeds are obtainable through your NPC drug dealer after aquiring Drug Dealing Skill level 4.

You are also able to craft your own baggies of Shrooms through obtaining 6 Shroom ingredients and one baggy.

The Shroom Baggies are also obtainable through your Drug Dealer NPC, and there are no skill requirements needed to obtain the consumable shroom baggies.

-Illegally aquiring Drug Seeds

You are now able to obtain Drug Seeds Illegally via your NPC Drug Dealer. However, you must meet a certain threshold within your Drug Dealing Skill level. The prices for each seed is tunable.

-Drug Dealing Skill Level 3: Unlocks White Widow and Purple Haze Buds

-Drug Dealing Skill Level 4: Unlocks Skunk and OG Kush Buds. As Well as Shrooms seed.

-Drug Dealing Skill Level 5: Unlocks AK47 and Amnesia Buds. As well as Coca Seeds.

-Drug Dealing Skill Level 7: Unlocks Opium Seed.

-Racket Inheritance

Any Rackets that your Drug Dealer Sim owns can now be passed down to someone in the case of your sim dying. You are able to ask any Teen or above sim to take over your operations when you pass. The sim being asked must not be against Illegal drugs and need to have at least a friendship relationship established. Otherwise they will not accept your offer.

In the case that your sim who owns the Illegal racket does not assign anyone to inheret the rackets. The Rackets will first be handed to a child of the sim. If no children are present, then a sibling. If No siblings are present, then a parent. Otherwise, the racket will be lost upon death.

-Added Extra Benefits For Completing Drug Dealing Challenges.

Completing the Cannabis Dealer Expert, Psychedelic Dealer Expert, Pill Dealer Expert, and Powder Dealer Expert challenges now provides an additional bonus on top of just increasing sale earnings for the category of the drug. Completing these category challenges will now net you high quality product when you are crafting your own supply. So collecting your cured weed while having the Cannabis Dealing Expert challenge completed will provide you with high quality cannabis baggy instead of normal quality cannabis baggy.

-Lean Is Craftable

Lean is now craftable. Select a Styfoam Cup. You will need Jolly Ranchers, Sprite, Styrofoam Cup, and Cold Medicine. The cold medicine has up to 4 uses. So with one cold medicine, you can create up to 4 Lean.

-Using Baby Laxatives to Cut High Quality Cocaine

Baby Laxatives will be obtainable at the grocery store. On Drug Dealing Skill level 2, you will be able to utilize them to cut High Quality Cocaine Baggies into normal quality Cocaine Baggies. Which will either net you two or three Normal Quality Cocaine Baggies.

-Finished Making Moodlet Images For each Custom Moodlet

At this moment, the total amount of custom moodlets provides by this mod will be 106. The images for these moodlets have been completed.

[Additional Tunables]

I also added some notable tunable's to certain features. There are many more, but I will notate the ones that were introduced during this month.

-Overdose Chances

Chance of overdosing on drugs are tunable. By default the values for each drug.

Lean: 60%

Adderall: 40%

PainKillers: 50%

Xanax: 45%

MDMA: 55%

Cocaine: 70%

Meth: 80%

Heroin: 90%

Overdosing can only occurs if your sim takes more than one dose of the substance when they are already under the effects of that substance.

-Fatal Overdose Chances

You can also determine the chances of an overdose being fatal. If the overdose is fatal, the sim will die. If it is not fatal the sim will be knocked out and fall asleep. By default the values for a fatal overdose are...

Lean: 40%

Adderall: 30%

PainKillers: 40%

Xanax: 20%

MDMA: 30%

Cocaine: 50%

Meth: 70%

Heroin: 80%

-Time it takes to Cure Weed

Previously, the time it took to cure weed in a jar was not a tunable. While I was playing a playthrough with my mod, I figured that some would appreciate this as a tunable. By default it is 24 hours.

-Time It Takes for Cocaine Brick and Meth Package to finish

Previously, the time it took for Cocaine Brick and Meth Package to be completed in their respective containers was not a tunable. The time it takes is now tunable. By default, it takes 48 hours for a Cocaine Brick and Meth Package to be collected in their respective containers after filling it up.

-Drug Dealing Skill Points earned per Sale

You will be able to dictate just how much skill points your sim earns per type of drug sold. By Default selling Cannabis, Psychedelic, Pill, and Powdered type drugs net you 100 skillpoints. Which is a bit of a grind. For example at the moment during my playthrough I sold 139 drugs and I just got to Drug Dealing Skill level 5.

[Animation Attempt]

There was an attempt during the month to at least produce one consumption animation for this month. However, the prop refused to appear in the correct location. I'm still unsure what went wrong, but I will continue to look into it. The attempt was made for the drink Lean animation.

[Changes/Fixes Made During Testing]

I decided to perform a playthrough with my mod. To determine if I should make any changes or if there are any bugs that need fixing. Which there were a few I found.

-Fixed Bug Preventing my custom plants from growing overtime.

-Fixed a Bug Preventing the heat system from saving after reloading a save:

Example, my sim had a heat level of 15. Making him eligible to potentially have his residence raided. However, when I reloaded my save after saving. My sims heat level went back down to 0. This is resolved and heat level will be retained even after reloading a save.

-Fixed Empty Jars having a black substance inside of them:

This was a problem I had in the past, but didn't decide to expirement to try to fix it until it started to bother me in my playthrough. The black substance only appeared after you collected your cured cannabis. However, the empty jars are now truly empty.

-Made a adjustment to crafting drugs via the Chemistry Table:

Previously when processing Coke Powder, Meth Tray, Heroin, and MDMA there were no Drug Dealing Skill Requirements. I decided to go back and add a Drug Dealing Skill requirement in order to produce these drugs via the Chemistry Table. Especially for Meth. Since all the ingredients to produce meth is obtainable through the grocery store. Which will make it too easy I thought. So now on top of the logic skills required to produce these substances. MDMA production will require a Drug Dealing Skill of 4, Cocaine/Meth Production will require a Drug Dealing Skill of 5 Heroin production will require a Drug Dealing Skill of 7. Cannabis and Shrooms still do not require a drug dealing skill. Just the necessary ingredients for now.

And that is all I have to report on for this month. We went over creating a Shroom harvestable, Racket Inheritance, Crafting Lean, Obtaining Drug Seeds Illegally, Cutting High Quality Cocaine with baby laxatives, Adding more tunables, and making adjustments and fixing bugs found during my playthrough.

I had fun testing the early game of my mod. I managed to make it to drug dealing skill level 5 and was satisfied with the early game of the mod. I will continue to test my playthrough and attempt to make it to the late game of my mod. Where I will be attempting to own my own rackets and ensure that they work just perfectly. If all is well during my playthrough then everything is complete regarding my Drug Dealing side of the mod. And all that would be left are the final touches of the consumption of these substances. Which will include consumption Animations, reactions of nearby sims when smoking, and a rolling skill for joints and blunts, and possibly anything else that I may think of later on.

Now I'm going to go back to being a ghost. However, again thank you for all those that are patient.

[submissivefeminist]

Hypothetical space scenario where we have a chance to live in space or on another planet but in order to do so we can only take so much with us but what we do take we can have in perpetuity in ample supply the list is simple.

1 Artist, you will get access to their full library of music. 1 Album outside of the artist. 1 Single again differing from the first two, this will be the only music you have for your new life in space. 1 Movie which you will be able to watch anytime. 1 Book/Written Media 1 Beverage, to be dispensed personally in your space house. 1 Food, as above. 1 Personal Object of sentimental value. 1 Electronic to be functional again in perpetuity. 3 Pieces of Clothing, all other clothing will be funky space clothes. 3 Organic Growable Substances, brought as seeds but again able to be recreated in ample supply 3 Inorganic Objects of your choice. This is the one most people use to sneak in contraband, sky's the limit.

1 Artist, you will get access to their full library of music.

1 Album outside of the artist.

1 Single again differing from the first two, this will be the only music you have for your new life in space.

1 Movie which you will be able to watch anytime.

Repo! the Genetic Opera with bonus director's cut

1 Book/Written Media

1 Beverage, to be dispensed personally in your space house.

1 Food, as above.

1 Personal Object of sentimental value.

My engagement ring.

1 Electronic to be functional again in perpetuity.

I'd say my PC but I'd say a laptop if you're being strict about like, adding keyboard, mouse, etc.

3 Pieces of Clothing, all other clothing will be funky space clothes.

My tattoo print Ariel dress, my favorite hoodie, and my red retro swing dress.

3 Organic Growable Substances, brought as seeds but again able to be recreated in ample supply

Weed, probably White Widow strain

Corn

Cocoa

3 Inorganic Objects of your choice.

My bong

My bullet journal

My favorite dildo

[roman-catholic-mass-readings]

27th July >> Mass Readings (Except USA)

Saturday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time 

or

Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

Saturday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time 

(Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II))

First Reading Jeremiah 7:1-11 Reform your behaviour and I will stay here with you, says the Lord.

