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According to Turkish belief, blue acts as a shield against evil and even absorbs negativity.

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The mythology behind it says that if one of the beads breaks down, it means a very strong nazar has hit the wearer, and the bead stored it all up and broke down in order to protect them.

Only when I started reading more broadly about different kinds of bonds and decentralizing romance, about how deeply romance-centered our culture is, did I begin to understand that what I wanted was not romance at all.

I am a loving person. I form deep, committed friendships. I crave emotional and intellectual intimacy. I can admire people the way I admire a painting or an intriguing book cover, aesthetically, intellectually, with curiosity and warmth. This kind of looking isn’t pursuit but attention without possession, closeness without claim, something our language rarely makes room for.

But the gravitational pull everyone described, the merging of lives around a romantic feeling, did not happen. And I certainly didn’t want anyone in my bed. What I wanted was connection, and society taught me I could only truly find it in romance.

Stop me not, but let me jog,
For I am Bob, the drivers dog

A third characteristic is to bead a mistake into the work. This action guards against hubris and excessive pride by affirming that only the Creator can make something that is perfect. These misplaced or miscoloured beads are often called “Spirit beads”.

Small dense attractive groundcover that likes damper areas. Good plant to grow around water features. Propagate by division.

Not cheap, but could be nice in moderation.

Orders open on/shortly after the full moon.

Very fantasy I'm-in-an-RPG vibes.... which is not necessarily my style, but pretty nonetheless. Mostly rings, some bracelets.

The author does not shy away from talking about their past and how it influences them creatively, so biiig content warning for discussion of human trafficking & wrestling with trauma, grief, etc.

When used in gardening, can be DIY'd with terracotta plant pots buried in the soil, with the drainage hole filled and top covered.

Olla irrigation works like this:

• When the soil around the olla is dry, the soil pulls the water through the wall of the olla and into the soil, (the tension is between wet and dry), thus providing water for the roots.
• When the soil is wet from rain or has not dried out yet, there is no tension and the water is not pulled through the wall of the olla.

Sells native plants, during winter (sale days) plus grown-to-order (placed the previous winter). Pick up only.

Outlines some native ground cover options, not just grasses & lawns

Was it just me that was raised on a ton of misinformation about spitfires? (spoiler: they dribble harmlessly)

I’m sure many of us will have seen the disintegration of that polite discourse through the medium of the internet and social media. Everything is outrage, everything is bait, nearly everything is AI-generated. Even when you find a good Facebook group or sub-Reddit, there are bots and brigading and those with the loudest voices shouting down calm, respectful opinions. There is too much noise for the signal to break through, and while I am an advocate of technology in general, social media is no longer doing more good than harm.
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We are not built to live in tiny boxes staring at glass screens and buying into the disgust and outrage of others. We are built to connect with people, understand each other, and find common ground.