Be Idle

...e like to use mint that we grow in the garden — mint is one of the easiest herbs to grow and we recommend that everyone have a patch or pot of it on their homestead (it tolerates shade, but it can be a bit invasive so stay on top of it or make this recipe often!). We’ve also substituted basil when we have that on hand. 1/2 cup unblanched whole almonds, toasted 1/2 cup shelled salted pistachio nuts, toasted 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted 1 large garlic...

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Saturday Tweets: Lyme Disease, Unuselessness and a Plum Mystery

10 Self-Propogating Herbs and Flowers That Take Over My Garden Every Spring https://t.co/CVYTSAomDL via @nwedible — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 5, 2018 The New Look for Gardeners Freaked out about Lyme Disease | Garden Rant https://t.co/234f22E1gD — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 5, 2018 The art of the unuseless: https://t.co/nTa3gH6iRW — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 5, 2018 Great new resource–free online Sustainable Food Systems Sourcebook inc...

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Random Acts of Beauty

...ouse in London that just happens to be owned by Led Zeppelin founder Jimmy Page. The ceiling of Burges’ Cardiff Castle, above, shows Burges’ extreme commitment to ornament and detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRDD2hfAxAk Lastly, when it comes to screen time, I’ve been thinking about re-watching the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, Stalker, in particular. Like all of Tarkovsky’ work the film is poetic and ambiguous. In Stalker, Tarkovsky addresses...

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