The word that was addressed to Jeremiah by the Lord: ‘Go and stand at the gate of the Temple of the Lord and there proclaim this message. Say, “Listen to the word of the Lord, all you men of Judah who come in by these gates to worship the Lord. The Lord Sabaoth, the God of Israel, says this: Amend your behaviour and your actions and I will stay with you here in this place. Put no trust in delusive words like these: This is the sanctuary of the Lord, the sanctuary of the Lord, the sanctuary of the Lord! But if you do amend your behaviour and your actions, if you treat each other fairly, if you do not exploit the stranger, the orphan and the widow (if you do not shed innocent blood in this place), and if you do not follow alien gods, to your own ruin, then here in this place I will stay with you, in the land that long ago I gave to your fathers for ever. Yet here you are, trusting in delusive words, to no purpose! Steal, would you, murder, commit adultery, perjure yourselves, burn incense to Baal, follow alien gods that you do not know? – and then come presenting yourselves in this Temple that bears my name, saying: Now we are safe – safe to go on committing all these abominations! Do you take this Temple that bears my name for a robbers’ den? I, at any rate, am not blind – it is the Lord who speaks.”’

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 83(84):3-6,8,11

R/ How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, God of hosts.

My soul is longing and yearning, is yearning for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my soul ring out their joy to God, the living God.

R/ How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, God of hosts.

The sparrow herself finds a home and the swallow a nest for her brood; she lays her young by your altars, Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

R/ How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, God of hosts.

They are happy, who dwell in your house, for ever singing your praise. They walk with ever-growing strength, they will see the God of gods in Zion.

R/ How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, God of hosts.

One day within your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. The threshold of the house of God I prefer to the dwellings of the wicked.

R/ How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, God of hosts.

Gospel Acclamation Hebrews 4:12

Alleluia, alleluia! The word of God is something alive and active: it can judge secret emotions and thoughts. Alleluia!

Or: James 1:21

Alleluia, alleluia! Accept and submit to the word which has been planted in you and can save your souls. Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 13:24-30 Let them both grow till the harvest.

Jesus put another parable before the crowds: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everybody was asleep his enemy came, sowed darnel all among the wheat, and made off. When the new wheat sprouted and ripened, the darnel appeared as well. The owner’s servants went to him and said, “Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? If so, where does the darnel come from?” “Some enemy has done this” he answered. And the servants said, “Do you want us to go and weed it out?” But he said, “No, because when you weed out the darnel you might pull up the wheat with it. Let them both grow till the harvest; and at harvest time I shall say to the reapers: First collect the darnel and tie it in bundles to be burnt, then gather the wheat into my barn.”’

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

(Liturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II))

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Saturday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

Either:

First Reading Genesis 3:9-15,20 The mother of all those who live.

After Adam had eaten of the tree the Lord God called to him. ‘Where are you?’ he asked. ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden;’ he replied ‘I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.’ ‘Who told you that you were naked?’ he asked ‘Have you been eating of the tree I forbade you to eat?’ The man replied, ‘It was the woman you put with me; she gave me the fruit, and I ate it.’ Then the Lord God asked the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’ The woman replied, ‘The serpent tempted me and I ate.’ Then the Lord God said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this,

‘Be accursed beyond all cattle, all wild beasts. You shall crawl on your belly and eat dust every day of your life. I will make you enemies of each other: you and the woman, your offspring and her offspring. It will crush your head and you will strike its heel.’

The man named his wife ‘Eve’ because she was the mother of all those who live.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

OR: --------

First reading Genesis 12:1-7 All the tribes of the earth shall bless themselves by you

The Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your family and your father’s house, for the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name so famous that it will be used as a blessing.

‘I will bless those who bless you: I will curse those who slight you. All the tribes of the earth shall bless themselves by you.’

So Abram went as the Lord told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had amassed and the people they had acquired in Haran. They set off for the land of Canaan, and arrived there. Abram passed through the land as far as Shechem’s holy place, the Oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘It is to your descendants that I will give this land.’ So Abram built there an altar for the Lord who had appeared to him.

OR: --------

First reading 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-11,16 The Lord will make you great; the Lord will make you a House

Once David had settled into his house and the Lord had given him rest from all the enemies surrounding him, the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘Look, I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of God dwells in a tent.’ Nathan said to the king, ‘Go and do all that is in your mind, for the Lord is with you.’ But that very night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: ‘Go and tell my servant David, “Thus the Lord speaks: Are you the man to build me a house to dwell in? I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader of my people Israel; I have been with you on all your expeditions; I have cut off all your enemies before you. I will give you fame as great as the fame of the greatest on earth. I will provide a place for my people Israel; I will plant them there and they shall dwell in that place and never be disturbed again; nor shall the wicked continue to oppress them as they did, in the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel; I will give them rest from all their enemies. The Lord will make you great; the Lord will make you a House. Your House and your sovereignty will always stand secure before me and your throne be established for ever.”’

OR: --------

First reading 1 Chronicles 15:3-4,15-16,16:1-2 They brought in the ark of God and put it inside the tent that David had pitched for it

David gathered all Israel together to bring the ark of God up to the place he had prepared for it. David called together the sons of Aaron and the sons of Levi. And the Levites carried the ark of God with the shafts on their shoulders, as Moses had ordered in accordance with the word of the Lord. David then told the heads of the Levites to assign duties for their kinsmen as cantors, with their various instruments of music, harps and lyres and cymbals, to play joyful tunes. They brought the ark of God in and put it inside the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered holocausts before God, and communion sacrifices. And when David had finished offering holocausts and communion sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

OR: --------

First reading Proverbs 8:22-31 Before the earth came into being, Wisdom was born

The Wisdom of God cries aloud:

The Lord created me when his purpose first unfolded, before the oldest of his works. From everlasting I was firmly set, from the beginning, before earth came into being. The deep was not, when I was born, there were no springs to gush with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I came to birth; before he made the earth, the countryside, or the first grains of the world’s dust. When he fixed the heavens firm, I was there, when he drew a ring on the surface of the deep, when he thickened the clouds above, when he fixed fast the springs of the deep, when he assigned the sea its boundaries – and the waters will not invade the shore – when he laid down the foundations of the earth, I was by his side, a master craftsman, delighting him day after day, ever at play in his presence, at play everywhere in his world, delighting to be with the sons of men.

OR: --------

First reading Ecclesiasticus 24:1-4,8-12,18-21 From eternity, in the beginning, God created wisdom

Wisdom speaks her own praises, in the midst of her people she glories in herself. She opens her mouth in the assembly of the Most High, she glories in herself in the presence of the Mighty One: ‘I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and I covered the earth like a mist. I had my tent in the heights, and my throne in a pillar of cloud. Then the creator of all things instructed me, and he who created me fixed a place for my tent. He said, “Pitch your tent in Jacob, make Israel your inheritance.” From eternity, in the beginning, he created me, and for eternity I shall remain. I ministered before him in the holy tabernacle, and thus was I established on Zion. In the beloved city he has given me rest, and in Jerusalem I wield my authority. I have taken root in a privileged people, in the Lord’s property, in his inheritance. Approach me, you who desire me, and take your fill of my fruits, for memories of me are sweeter than honey, inheriting me is sweeter than the honeycomb. They who eat me will hunger for more, they who drink me will thirst for more. Whoever listens to me will never have to blush, whoever acts as I dictate will never sin.’

OR: --------

First reading Isaiah 7:10-14,8:10 The maiden is with child

The Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:

‘Listen now, House of David: are you not satisfied with trying the patience of men without trying the patience of my God, too? The Lord himself, therefore, will give you a sign. It is this: the maiden is with child and will soon give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel, a name which means “God-is-with-us.”’

OR: --------

First reading Isaiah 9:1-6 A Son is given to us

The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light; on those who live in a land of deep shadow a light has shone. You have made their gladness greater, you have made their joy increase; they rejoice in your presence as men rejoice at harvest time, as men are happy when they are dividing the spoils.

For the yoke that was weighing on him, the bar across his shoulders, the rod of his oppressor, these you break as on the day of Midian.

For all the footgear of battle, every cloak rolled in blood, is burnt, and consumed by fire.

For there is a child born for us, a son given to us and dominion is laid on his shoulders; and this is the name they give him: Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God, Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace.

OR: --------

First reading Isaiah 61:9-11 I exult for joy in the Lord

Their race will be famous throughout the nations, their descendants throughout the peoples. All who see them will admit that they are a race whom the Lord has blessed.

‘I exult for joy in the Lord, my soul rejoices in my God, for he has clothed me in the garments of salvation, he has wrapped me in the cloak of integrity, like a bridegroom wearing his wreath, like a bride adorned in her jewels.

‘For as the earth makes fresh things grow, as a garden makes seeds spring up, so will the Lord make both integrity and praise spring up in the sight of the nations.’

