Don't even need to compare. Just putting something like zip-9 / location into a machine learning model and it will do it for you. Just using advanced models to reinforce redlining
These are all the holidays (sabbats) in the Wheel of the Year. Instead of breaking the 12 months into four seasons of uneven length based on the calendar it instead breaks the year into 8 approximate 6-week intervals that are based on the solaces and equinoxes. So Lughnasadh occurred on August 1 which means we have hit the middle point between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. So we are in the fall half of summer. Once we hit the autumn equinox (Mabon) we have 6 weeks of fall, before we hit Samhain on Halloween where we move to the winter part of fall. Its a much better way to think about seasons
You can look up the dates online or read the wonderful series on Sabbats by Llewellyn
If you live in the northern hemisphere we are past Lughnasadh and before the fall equinox. So we are in the autumn part of summer already. So its already fall? Or at least partly fall?
Really again? After all of the heads of the ex-gay movement saying that is doesn't work and opening living as gay men. This is just torture of children.
Makes complete sense to me. Its also lots of work to create some of those goods at home. I refuse to make my own broth despite everyone saying its easy and delicious. I don't have the time nor do I want to store it
I have found that my local co-op has some great prices for some items and others that are more expensive but it depends on what I need to purchase. Their bulk teas are such a good deal and really the only place I can buy bulk teas. Their bulk goods are a good deal as well. Some of the fruit and vegetables are a good deal unless its not in season. Their bread (freshly made from a local bakery) tastes amazing and a great deal as well.
That being said I don't love their meat selection (smaller selection, more expensive but has a few gems), nor do I like to buy their boxed standard goods. Broths, snacks, canned goods or anything like that is more expensive and doesn't seem worth it for the quality difference. The key is to find a few anchors that get you there. I don't go as often to my co-op compared to my local trader joes.
I went to Edinburgh when they did their Tattoo / Fringe / International festival a few years ago. It was one of the most fun I have ever had traveling. The energy of the crowds, the street fairs and food were amazing and then going to see tons of live comedy and / or shows was amazing. I want to go again and just try to see as many shows as possible especially some of the smaller ones. I might even be interested in going to see the Tattoo.
This may be one of the dumbest takes I have ever seen. Sanctions are done instead of armed combat as a diplomatic tool. So instead of using those we should "checks notes" go to more war? That way war kills more people than sanctions.
My favorite part was all the talk about how the kitchen was going to the size of a closet right next to the idea that you need 100 microwaves to make one good meal. Exactly the tech-bro pitch
Low maintenance vis key. I do mow mine to remove any tree saplings because I don't want trees there. I do attempt to bring some native seeds in because the seed bed is mostly non-natives. Got to get those going.
It's a lot of Black Eyes Susans right now. But I got more longer lasting perennials under most of them. It's super low maintenance and beautiful. I seed in the fall and sometimes the spring. I mow yearly (early spring) to kill any tree saplings and do some weeding in the spring but not much.
I'm planning on harvesting some seeds from my Susans and maybe the coneflowers this year. I usually just let them fall. It would be fun to give the seeds away or spread them around empty lots
Its nice to be able to see what you should remove. I have defeating the Creeping Bellflower in my new wildflower section of my yard. (The thin strip between my fence and the alley sometimes called the Hell Strip). If you are like me and want to know what is good to have in your yard I would recommend Prairie Moon Nursery if you live in North America. The shop sells native plants and lets you filter by location, bloom season etc. in case you need to buy plants or seeds. It also has a great range map, great pictures and good descriptions in case you are interested. I highly recommend looking at the website to get plants to names
Over the last few years I have been working on getting into botany, herbalism and urban foraging. Basically I am working on trying to identify every plant I see in my neighborhood and finding what their uses are. So in my yard and walk around the neighborhood I look at every plant and try to see if I can identify it. Since its easiest to identify while flowering I guess for weeks and months until then to determine if I am right. As the seasons change I get better and better at identifying things after or before a bloom. It really brings magic and interest as I move around the world
If right-wing nutjobs keep running the government I am going to say "birth control" and "sodomy" are on the chopping block. Hopefully by 50 years this won't still be the issue but its what they want now. Just to note that the old "sodomy" laws made everything that wasn't PIV illegal. So if you like oral sex that will be illegal now. Sorry everyone no more fun
I love this stuff. We make huge batches to keep all year. Haven't used the serious eats recipe