Saturday Tweets: Cactus Confit, Fissionable Poker and a Lion knight Riding a Unicorn

September 30, 2017

A California desert-inspired cactus confit https://t.co/6tRSgHtnPK — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 29, 2017 Don’t stock up on food and water unless you are also stocking up on neighborliness and civic engagement: https://t.co/ZQbAu3IRFc pic.twitter.com/coHjlL4PRJ — jim burklo (@jtburklo) September 27, 2017 Frank Leslie Gaines devised a “fissionable version of poker.” Everything was atomic in 1946 – even “Scotch Rummy.”https://t.co/DoW7YexSd...

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Saturday Tweets: Hoarder Barbie, Medieval Walking and a Collapsible Dinghy

Mr. Homegrown

October 7, 2017

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Hoarder Barbie trashes her Dream House https://t.co/epyl1km1fT — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 6, 2017 People walked slightly different in Medieval times https://t.co/G4I5wV7rn8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 4, 2017 Tortilleria Arevalo’s secret to a healthier tortilla is Peruvian mesquite flour https://t.co/BBRxtRF2NP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 7, 2017 Collapsible 11′ Sailing Dinghy for the Trunk https://t.co/8iGF3mSjsx — Root...

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Saturday Tweets: Touch Your Opuntia

Mr. Homegrown

April 14, 2018

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Did you know? Stamens of many Opuntia flowers respond to touch. #plantsarecool #pokingthings #cacti pic.twitter.com/rIqJMmgV3B — Jennifer Possley (@JennPossley) April 10, 2018 Eat. Mor. Figs.@CaFigs @ValleyFig https://t.co/RaSOARO7T0 — Ernest Miller (@RLMProvisions) April 13, 2018 One of the reasons I love this herbal so much is that, in addition to the beautiful drawings (mugwort in this instance), there are intricate scenes in the background of...

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Saturday Tweets: Where Do You See Yourself in Ten Years?

Mr. Homegrown

October 21, 2017

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The Death of Household Productivity https://t.co/aUld2qll5K via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 18, 2017 https://t.co/SKIBofeNZS: Chris' $5k tiny house on wheels (a modern vardo) https://t.co/qe0zWE5yUz — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 18, 2017 Lloyd Kahn's dish washing method: https://t.co/9mMoZArJrl — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 18, 2017 Five Master Korean Ceramicists https://t.co/1ccPWiH6MN — Root Simple (...

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Saturday Tweets: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Mr. Homegrown

March 17, 2018

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...blela) March 16, 2018 Happy belated birthday to the "plant wizard" Luther Burbank. See my tribute to his life love of plants here: https://t.co/rnPMhrszzj — Fruit Cornucopia (@ValenzuelaJohn) March 15, 2018 The Florida International Bridge Collapse Is About So Much More Than a Failed Structure https://t.co/6YiMCjEqjg via @StreetsblogUSA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 17, 2018 How Can Vision Zero Work When L.A. Continues to Prioritize Speed? htt...

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