OR: --------

First reading Micah 5:1-4 He will stand and feed his flock with the power of the Lord

The Lord says this:

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, the least of the clans of Judah, out of you will be born for me the one who is to rule over Israel; his origin goes back to the distant past, to the days of old. The Lord is therefore going to abandon them till the time when she who is to give birth gives birth. Then the remnant of his brothers will come back to the sons of Israel. He will stand and feed his flock with the power of the Lord, with the majesty of the name of his God. They will live secure, for from then on he will extend his power to the ends of the land. He himself will be peace.

OR: --------

First reading Zechariah 2:14-17 'I am coming', says the Lord

Sing, rejoice, daughter of Zion; for I am coming to dwell in the middle of you – it is the Lord who speaks. Many nations will join the Lord, on that day; they will become his people. But he will remain among you, and you will know that the Lord of Hosts has sent me to you. But the Lord will hold Judah as his portion in the Holy Land, and again make Jerusalem his very own. Let all mankind be silent before the Lord! For he is awaking and is coming from his holy dwelling.

Responsorial Psalm 1 Samuel 2:1,4-8

My heart exults in the Lord my Saviour.

My heart exults in the Lord. I find my strength in my God; my mouth laughs at my enemies as I rejoice in your saving help.

My heart exults in the Lord my Saviour.

The bows of the mighty are broken, but the weak are clothed with strength. Those with plenty must labour for bread, but the hungry need work no more. The childless wife has children now but the fruitful wife bears no more.

My heart exults in the Lord my Saviour.

It is the Lord who gives life and death, he brings men to the grave and back; it is the Lord who gives poverty and riches. He brings men low and raises them on high.

My heart exults in the Lord my Saviour.

He lifts up the lowly from the dust, from the dungheap he raises the poor to set him in the company of princes to give him a glorious throne. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, on them he has set the world.

My heart exults in the Lord my Saviour.

Gospel Acclamation cf.Lk1:28

Alleluia, alleluia! Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee! Blessed art thou among women. Alleluia!

Or: cf.Lk1:45

Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed is the Virgin Mary, who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled. Alleluia!

Or: cf.Lk2:19

Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed is the Virgin Mary, who treasured the word of God and pondered it in her heart. Alleluia!

Or: Lk11:28

Alleluia, alleluia! Happy are those who hear the word of God and keep it. Alleluia!

Or:

Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise, for the sun of justice, Christ our God, was born of you. Alleluia!

Or:

Alleluia, alleluia! Happy is the Virgin Mary, who, without dying, won the palm of martyrdom beneath the cross of the Lord. Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 1:1-16,18-23 The ancestry and conception of Jesus Christ.

A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:

Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah, Tamar being their mother, Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon was the father of Boaz, Rahab being his mother, Boaz was the father of Obed, Ruth being his mother, Obed was the father of Jesse; and Jesse was the father of King David.

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah; and Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers. Then the deportation to Babylon took place.

After the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob; and Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ.

This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph; being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ Now all this took place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel,

a name which means ‘God-is-with-us.’

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

[getbudslegalize]

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WEED SEEDS SHOPWhite Widow3 seeds = € 15.905 seeds = € 23.0010 seeds = € 44.00 BUY NOW Aroma & Flavor White Widow gets its name from the sparkling crystals that cover its surface, resembling sugar coating. When smoked, it has a strong and pungent aroma with earthy and spicy undertones.Its flavors are also earthy, with a sweet taste that leaves a sugary aftertaste in the mouth. Hints of pine and wood can also be detected, resulting in a unique and interesting blend of flavors. Adverse Reactions White Widow weed is enjoyed by both novice and experienced users. It is known for its mild side effects, making it a popular choice among recreational users.The most commonly reported side effect is dry mouth, and some users have also reported dry eyes and dehydration. In rare cases, some users may experience mild paranoia and nervousness, and an even smaller number of users may experience headaches and dizziness.However, these side effects are usually only observed in those who have consumed more than they are used to. Medical White Widow is a cannabis strain highly sought after among medical users due to its ability to alleviate the symptoms of various mood disorders. Patients suffering from PMS, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and ADD/ADHD have found relief with WW.Furthermore, this strain is also recommended to combat the stress of everyday life and as the perfect smoke to unwind after a long day at work. The mentally stimulating properties of WW have been found to relieve fatigue.This strain has been reported to be very effective in relieving general aches and pains and inducing restful sleep for those suffering from insomnia.

White Widow Grow Info White Widow is a popular marijuana strain that is relatively easy to grow, but it still requires specific care and attention. If you're planning to grow White Widow, here are some tips to help you do it successfully:WW thrives in a particular climate and requires proper feeding. Growing it indoors can help maintain its health and happiness, which is essential for producing the famous trichomes that gave it its name.Most marijuana strains grow best in temperatures between 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. However, WW can absorb more light at even higher temperatures. Some growers have reported success with temperatures as high as 90 degrees.During the day, keep the temperature above 70 degrees, and at night, above 60 degrees. For humidity, keep it at 70% during germination and decrease it to the mid to upper 60% during the vegetative stage. Once it reaches the flowering stage, decrease it by up to 5% weekly until it is in the 30-40% range.Use small pots and high-quality soil mix to ensure the roots of the plant proliferate. Natural soil mixes containing bat guano are a good option. A thin layer of plastic between the soil and pot can make transplanting easier when the plant grows bigger.During the vegetative stage, keep the plant growing strong by providing a healthy supply of nitrogen. As the plant begins to flower, flush the soil and prepare the plant for nutrient formulas with higher levels of phosphorus.This strain shows better growth results when the pH level is slightly higher compared to other strains. While most strains do best at a pH of 6.0, you can increase it as high as 6.5. If you are using a hydroponic setup, lower the pH by 0.5 or so.WW is susceptible to bud rot or fungus when their flowers are half-developed. The risk is highest in a room with a temperature between 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit and high humidity levels. This is why reducing humidity levels during the flowering stage is crucial.

White Widow Flowering TimeIndoorsWhen grown indoors, this strain has a relatively short flowering of about 8 to 9 weeks, which makes it an ideal choice for those who want to harvest their crop quickly.OutdoorsOutdoor, WW buds usually reach the stage of harvest by the end of October.White Widow YieldDepending on the growing conditions and techniques used, it can produce an average yield of around 18 ounces per square meter indoors and approximately 21 ounces or more per plant outdoors. White Widow Origins White Widow is a popular marijuana strain created by crossing a South American Sativa with a South Indian Indica, resulting in a hybrid that has achieved iconic status in the cannabis community.The exact origin of this strain is disputed, as there are two main theories as to who created the original White Widow, released in 1994.One theory attributes the discovery and creation of the strain to a cannabis breeder named Shantibaba, former co-owner of Green House Seeds and now founder of Mr Nice Seeds and CBD Crew.The other theory credits a breeder named Ingemar, who supposedly worked on various strains for Green House Seeds in the past and enjoys a lot of support from the Dutch breeding community, as the main contributor to the creation of the original White Widow. BUY WHITE WIDOW FEMINIZED SEEDS By ILGM FAQ about White Widow Strain What are the origins of the White Widow weed strain? White Widow is a popular and potent strain that originated in the Netherlands in the early 1990s. It is the result of crossing a South American Sativa with a South Indian Indica, creating a balanced hybrid that delivers a strong cerebral high and a relaxing body buzz.  How much THC does the White Widow have? WW has a high THC content of about 18% to 25%, making it one of the most potent strains available. What is the White Widow yield? White Widow can produce an average yield of about 18 ounces per square meter indoors, and about 21 ounces or more per plant outdoors. Is White Widow Sativa or Indica? White Widow is a hybrid strain resulting from a genetic cross between a Brazilian sativa and a South Indian indica. It has a 60/40 sativa-to-indica ratio and is known for its potent resin content. What are the best White Widow marijuana strains? If you’re having trouble deciding, here are our favorite White Widow strains:- Blue Widow - Crystal  - White Rhino strain - Mandarin Punch - White Russian - Read the full article

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An Oldie But A Goodie: Northern Lights

Northern Lights stands as a premier almost-pure indica cannabis strain in the contemporary era, boasting a legendary reputation that predates the new millennium. Among growers, medicinal users, and recreational enthusiasts alike, this Afghani plant has achieved a near-mythic status.

With its dense, thick, and resinous buds, Northern Lights proves remarkably straightforward to cultivate. It represents a top-tier medicinal remedy and arguably reigns as the quintessential indica strain among all indicas, a benchmark against which others are still measured.

Much like any enduring legend, the origins of Northern Lights remain shrouded in mystery. The evolution of this strain and its precise point of origin are subjects of speculative tales. What remains incontrovertible is that the Northern Lights variety we cherish today found its way from the outskirts of Seattle sometime around 1985 to Amsterdam. There, under the stewardship of Neville Schoenmaker and his Seed Bank, which would later evolve into Sensi Seeds, it underwent further refinement and development. It’s also rumoured to be part of the lineage of both Sour Diesel and Cheese strains. It’s a favourite among breeders who are interested in adding a straight Indica to their breeding.

Because of the near pure Afghani heritage of the strain, Northern Lights can be expected to hit with a heavy couch lock stone. Expect a sensory journey as the flavour of Northern Lights envelops your palate with its pungent essence, subtly accented by sweet undertones. The flavour is reminiscent of a lush coniferous forest.

The effects of Northern Lights are quintessentially indica, offering a leisurely descent into a state of tranquility and introspection. It’s the ideal companion for engaging in profound conversations with friends, exploring the gentle flow of tai chi and yoga, or immersing yourself in various meditative practices. Alternatively, you can sink into your couch and turn on Netflix,  letting the serene ambiance wash over you.

For many, Northern Lights serves as a therapeutic remedy, providing relief from conditions such as pain, depression, and stress. A toke of this extraordinary strain is an invitation to experience its magnificence and embrace a state of Zen-like relaxation. It’s perfect for before bed and encourages a restful sleep.

It’s also simply fun to experience older strains as well. Being able to purchase Northern Lights through Potsmart and have it delivered to your door is an amazing privilege. When folks complain that weed isn’t like it used to be, here it is. It’s just like it used to be if you get the right strains. Some of these heritage strains like White Widow, Afghani, Northern Lights and Skunk all live on in nostalgia and because they continue to deliver great experiences.

Today smokers have more options than ever and it’s possible to have a very new school experience with old school genetics. Now you can get it in concentrates like this Live Budder here by Galaxy Extracts. What sets it apart is the meticulous preservation of its terpene profile. Unlike using dried or decarboxylated plant material, this strain’s essence is extracted from fresh, whole cannabis plants. The result is a product bursting with fragrances, an enhanced taste profile, and the potent high you anticipate from Northern Lights concentrates. When you choose live plants as the source, you’re treated to an experience that mirrors the authentic flavour, aroma, and effects of the fresh flower.

A lot of dabbers prefer extracts made with fresh frozen or “live” material over shatter or other methods. This is because as mentioned before the smell is just more pungent. However if you’re a kief lover don’t worry. Kief, perhaps the most basic and oldest form of hash, is simply the dry sieved heads of THC trichomes broken off from the plant material and collected. While it can be a little awkward to enjoy on its own, it’s amazing mixed into a joint, on top of a bowl or tossed on your bong before ripping.

The high of the kief is just like that of the flower, however it is more concentrated, so each hit goes farther. You can find Northern Lights kief here, and hey there’s a 15% off coupon as well for delivery throughout Canada. Super convenient. It would be incredibly easy for a smoker to pack a bowl of Northern Lights flower and top it with Northern Lights kief.

Sure all the new strains coming out are amazing and fun, but it’s admittedly cool that you can take a time machine back to the highs of yesteryear just by purchasing an older varietal. The other interesting thing is that it may have different terpenes than you’re used to consuming in your current day hype weed. Some people may find that these older strain remain relevant because they hit uniquely different than others. Either way, it’s a blessing to be able to try them out. Northern Lights is an excellent staple in any connoisseurs’ cabinet.

By René Simarde, Cannabis Connoisseur, for Potsmart

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White Widow Strain For Sale

White Widow is a hybrid strain that may have been familiar with since the early 90's. This strain has global popularity and can easily be found atop a menu at almost any Amsterdam coffee shop. The prevalence of White Widow has greatly increased due to the television show Weeds and references within the rap industry. This strain holds a pretty balanced 60:40 sativa/indica ratio ( Brazil Sativa x South Indian Indica) that leads one to a cognitive driven high with a relaxing undertone. Patients will opt for White Widow if they're seeking a strain that allows them to unwind and relax while still maintaining a sense of mental awareness. This strain is especially good for depression, stress, pain, and PTSD. White Widow gets its name from the fact that it is literally blanketed in white crystals. Beware though, this sweet sugary smoke starts out light but expands dramatically which can lead to heavy coughing; especially if you're a novice smoker. When it comes to smell, you can expect a citrus and peppery scent that is accompanied by a lemony aftertaste. This strain is perfect for outdoor activities like hanging out at the beach or taking a nice walk. 

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27th July >> Mass Readings (USA)

Saturday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time 

or

Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Saturday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time 

(Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II))

First Reading Jeremiah 7:1-11 Has this house which bears my name become in your eyes a den of thieves?

The following message came to Jeremiah from the LORD: Stand at the gate of the house of the LORD, and there proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah who enter these gates to worship the LORD! Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Reform your ways and your deeds, so that I may remain with you in this place. Put not your trust in the deceitful words: “This is the temple of the LORD! The temple of the LORD! The temple of the LORD!” Only if you thoroughly reform your ways and your deeds; if each of you deals justly with his neighbor; if you no longer oppress the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow; if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place, or follow strange gods to your own harm, will I remain with you in this place, in the land I gave your fathers long ago and forever. But here you are, putting your trust in deceitful words to your own loss! Are you to steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, go after strange gods that you know not, and yet come to stand before me in this house which bears my name, and say: “We are safe; we can commit all these abominations again”? Has this house which bears my name become in your eyes a den of thieves? I too see what is being done, says the LORD.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11

R/ How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!

My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

R/ How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!

Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest in which she puts her young— Your altars, O LORD of hosts, my king and my God!

R/ How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!

Blessed they who dwell in your house! continually they praise you. Blessed the men whose strength you are! They go from strength to strength.

R/ How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!

I had rather one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

R/ How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!

Gospel Acclamation James 1:21bc

Alleluia, alleluia. Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Matthew 13:24-30 Let them grow together until harvest.

Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds. “The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?’ He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ His slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

(Liturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II))

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Saturday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

Either:

First Reading Genesis 3:9-15, 20 I will put enmity between your offspring and the offspring of the woman.

After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? You have eaten, then, from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!” The man replied, “The woman whom you put here with me– she gave me fruit from the tree, and so I ate it.” The LORD God then asked the woman, “Why did you do such a thing?” The woman answered, “The serpent tricked me into it, so I ate it.” Then the LORD God said to the serpent:

“Because you have done this, you shall be banned from all the animals and from all the wild creatures; On your belly shall you crawl, and dirt shall you eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel.”

The man called his wife Eve, because she became the mother of all the living.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

OR: --------

First reading Genesis 12:1-7 The Lord spoke to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants for ever (Luke 1:55).

The LORD said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.

”I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the communities of the earth shall find blessing in you.”

Abram went as the LORD directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai, his brother’s son Lot, all the possessions that they had accumulated, and the persons they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land as far as the sacred place at Shechem, by the terebinth of Moreh. (The Canaanites were then in the land.) The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him.

OR: --------

First reading 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-11, 16 The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father (Luke 1:32).

When King David was settled in his palace, and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwells in a tent!” Nathan answered the king, “Go, do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.” But that night the LORD spoke to Nathan and said: “Go tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: Should you build me a house to dwell in?’ “‘It was I who took you from the pasture and from the care of the flock to be commander of my people Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. And I will make you famous like the great ones of the earth. I will fix a place for my people Israel; I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance. Neither shall the wicked continue to afflict them as they did of old, since the time I first appointed judges over my people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD also reveals to you that he will establish a house for you. Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand firm forever.’”

OR: --------

First reading 1 Chronicles 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 They brought in the ark of God and set it within the tent which David had pitched for it.

David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring the ark of the LORD to the place which he had prepared for it. David also called together the sons of Aaron and the Levites. The Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, as Moses had ordained according to the word of the LORD. David commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brethren as chanters, to play on musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals to make a loud sound of rejoicing. They brought in the ark of God and set it within the tent which David had pitched for it. Then they offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings to God. When David had finished offering up the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

OR: --------

First reading Proverbs 8:22-31 Mary, seat of Wisdom.

The Wisdom of God says:

“The LORD begot me, the first-born of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago; From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water; Before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth; While as yet the earth and fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world.

“When he established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep; When he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth; When he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command; Then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, Playing before him all the while, playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the sons of men.”

OR: --------

First reading Sirach 24:1-2, 3-4, 8-12, 18-21 Mary, seat of Wisdom.

Wisdom sings her own praises and is honored in God, before her own people she proclaims her glory; In the assembly of the Most High she opens her mouth, in the presence of his power she declares her worth.

“From the mouth of the Most High I came forth the first-born before all creatures. I made that in the heavens there should arise light that never fades and mistlike covered the earth. In the highest heavens did I dwell, my throne on a pillar of cloud.

“Then the Creator of all gave me his command, and he who formed me chose the spot for my tent, Saying, ‘In Jacob make your dwelling, in Israel your inheritance and among my chosen put down your roots.’ Before all ages, in the beginning, he created me, and through all ages I shall not cease to be. In the holy tent I ministered before him, and in Zion I fixed my abode. Thus in the chosen city he has given me rest, in Jerusalem is my domain. I have struck root among the glorious people, in the portion of the LORD, his heritage and in the company of the holy ones do I linger.

“Come to me, all you that yearn for me, and be filled with my fruits; You will remember me as sweeter than honey, better to have than the honeycomb my memory is unto everlasting generations. Whoever eats of me will hunger still, whoever drinks of me will thirst for more; Whoever obeys me will not be put to shame, whoever serves me will never fail.”

OR: --------

First reading Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 The virgin shall conceive and bear a son.

The LORD spoke to Ahaz: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!” Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary people, must you also weary my God? Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel which means “God is with us.”

OR: --------

First reading Isaiah 9:1-6 A son is given us.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, As they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as people make merry when dividing spoils. For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their shoulder, And the rod of their taskmaster you have smashed, as on the day of Midian. For every boot that tramped in battle, every cloak rolled in blood, will be burned as fuel for flames.

For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace. His dominion is vast and forever peaceful, From David’s throne, and over his kingdom, which he confirms and sustains By judgment and justice, both now and forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this!

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First reading Isaiah 61:9-11 I rejoice heartily in the Lord.

Thus says the LORD:

Their descendants shall be renowned among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; All who see them shall acknowledge them as a race the LORD has blessed.

I rejoice heartily in the LORD, in my God is the joy of my soul; For he has clothed me with a robe of salvation, and wrapped me in a mantle of justice, Like a bridegroom adorned with a diadem, like a bride bedecked with her jewels. As the earth brings forth its plants, and a garden makes its growth spring up, So will the Lord GOD make justice and praise spring up before all the nations.

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First reading Micah 5:1-4a Until the time when she who is to give birth has borne.

The LORD says:

You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. (Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, And the rest of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.) He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock by the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD, his God; And they shall remain, for now his greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth; he shall be peace.

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First reading Zechariah 2:14-17 Rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming.

Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the LORD. Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. The LORD will possess Judah as his portion in the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem. Silence, all mankind, in the presence of the LORD! for he stirs forth from his holy dwelling.

Responsorial Psalm 1 Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd

My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.

“My heart exults in the LORD, my horn is exalted in my God. I have swallowed up my enemies; I rejoice in my victory.”

My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.

“The bows of the mighty are broken, while the tottering gird on strength. The well-fed hire themselves out for bread, while the hungry batten on spoil. The barren wife bears seven sons, while the mother of many languishes.”

My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.

“The LORD puts to death and gives life; he casts down to the nether world; he raises up again. The LORD makes poor and makes rich, he humbles, he also exalts.”

My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.

“He raises the needy from the dust; from the dung heap he lifts up the poor, To seat them with nobles and make a glorious throne their heritage.”

My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.

Gospel Acclamation see Luke 1:28

Alleluia, alleluia. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or: see Luke 1:45

Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or: see Luke 2:19

Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed is the Virgin Mary who kept the word of God and pondered it in her heart. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or: Luke 11:28

Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or:

Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are you, holy Virgin Mary, deserving of all praise; from you rose the sun of justice, Christ our God. Alleluia, alleluia.

Or:

Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary; without dying you won the martyr’s crown beneath the Cross of the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph. Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile. After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,

which means “God is with us.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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White Widow Strain Review & Growing Guide | Learn All About 

White Widow Strain Review & Growing Guide

The White Widow gained popularity in the Amsterdam coffee shop scene in the 1990s. It is known for its powerful and consistent head high and is considered to be Indica-dominant. This strain is often preferred for its cerebral effects, providing a light relaxation along with a vivid mental buzz.Originally created by crossing a South Indian Indica with a South American Sativa, White Widow is recognized for its unique buds covered in sticky crystallized resin, and its potent effects.Growers find it easy to cultivate and appreciate its uncomplicated characteristics. With above-average THC levels, White Widow is sure to remain a popular strain. White Widow Strain Effects White Widow is known for delivering a pleasant and smooth high, which is both relaxing and uplifting.This strain is perfect for creatives who want to feel inspired and invigorated. It can help them achieve an open-minded state of consciousness.One of the reasons why WW is popular is because it provides an expansive, social high without making the user feel heavy or locked to the couch.It is well-engineered and balanced and can leave you feeling physically relaxed without the extreme heaviness that many daytime users try to avoid. It's no wonder why the hype around White Widow is well-deserved.

White Widow Terpenes Dominant terpenes:TerpeneCharacteristicsCarenesweet, citrus, pungent, herbal, earthy, musky, wood, cedar, cypress woodCaryophyllenespicy, cinnamon, cloverMyrceneearthy, musky, fruity, clover, hop, pungentβ-Pinenedill, parsley, basil, hops, wood, pinePhellandrenemint, lime, citrus, herbal, floral, woodTerpenes are chemical compounds that give cannabis its unique aroma, flavor, and effects. White Widow, has a diverse and rich terpene profile that includes:- Myrcene is the most abundant terpene in WW and has several beneficial properties. It has anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, and relaxing effects. Besides, it also helps THC (the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis) to cross the blood-brain barrier, which makes it more potent. - Caryophyllene is another essential terpene that has anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial properties. It also binds to CB2 receptors in the endocannabinoid system, which helps regulate immune function and inflammation. - Pinene is a terpene with a bronchodilator, anti-inflammatory, and memory-enhancing properties. It also helps counteract some of the adverse side effects of THC, such as anxiety and paranoia. - Carene is a terpene that stimulates saliva production, which can help alleviate dry mouth caused by cannabis consumption. - Phellandrene is a terpene that has antidepressant, antifungal, and antibacterial effects. It works by modulating the activity of serotonin and dopamine receptors in the brain, which are essential for regulating mood.

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WEED SEEDS SHOPWhite Widow3 seeds = € 15.905 seeds = € 23.0010 seeds = € 44.00 BUY NOW Aroma & Flavor White Widow gets its name from the sparkling crystals that cover its surface, resembling sugar coating. When smoked, it has a strong and pungent aroma with earthy and spicy undertones.Its flavors are also earthy, with a sweet taste that leaves a sugary aftertaste in the mouth. Hints of pine and wood can also be detected, resulting in a unique and interesting blend of flavors. Adverse Reactions White Widow weed is enjoyed by both novice and experienced users. It is known for its mild side effects, making it a popular choice among recreational users.The most commonly reported side effect is dry mouth, and some users have also reported dry eyes and dehydration. In rare cases, some users may experience mild paranoia and nervousness, and an even smaller number of users may experience headaches and dizziness.However, these side effects are usually only observed in those who have consumed more than they are used to. Medical White Widow is a cannabis strain highly sought after among medical users due to its ability to alleviate the symptoms of various mood disorders. Patients suffering from PMS, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and ADD/ADHD have found relief with WW.Furthermore, this strain is also recommended to combat the stress of everyday life and as the perfect smoke to unwind after a long day at work. The mentally stimulating properties of WW have been found to relieve fatigue.This strain has been reported to be very effective in relieving general aches and pains and inducing restful sleep for those suffering from insomnia.

White Widow Grow Info White Widow is a popular marijuana strain that is relatively easy to grow, but it still requires specific care and attention. If you're planning to grow White Widow, here are some tips to help you do it successfully:WW thrives in a particular climate and requires proper feeding. Growing it indoors can help maintain its health and happiness, which is essential for producing the famous trichomes that gave it its name.Most marijuana strains grow best in temperatures between 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. However, WW can absorb more light at even higher temperatures. Some growers have reported success with temperatures as high as 90 degrees.During the day, keep the temperature above 70 degrees, and at night, above 60 degrees. For humidity, keep it at 70% during germination and decrease it to the mid to upper 60% during the vegetative stage. Once it reaches the flowering stage, decrease it by up to 5% weekly until it is in the 30-40% range.Use small pots and high-quality soil mix to ensure the roots of the plant proliferate. Natural soil mixes containing bat guano are a good option. A thin layer of plastic between the soil and pot can make transplanting easier when the plant grows bigger.During the vegetative stage, keep the plant growing strong by providing a healthy supply of nitrogen. As the plant begins to flower, flush the soil and prepare the plant for nutrient formulas with higher levels of phosphorus.This strain shows better growth results when the pH level is slightly higher compared to other strains. While most strains do best at a pH of 6.0, you can increase it as high as 6.5. If you are using a hydroponic setup, lower the pH by 0.5 or so.WW is susceptible to bud rot or fungus when their flowers are half-developed. The risk is highest in a room with a temperature between 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit and high humidity levels. This is why reducing humidity levels during the flowering stage is crucial.

White Widow Flowering TimeIndoorsWhen grown indoors, this strain has a relatively short flowering of about 8 to 9 weeks, which makes it an ideal choice for those who want to harvest their crop quickly.OutdoorsOutdoor, WW buds usually reach the stage of harvest by the end of October.White Widow YieldDepending on the growing conditions and techniques used, it can produce an average yield of around 18 ounces per square meter indoors and approximately 21 ounces or more per plant outdoors. White Widow Origins White Widow is a popular marijuana strain created by crossing a South American Sativa with a South Indian Indica, resulting in a hybrid that has achieved iconic status in the cannabis community.The exact origin of this strain is disputed, as there are two main theories as to who created the original White Widow, released in 1994.One theory attributes the discovery and creation of the strain to a cannabis breeder named Shantibaba, former co-owner of Green House Seeds and now founder of Mr Nice Seeds and CBD Crew.The other theory credits a breeder named Ingemar, who supposedly worked on various strains for Green House Seeds in the past and enjoys a lot of support from the Dutch breeding community, as the main contributor to the creation of the original White Widow. BUY WHITE WIDOW FEMINIZED SEEDS By ILGM FAQ about White Widow Strain What are the origins of the White Widow weed strain? White Widow is a popular and potent strain that originated in the Netherlands in the early 1990s. It is the result of crossing a South American Sativa with a South Indian Indica, creating a balanced hybrid that delivers a strong cerebral high and a relaxing body buzz.  How much THC does the White Widow have? WW has a high THC content of about 18% to 25%, making it one of the most potent strains available. What is the White Widow yield? White Widow can produce an average yield of about 18 ounces per square meter indoors, and about 21 ounces or more per plant outdoors. Is White Widow Sativa or Indica? White Widow is a hybrid strain resulting from a genetic cross between a Brazilian sativa and a South Indian indica. It has a 60/40 sativa-to-indica ratio and is known for its potent resin content. What are the best White Widow marijuana strains? If you’re having trouble deciding, here are our favorite White Widow strains:- Blue Widow - Crystal  - White Rhino strain - Mandarin Punch - White Russian - Read the full article

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Peaky Blinders AU where everybody smokes weed instead of tobacco

The Shelbys first discovered weed through an ex-soldier of the colonial army (East India Company).

Thomas was sceptical at first because he knew what opium could do to your body. He was scared that his brothers would get addicted to that new drug he knew little about.

John on the other side was not afraid at all. Behind Tommys back he smoked a bowl of the good Kush and immediately fell in love with Mary Jane.

He began to meet more often with the ex-soldier who was already an experienced pothead and grew his own weed in his backyard.

He also began to smoke on his own and soon discovered the medical benefits as well. After a fight the first thing he would do was not to bandage his wounds but to light up a bowl of his favourite strain.

One day Thomas and Arthur drove to Johns house to suprise him.

When he opened the door the smoke that was trapped in the room escaped in a cloud like manner. His eyes were barely open and looked very irritated.

"What happened to you?", Arthur asked perplexed.

"Oh, I know that bloody smell. John, tell me you are not smoking that fucking flower!", Thomas growled.

"Calm down, Thomas. It helps me with the pain from all the fighting."

"Really?", Arthur asked, "Do you think it could help me with my back?"

"Sure, come in."

John prepered a great bowl full of White Widow. He started laughing as Arthur coughed his soul out of his body. Arthur fell into Johns armchair. He closed his eyes and had a big smile on his face. John was happy about his positiv reaction of sudden relaxation and prepared another bowl for himself.

"John, are you fucking kidding me?", Thomas said with an agressiv voice.

"You should try it, Tommy.", Arthur replied and started coughing again.

"C´mon you´re smoking your bloody opium every second night and now your judging me for smoking some pot."

"Drugs are bloody dangerous, John!", he shouted.

"Damn, Thomas, keep it quiet.", Arthur complained.

"It´s not dangerous. Well, it´s not worse than a cigarette. Weed has a lot of medical benefits. It can help you with pain, stress and even anxiety and depression among other things. It makes all the bad thoughts go away. Try it at least before you judge me."

"Alright, prepare me a bowl."

Thomas first experience was amazing. The weed got his creative juices flowing throughout his body. He started planning to grow his own weed to be financially independent and when an idea hit him like a train. Money. He could sell weed amongst all his friends and enemies to make them dependent on him.

"Guys, we´re starting a new business."

Thomas managed to get some seeds from connection to Amsterdam. At first they only grew weed in there backyards but they expanded quickly into green house complexes specially built for their farming efforts.

Polly was facinated by the new plant. It helped her forgetting about all the bad things that had happened to her in the past. After growing her own marijuana plants she realized how much she loved gardening and began to get deeper into the art of botany especially in regards to crossing different breeds. Her weed became to known as the strongest in all of Birmingham.

Isaiah, Finn and the other boys stopped snorting snow, which Thomas saw as a big improvement of the family.

Ada and the communists natrually loved it, too. They worked together on giant publicly owned fields to support their commune.

Johns oldest boy sometimes snuck out to steel some weed from Esmes purse even though John was always ambitioned to keep children away from drugs.

"I told you a thousand times that pot is only for cannabis patients and adults!" (What up YouTube YouTube what up Jolli Olli comin atcha for CustomGrow420... go check him out)

Alfie Solomon was a bit sceptical at first but he didn´t regret trying it. After blazing he had some beautiful intimate moments with his god.

Everyone was happy and soon the weed wave spread all across the isles and beyond to all corners of the British Empire.

But one day John talked to a guy who gave him shrooms.

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Stella of Essex or The Vicar's Wife Betrayed (A Fix-It Fanfiction of The Essex Serpent), Chapter 16: Volkamenia

Series Summary: What happens to the woman left behind? The Essex Serpent is reimagined to be told from the perspective of the sweet and sickly Stella Ransome, giving her a different ending from her canon fate. After her priest husband William cheats on her, despite devastating heartbreak, she searches for freedom, happiness...and revenge. And even new love.

Prologue//One//Two//Three//Four//Five//Six//Seven//Eight//Nine//

Ten//Eleven//Twelve//Thirteen// Fourteen//Fifteen

Chapter Summary: Stella enjoys the honeymoon and bliss of her second marriage to Harold Cavaradossi. However, her past continues to haunt and torment her.

Pairing: Stella Ransome x Male OC: Harry Cavaradossi, some Stella Ransome x William Ransome (but with the angst of his cheating actually discussed)

Chapter Warnings: Major Character Death is discussed, as Discussions of sex and masturbation, discussions of being cheated on, and of babies and children.

Chapter Word Count: 3K

A/N: This was going to be the last chapter and then I wrote over 8K words so I decided to split it in two to make it digestible!

COMMENTS AND REBLOGS ARE APPRECIATED, THANKS!

The next morning, I kissed my new husband on the top of his forehead as he slept. Even his snoring I found a sound as peaceful as the patter of raindrops. I put my white nightdress back on and with a dressing gown, it was blue. I could wear my blue again. I was relieved. I went to the living room and saw some of my things were moved there in suitcases- my dresses as well as my mourning. There was an empty box with the address of a store written on a tag.

I gathered my widow’s weeds and placed them into the box. One phase of my life was now over, and a new one was beginning. I said a silent goodbye to the blacks, greys, and lavenders as I sealed the lid. I then got some paper and wrote a note on top of it.

“Dear Shop Manager, I am now remarried and do not need these anymore. Sincerely, Mrs. Stella Ransom-“

I stopped mid-writing. That was no longer my name. I had signed “Mrs. Ransome” or “Stella Ransome” for years and now a new name was in its place instead. Something I had to get very used to. I scratched it off and replaced it with my new last name, carefully making sure I spelled it right in its lengthiness.

“Sincerely Mrs. Stella Ransom Cavaradossi.”

That name was still new. I had to let it sink in that it was me. It was as if maybe that old Stella had died back there and here was a new, happy Stella in her place. Or maybe it was like a caterpillar finally released from a long time in its cocoon to be a beautiful butterfly and fly into the openness, to the sky at last.

I heard a yawn and looked behind me. Harry awoke with smugness in his grin as he stretched his arms out. The rosiness of his skin and the low cut of his white shirt, showing a bit of his beautiful chest, were evidence enough of last night’s events. The top of his curly head made his hair look yellow like a field of wheat promising a bountiful harvest, seeming more blonde than auburn or reddish at that moment.

“Good morning, Stella, my beautiful wife,” he greeted.

I smiled warmly at him, and I let those words- a phrase I had not spoken in over a year-form out of me like flowers blooming from their seeds in the ground.

“Good morning, my husband.”

We took walks, played cards, read aloud stories and poetry, ate sweets, and made love all that week. By the time it was over, he gathered my things and we took the carriage back. He helped me step out and walked me back into the little room.

“I’ll start moving the children in. I know they’re all good ones, but I hope they like me, I hope they see me as a father already…” he fretted.

“They will, Harry. Don’t worry about it- just give James some chocolate and let Joanna read her books and they won’t mind you in the least.” I advised.

He smiled. I couldn’t imagine suddenly becoming a parent of three children who were not your own. But from the shine in his eyes, I could tell he saw them already as his own blood. It would take time and figuring something out, but we would all be a family again like normal. We sat on the bed and held hands for a bit.

“I’ll about your collection of blue things. I’ll talk to your brother and may even write over to Aldwinter. I’ll insist they send it back here, my love,” Harry promised.

His gloved hand cupped my cheek and I leaned into it.

“My dear, you’re almost there. I can tell… Stay strong.” He wished.

“I’ll try to be…” I sighed.

“You always are.” He assured me. ▬▬ι══════════════ι▬▬ I was in the last phase. I was eager to not only sit for my air baths but to move. I was prescribed long walks with the other patients at my level. They also instructed us in certain exercises to do outside and to be out in the sun whenever possible and then to rest in bed.

Harry visited every week, bringing the children. We all talked so much, I would hardly notice the hours passing. James’s face would be smiling as he recounted the quips that his stepfather gave him. Joanna and John would both have books in their arms that he had given to them to read on the train. They loved living with him and had already enrolled in schools in London. Harry would recount whatever play it was he saw last and then he’d kiss me on the lips before I went back to my ward.

All through summer I watched the greenery bend with the wind and the rumble of the tree. My dresses were lighter and in blue, no longer was I a widow sweltering in her black weeds. Cool breezes kissed me, and I found I could walk around the gardens and grounds longer and longer.

Finally, finally, those blessed words arrived at me. I heard them in that August of 1894.

“Mrs. Cavaradossi- your symptoms are now mild enough that you may go home…” the doctor announced with a smile through his white whiskers.

“I’m cured?” I asked, gripping the arms of my seat. The words spun in my head, making me dizzy for a second.

“There is no cure. I don’t know if there will be one so soon. I don’t think you will be back as normal or in full health as you were before. You will always be weak and cough out a little blood. You may relapse and must return. It’s very likely you will live with this for the rest of your life. But you have gained some strength and health back, and you can re-enter society, Mrs. Cavaradossi.”

He wiped his glasses and put them back on. Yet his brown eyes were focused on me.

“I say in the meantime, you still eat healthily, consider moving to the countryside, rest plenty, and exercise as much as you can,” he advised.

Smiling, blinking tears, I took his hand. I could have kissed it.

“Thank you, doctor.” .

Joyous letters and telegrams were sent out in a heartbeat. Harry said he would meet me there and help me travel back to his home in London. So many of my fellow patients congratulated me. Elvira made me promise to write to her and visit and I said I would. A few nurses cried as I put on my white kerchief over my hair, my cream-colored vest covered with flowers sewn on it, and one of my favorite old blue dresses. I wasn’t a patient in a nightgown or a widow in black. I felt like myself.

There was a knock on the door, and it was Harry in his traveling hat and jacket.

“Hello Stella, are you ready to see your home?” he asked.

“Then take me there, my love,” I answered.

I gathered what belongings I had left and he carried the bags with him. I said goodbye to each and every person I was able to. The sun was bright and the sky was full of large, white, puffy clouds as we walked out and stepped into the cab. It was a beautiful trip to watch from the window together- both the cab and then the train to London.

Once we got there, to that beautiful white and grey brick house full of windows with laced white shades and green bushes, he opened the gate for me, practically skipped to the door, and knocked a few times.

“Jojo! Jimmy! Johnny! Guess who’s here!” he announced.

The dog began to bark and there was the familiar cry of “mama!" My own children ran down the hall, the dog at their heels. I noticed John had even gathered a few blue flowers in a blue vase that he handed to me as a welcoming gift.

“Please, everyone- let me hold all of you!” I cried, overcome with happiness.

I stretched out my arms and hugged all three of them, and then me. I felt those three little heads and the softening of their limbs. Harry even embraced himself over us, so we were nothing but a circle of warmth.

Harry then took my hand.

“Here, come see our room- there’s something for you up in our room!” he encouraged.

He took me by the hand and led me there. He glanced at the other children and winked at them.

“It’s a surprise!” Joanna announced. She placed her hands over my eyes so I could no longer see as Harry led me forward. Slowly, we all walked.

���Alright…now open!” he announced.

Joanna removed her hands, and I gasped in the room.

My old blue collection in its entirety was sent over and all organized. Every pillow, pebble, and plate- even all of my journals filled with flowers, my hand mirror, and sewing threads. Even the ones left behind in Aldwinter.

“Oh, Harry, you did it! Oh, thank you!” I gasped.

“And we helped as well!” John remembered, cutting in.

“Of course!” I replied, reaching for an arm around him to kiss the top of his head.

The bed was the softest, warmest bed I had ever laid on. Far more comfortable than the hospital mattress I had to become accustomed to when I Sat there to catch my breath.

At a dinner of chicken, roast potatoes, and fresh, green salad, my children boasted of the various attractions in London that there were. Joanna especially loved the museums to see around town, John the park where he could bike around, and James of course had a fondness for all the sweet shops he could choose from. And how their new Stepfather promised to take all of them to see a play next week. All was laughter and joy.

“I shall tell you-On Saturday, who would like to join your papa to see work? Maybe one of you could become a banker when you’re old enough.” Harry suggested.

“You know I don’t want to be a banker, Papa!” Joanna refused, as she cut up her chicken with a knife and fork.

“And you don’t have to if you don’t want to, Joanna” Harry replied kindly.

“I’d like to see it, please!” John said quietly.

“Then Saturday, we’ll see it, son,” Harry replied.

We all went to church as a family. Though a shock ran through me to see a figure in familiar white robes at the main chapel again, when I looked up, it was a kindly old man with spectacles and a bald head with a shaven face. I still gripped Harry’s arm, hardly letting it go. And he let me. Though he could not recite any of the creeds or prayers to save his life and I had to speak first, his own monotone whispers right after me. ▬▬ι══════════════ι▬▬ A month later, when I woke up from that soft bed, I saw that my husband was gone. When I went downstairs to see the housekeeper, she explained that there was a robbery at the bank and some families were in trouble. Harry had rushed over to see what could be done. He would be back later.

As I sat to dinner, I then received a telegram from Harry. Another disaster struck. His brother’s house caught on fire. It seemed that though their home and property were destroyed, and the family safe, the brother himself was injured and had to be rushed. He sent telegrams for three days as he managed the crises. At least I could be there to look after the children and assure them all was well. And I felt in my stomach that he was honest. He was at the bank, with his brother’s family, and at the hospital. Once it was assured that his brother and the families affected by these disasters were safe, he’d return.

But as I laid down to bed on the third night, I had another dream of my first husband. And I shall do my best to be honest, despite the indelicacies of the content of the dream. I understand that those reading this are far blunter and less embarrassed about openly discussing sexual acts than I was raised to be.

In the dream, I saw him in the water. I saw his bare back, but I knew it was him. William. He was swimming naked in the sea, the secret hobby he confided in me early in our marriage. His head emerged from the waters- the curls wet and clinging to him. He then stopped swimming and paused, wading in the water where the tides were low for his feet to touch the ground. He stood there for a while.

He was… pleasuring himself in the water. And I heard a name on his lips in between grunts of his self-pleasure. A name escaping his smooth, baritone voice. Not my name, her name. Her, her, her.

With a startle, I woke up at once. My breathing quickened. I felt clammy. All was dark, yet I felt something on the bed next to me. A weight, a presence. I checked the wallpaper- in Aldwinter, it was a light blue wallpaper with a pattern of white, rounded crosses all over it. Here, it was a creamy, white background with some plants with green stems and leaves where blue blossoms opened up all over our four walls. I wasn’t back in that small Essex town- I was in London!

I turned around and my blood was cold, and a terrified gasp came out when I saw who was lying down next to me.

It was William’s face! I’d know that beard anywhere- I saw his face and he was asleep next to me! The cheekbones, the high forehead, and the large nose. I felt panic surge through my veins. Oh God, he was back! Back from the dead! I let out a scream. The face woke up. A groggy voice started to rumble from the face.

“What, Stella-“

I slapped his face as hard as I could and leaped out of the bed, retreating to a corner. My hands fumbled around and felt for anything I could use as a shield.

“Will! Will! Why do you haunt me? Forgive me, Will! I had no other choice! Will, I’m so sorry! Haunt me no more! Leave me- we are done, Will! I don’t want you back- I’m so sorry! Please! Have mercy!” I begged.

The bearded face jumped out of bed. My eyes darted down to observe his clothes.

I dreaded seeing the dark blue sweater my first husband enjoyed wearing or the black suit and pants with the tiny speck of white at his neck, the clothes he died in. I saw neither. The bearded face wore a white nightshirt with a jaguar stitched over the breast. None of Wiliam's nightshirts had that!

“Stella, I’m not Will! It’s me! Harold! Harry!” the face spoke.

I paused and then realized…it was indeed Harry. Only in the past few days, the light scruff he had grown become a beard.

"You have quite a good hand- I might need to see a doctor!" he mused as he rubbed the reddened cheek from my attack.

“Oh, Harry…oh thank God, it’s you…I was terrified…I thought you were…you were…” I whimpered, slowly sinking to the floor.

There was a rush of footsteps and the door burst open to show Joanna.

“Mama, what’s wrong??” she cried, looking around in her nightgown with braids draping down, it whipped as her head turned around to look at the scene.

She turned to see her bearded Stepfather and froze. Her face went stark white and beneath her nightgown, her legs were shaking.

“Papa!?...Papa?! I thought you…you…”

“Everyone, I’m not William! He’s dead as a doornail! I just grew a beard, that’s all! And it scared your mother, Jo!” he appeased, his hands up.

“But…but with it, you just look like…look like…” she mumbled in awe.

She let out a huge sigh of relief. She helped me up. Then she hugged me tight, and I smoothed her head. I saw quiet tears in her eyes.

“It’s alright, we were both only scared…” I comforted.

Even Harry stepped forward to make it a hug between all of us. I felt my daughter relax.

“It’s all right. The place isn’t haunted, everything’s fine, Jojo.” He assured her.

He kissed the top of her head and she left. Once the door was closed, and there was none of my children in need of comfort, I turned to him.

“I’m so sorry…I…I was spooked…” I apologized.

“Stella, I should be the sorry one…I didn’t mean to scare you.”

“It was an accident, Harry!” I insisted.

I went forward and this time leaned against him, and he embraced me, letting me cry into his chest.

“You look like him, Harry…remember? Where is that photo I have of him…here, there’s this journal.”

I went to one journal where I kept a photo of William. It was on a page with some flowers he gave to me that day when I pressed them. For our whole marriage, William had a beard. He only cut it down to scruff when we were married, but he preferred to not completely cut it off. He would say it made him feel mature, manly, official, and confident. It was a more formal photo from an earlier scene in our marriage, him in his black and white sitting on the chair and me standing up next to him. I showed it to Harry and his eyebrows shot up as he glanced between them and then checked it in the blue hand mirror.

“I see…well, shit- you’re right!” Harry cursed.

“I thought he was back. He was going to punish me. He was going to torture me again…” I confessed.

I then sat down on the chair and lowered my head, tears welling up. I then looked up. It struck me- among my things returned to this house was that safe with the letters inside.

“Their letters are here! The ones in the safe! Please promise me you won’t read what they wrote between them! It was too humiliating!” I begged.

“Alright, I won’t” he replied.

He patted my back.

“You’re safe, Stella…you’re safe, you're with me, nothing will harm you ever again…”

I continued ranting.

“Do you know what I dreamt? I dreamt he was…he was…doing…doing…you know, what men do to themselves when they’re full of lust…”

“Masturbating? It’s a word, Stella, I know what it is.”

“But not over me, for her! He was never satisfied with me. I loved him so much, but he never loved me at all! All that time, all that work, that whole bit of my life for nothing! I wasn’t good enough for him. I wasn’t as good as her. I was going to die so soon and he…he…he…” I mourned.

He held me as I cried into him again, letting it wash over.

“Here…I’ll get you some water and wine. I’ll start a fire- you can sit here and later lay back on the bed…” he said, wiping my tears with his thumb.

He got two glasses with each drink, handing them to me. He rubbed my arm and leaned his head against my neck. I gulped down the water quickly. I turned to look at him and saw a few tears in his eyes. Gentleness, lightness- love.

“Tomorrow, I’ll go to the barbers. I’ll get this shaved off.” He promised.

I began to pick up the wine, nursing it over the dryness of its flavor and how deep red it was. If it wasn’t for the light, it would have seemed black. I got into bed, cupping it around my hand as I slowly finished it. I felt the effects wash over me, relaxing my senses and mind after that great fright. Harry got into bed next to me.

“What are you thinking hard about now?” he asked.

“Harry…I’ve taken a life. A human life. The life of someone I loved and trusted. I said the confession to God after I did it but…do you think God has really forgiven me?” I asked.

“Have you forgiven yourself, Stella?” Harry questioned.

He looked at me with gentle eyes and I looked back at him. I found I could not form any words to reply.

He kissed the top of my head and pulled me to his warm, solid chest. I felt one of his hands running through my hair, like a gentle comb. I let the wine and his embrace seep me into sleep, repeating that prayer silently.

I forgive myself; I forgive myself; I forgive myself.

The next morning, when he returned, Harold was clean-shaven.

“Here, how’s that? Am I handsome, eh?” he asked.

“You’re the most handsome man in England” I agreed. ▬▬ι══════════════ι▬▬ I had to visit Edith and her husband, Edgar, for the arrival of their little son. My new nephew was so tiny, but with soft rosy cheeks and filled with the scent of a clean baby on him. He had a large smile that no one, least of all his aunt, could resist.

“Oh, little Eddie’s the sweetest boy!” I said, handing him back to her.

“His father and I couldn’t be happier…I only…I only hope you can be happy again, Stella, I really do…” she wished.

“I think I will be. You won’t hope in vain…” I replied.

Though once I got home and went upstairs, there was silence. It was too quiet, even though the children were at school by now. Even as the housekeeper was bustling about. The door to Harold’s study was closed and normally, he tended to leave it open should anyone ask for him.

When I turned the unlocked door to his study, I saw my husband reading the affair letters between William and the Woman. He had the little safe placed on the desk and wide open. His eyes scrunched to study the pages closely.

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Prompt #2: Aberrant

"That is an aberration, is what it is."

Gaelle sighed and resisted the urge to sling her spade-full of mud at her brother.  "Not all things in nature are perfect, Gaethan."

The brightlily plant he was fussing over was a sight to behold; what should have been pure white flowers had, for some reason, come in with smatterings of red as though someone had attacked it with a paintbrush.  There were only white brightlily plants in their garden, and so far as Gaelle knew no one else nearby even had the plants so there wasn't a clear explanation for how this one plant in particular had grown so differently from those around it.

"How could this even happen?  It's not like we were given bad seed - these came from our own plants!"

"Why are you getting so worked up over this?  I think they're quite lovely."

"Because they shouldn't BE," Gaethen growled.  "A sudden change in growth patterns or coloration can mean sickness, sister - or have you forgotten?"

Gaelle gave him a sour look.  "No, brother, I haven't forgotten anything recently, thank you."

Gaethen paused, then rubbed at the back of his neck.  "...sorry.  I know that's a touchy word with you..."

Gaelle didn't answer; she sat the soil on her spade aside and went back to trying to tug out an especially stubborn weed that had taken root underneath one of the rose bushes.  There had been many things she'd forgotten in that time between the Calamity and coming to her senses years later but botany had been perhaps the one thing she'd actually managed to cling to with any sort of clarity in a time where she didn't even know her own name or where she'd come from. For nearly five years she'd lived with the widow woman who had found her near death on her doorstep and had nursed her back to health - Gaelle had barely been able to even speak then, but she knew how to tend the woman's farm.  After everything had finally come back to her it was a terrifying realization that it really was that easy to forget oneself.  Gaethen knew she loathed thinking about that time or being called any variation of forgetful for any reason but it didn't stop him from hurling it as a barb at her if he was annoyed enough, whether he meant to do it on purpose or not.

"If it so affronts your sensibilities that you can't even stand looking at it then I'll dig it up and keep it in the cottage," she said finally.

"Fine.  It'll at least lessen the chance of cross-breeding," came his grumbled answer.

She went about her weeding and by the time she'd finished her "assigned" stretch of the garden Gaethen had gone inside to wash up.  There were spare clay pots in the shed and she filled one with fresh soil and approached the variant brightlily.

"You might be strange, but so am I," Gaelle said with a smile as she began to carefully dig around the plant.  Where to put the plant though...she wasn’t home that often anymore so she couldn’t leave it in her room, nor could she trust her brother to keep it watered.  Perhaps Urianger would like it?  At least he or Tataru would be there to keep it watered, and there was plenty of sun to be hand at the Waking Sands.

She carefully settled the plant into the pot and hefted it up to rest it on her hip.  For now it could sit on the windowsill in her room and when she inevitably was called back to the Sands it would go with her to find a home there.

"I guess we're both something of aberrations, compared to what we're supposed to be, aren't we?" she asked aloud as she headed toward the cottage.  "Count yourself lucky you're incapable of suddenly having visions...all you need to do is be happy in the sun.  I wish life were that simple for me."

She brushed away some soil she'd accidentally dropped onto one of the blooms and shouldered open the door to the cottage.  She could hear Gaethen splashing about still as he scrubbed the dirt from himself; the pot was slightly too big for the width of the windowsill so Gaelle sat it on the floor in front of the window instead before kicking off her boots and sitting down in the floor beside the plant.

Imagine getting so worked up over an unexpected flower.

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